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Prize draw fundraiser for new film set in Cumbria
Carlisle, Cumberland, United Kingdom
Aim
We're raising funds for our queer film set in the Lakes. Get your tickets to support the project and have the chance to win some ace prizes!
The Prizes
We’ve gathered some incredible prizes courtesy of some very generous local businesses. As well as supporting our project, ticket holders will have the chance to win:
- ⛰️ 4 night Lake District stay worth £1,235 courtesy of Keswick Cottages (a Monday-Friday of your choosing between October-March, excluding public holidays, max. 4 guests)
- 🍽️ 8-course lunch tasting menu for 2 courtesy of 3 Michelin star Lake District restaurant L'Enclume (consistently named one of the best restaurants in the world)
- 📺 40” Smart TV courtesy of Northern Construction
- 🧗♀️ 2 x Via Ferrata tickets worth £140 courtesy of Honister Slate Mine - the best view in the Lake District
- 🛒 £75 Sainsbury's voucher courtesy of Story Homes
- 🍗 £50 voucher courtesy of Pioneer Foods to spend at their Cumbrian foodstores
- ⚽️ Signed football courtesy of Carlisle United Football Club
- 🎬 2 x Family cinema tickets courtesy of Rheged (2 adults & up to 3 children per ticket)
- 🏳️🌈 4 x Tickets to the Big Pride Party 2026 courtesy of Kendal Pride
- ⛵️ Family ticket for Windermere Jetty Museum courtesy of Lakeland Arts (2 adults & up to 3 children)
- 🍺 Case of beer courtesy of West Walls Brewing Co.
- 👙 £30 vintage clothes voucher courtesy of Goodbye Norma Jean
- 🎬 2 x cinema tickets courtesy of Brewery Arts, Kendal
- 🍽️ £50 tapas dinner voucher courtesy of Comida, Kendal
- 🍺 2 x cases of beer courtesy of Gan Yam Brew Co.
- 📸 Bottle opener and enamel pin courtesy of Wilkinson Cameras
- 🎬 5 x cinema tickets courtesy of Parkway Cinema Workington
- 👕 Signed t-shirt courtesy of the band Exploding Head
Multiple winners will be drawn - so there are plenty of chances to win!
What's this all about?
I'm Stuart Armstrong, a film director and screenwriter from Cumbria.
My last short film Meat Raffle (2025) was shot locally, praised by Sir Ian McKellen and is now available to stream on Channel 4.
Kendal-based producer Alexander Kasper Jessett and I are now raising funds for our new short film Leavers' Day (2026) - a queer coming-of-age story set here in the Lakes in 2003 - and we thought we'd try something different from a traditional crowdfunding campaign, so we're running this prize draw!
There are loads of amazing things to be won (details below), and winners will be drawn at a big fundraising event at The Tithe Barn, Carlisle on Friday 1st May 2026 - but whether you can make it or not, you can still support the project and be in with the chance of winning some great prizes by buying your tickets now!
^ Johnny Vegas presenting me with a Best Comedy award for Meat Raffle!
The Draw
The prize draw will take place during a special fundraising event! Details here:
📍 The Tithe Barn, Carlisle
📅 Friday 1st May 2026
⏰ Event 7pm-10pm
🎟️ Draw at 9pm
The line-up for the event will feature:
- Live sets from indie rock band Exploding Head and shoegaze/post-hardcore four-piece Aphid
- A screening of my 15-minute, Carlisle-set, queer comedy short film Meat Raffle - in the very location where part of it was filmed
- The grand prize draw!!
Where's my money going?
I'm raising funds to make my next short film Leavers’ Day and continue putting Cumbria on the map in British cinema.
Set in 2003, the story of Leavers' Day follows a 17-year-old trans teen and his ex-boyfriend on their journey to find a stash of 19th century contraband moonshine rumoured to be hidden in a cave in the Lake District.
This is a 15 minute coming-of-age journey where a quest to get pissed up becomes a lesson in growing up. Think Stand By Me meets Call Me By Your Name, but set in Cumbria!
Our trans-led production team has lined up an incredible local cast and crew to make Leavers' Day a reality. We just need the funds to fire the starting gun and get the film into production.
By buying a ticket to this prize draw, you’re directly supporting independent filmmaking in Cumbria and helping us build on the momentum we already have as creatives making work in this corner of the North West.
How do I enter?
1 entry is £10 - but tickets get cheaper as you buy more!
Enter as many times as you like - the more entries, the better your chances!
The draw will take place at a special event on Friday 1st May 2026, with winners announced on the night. If you can't make the event but are a winner, we'll email you and get your prize to you ASAP.
Free entry route:
To comply with the Gambling Act 2005, we legally must offer a free entry option. To enter without donating, please send your details on a postcard to The Closet, 85 English St, Carlisle CA3 8LU.
Eligibility:
UK residents, 18+.
Help us spread the word
We need as many people as possible to hear about this before the draw.
If you know someone who’d love to enter and help us out - please send this page to them! Share it, stick it on your story, drop it in the group chat... Every share will help us get this film made!
And if you’re in Cumbria, come down and be part of it. But if you’re not, you can still enter and support the film!
Thanks so much for your support!
This project successfully funded on 1st May 2026