Croxsons, the leading global glass packaging solutions provider, has lent its support to a client’s brew in aid of Candlelighters, a Yorkshire based children’s cancer charity.

 

Dan Bayes, son of Geoff Bayes, cellarman atYorkshire coast micro-brewery Wold Top Brewery, lost his 13 year battle to aggressive bone cancer at the age of 25. Candlelighters provided immense support to Dan and his family throughout those 13 years.

 

Tom and Gill Mellor, owners of Wold Top, wanted to raise as much money as possible for the charity and Tom recognising his own skills lay in brewing excellent beer, decided to brew a limited edition beer, Candle Light, with all proceeds going towards the charity.

 

Croxsons contributed by providing the lightweight glass bottles and closures free of charge to ensure that this happened. Other supplying partners to Wold Top provided all other components free of charge as well ensuring that the launch event raised a fantastic total of over £1300 towards a total target of £10,000.

 

Tom Mellor says that “we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of our suppliers.”

 

Tim Croxson, Director of Croxsons, further says that “supporting charities where we can, through whatever means, is a fundamental part of who we are. We can’t do everything, but we must do something.”

 

Croxsons were supported in their actions through their supplier partner, Beatson Clark. Laina Freeman, Account Manager, states that “as a company we always like to give as much back as we can. We are very proud to contribute to this cause.”

 

Croxsons supports charities through a charitable trust, changing lives in countries such as Zimbabwe, Burundi and closer to home in the UK. Croxsons also supports Cardiac Risk in the Young (www.c-r-y.org.uk) in memory of the Chairman’s oldest son, Andrew Croxson, brother to Stephen and Tim, who died from heart failure at the same age as Dan Bayes.

 

Full details of the beer, where to buy it, and for information on how to further support the charity, can be found at www.croxsons.com and www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk.

Further Details:

www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk

www.croxsons.com

www.candlelighters.org.uk

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