The People's Millions: Many thanks again to all who voted for us!
Fernham's community hall initiative, Project Inspire went 'head to head' against The Corn Exchange, Stamford, Lincs., on 28 November 2007, in The People's Millions, The Big Lottery Fund and ITV's public voting competition, awarding substantial funding to worthy causes across Britain.
Films produced on behalf of both charities were aired on Central East TV's evening news. Viewers telephone voted for the charity they thought most deserved to win the money, and supporters from across the UK also got their fingers busy 'Phoning 4 Fernham'.
Amazingly, our small village received more votes than Stamford's Corn Exchange, and we won a supergrant of £94,000. We were, however, also pleased that Stamford's votes were enough to secure it the runner-up spot on Friday, and so the Corn Exchange will also receive its money for its dressing room rebuild/disabled lift plan.
Voting results from The People's Millions
| Project name | Organisation | Votes received |
|---|---|---|
| Dressing Room Rebuild | Corn Exchange Theatre Company, Stamford |
5639 |
| Project Inspire | Project Inspire Fernham |
6863 |
Go behind the scenes
Our filming for Project Inspire and The People's Millions was captured on camcorder and the highlights have been posted on YouTube!
Celebrating our success
Fernham residents celebrated winning The People's Millions at a party on 30 November, at which Neil Sutherland and Jayne Rice received plaques commending their commitment to Project Inspire.
