Wigan Council has provided £1,000 of funding
As part of The Deal, Wigan Council is supporting innovative projects that help make the borough a great place to live, work and visit.
Beyond Wigan Pier
by Alan Gregory in Wigan, England, United Kingdom
We did it
On 9th March 2018 we successfully raised £30,510 with 148 supporters in 56 days
For tickets, just press "Support Us" below and choose your REWARD. "Philanthropy Pass" or "VIP" will help someone else to see it too!
Extra funding
The Crowd
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Lincoln Yates pledged £60
9th March 2018 17:43
JS
Jillian Sheridan pledged £30
9th March 2018 17:21
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Anonymous pledged £75
9th March 2018 16:54
GK
Gideon Kua pledged £75
9th March 2018 14:09
SL
Angela Blackhurst pledged £90
9th March 2018 12:18
A
Anonymous pledged £30
9th March 2018 12:08
Lisa Jane Davies pledged £75
9th March 2018 10:19
DH
PL
Patricia Lambert pledged £30
9th March 2018 07:36
RF
SG
Stephen Grady pledged £30
8th March 2018 22:27
Stephanie Maloney pledged £75
8th March 2018 20:24
GC
Garry Cook pledged £150
8th March 2018 18:20
PB
DJ
dympna jane mansfield pledged £30
8th March 2018 09:55
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MRS DEBORAH ATHERTON pledged £30
7th March 2018 17:54
MA
Martin Ainscough pledged £800
7th March 2018 15:42
WB
William Bentley pledged £300
7th March 2018 13:36
CC
Carol Chapman pledged £150
7th March 2018 11:35
B&
Barry & Brenda Gibson pledged £500
7th March 2018 07:32
JC
Jennifer Calland pledged £75
7th March 2018 06:13
JO
Joy Oliveros pledged £45
6th March 2018 20:36
Rewards
This project offers rewards in return for your donation.
£5 or more
Immortality for a fiver!!
By donating £5 your name will appear on the credits list, of the live video which is being made of the premiere on 27th April 2018, as a contributor to this project. That video with your name on it, will be held for all time in Wigan Museum, as part of the heritage exhibition of the town
£15 or more
246 of 600 claimedParticipate in the Premiere
You will receive a standard ticket to the premiere, plus your name will appear on the credits of the video.
In addition, you will receive the lyrics to the chorus of the title song The Road To Wigan Pier which will be reprised at the end of the concert and be recorded as part of the video, capturing your performance, along with soloists, choir and orchestra, as an integral part of the world premiere... now that's also a world's first!!
£45 or more
3 of 50 claimedRemember a truly unique event
One standard ticket for you and one ticket for someone else who might not otherwise be able to afford it. You will also have your name in the credits, lyrics to the chorus of the title song a copy of the video, signed by the composer and the soloists (the video will only be available after the performance, sometime in May 2018) and a Beyond Wigan Pier T-shirt to wear at the premiere.
£75 or more
63 of 250 claimedThe VIP package
Receive one VIP ticket (limited to 250) to the premiere, give two tickets to someone else who might not otherwise be able to afford it. An invitation to the pre-concert buffet, to be supplied by award winning social enterprise Fur Clemt where Richard Blair, George Orwell's son, will also give a pre-concert talk on his father's time in Wigan. and give photo opportunities, for selfies, with both Richard and the composer and performers, at what is truly, a totally unique, world premiere. Plus all of the previous rewards.
£100 or more
8 of 20 claimedThe Philanthropy Pass
Can't get to Wigan for the event,but want to show your support? Buy a block of 4 tickets for local groups who may not be able to easily buy them for themselves.
Working with our existing networks of churches, community groups, and social services teams, we will allocate these tickets to under privileged families, the isolated and/or elderly, the disabled and local schoolchildren.
£5,000 or more
1 of 3 claimedSponsor a Song!
Have your company name/advert in the programme and one of your team can introduce the song you sponsor at the premiere by reading the preceding narration.
Your pledge can also make it possible for Wiganers to attend the show.
Pledge £5k (or more)