Well well. The well has been returned after a trial at Dymchurch by Romney Marsh Rotary Club. They tried it for a week at the local sports centre and then at their fun day on Aug BH. Bad weather didn’t help but total takings were only £14 for the two events! not looking good is it? However they did donate £10 of it to Riverside so that’s a start. I will keep a database of where it goes and how much it makes. At the moment it is a very much a simple database- that’s £44 so far! more positively I have today installed the well in the cafe area of Maidstone Leisure Centre. Nic has kindly prepared a notice highlighting some of our chosen charities. I have chained and padlocked the well securely and have tested it. When I produced a lot of coins and got them spinning I had a lot of interest and then I allocated them to the kids and they thought it great fun. When the money was used I viewed the scene from a distance and no interest was shown. It looks like the need to demonstrate and involve the youngsters is all important. I will ask club members for volunteers to spend a little time there on occasions to generate interest. Hopefully however, once people get to know it it will be used. I will check it regularly, clean it and hopefully releive it of some money. Time will tell. Pictures of it at the Leisure Centre.
