Hegarty Smashes Ambitious Fundraising Target with Months to Spare

2024 marked an impressive milestone for our firm, as it saw Hegarty enter its 50th year of being a trusted legal companion to people across the region. 

To celebrate our 50th anniversary in style, we set out to honour the ‘local firm’ ethos that has defined our identity for half a century and committed to completing 50 fundraising and community support initiatives over the course of the year.

The firm’s ambitious goal was to raise £10,000 for local charities Sports Connections Foundation in Peterborough, MindSpace in Stamford, Pepper’s A Safe Place in Oakham and Dementia Support in Market Deeping, by December. 

However, our team's fundraising efforts surpassed this target in July, months in advance, with the monies raised at that point already over £11,000! 

How did Hegarty do it?

Our team made donations to local community causes, including donations of essential foods to the Peterborough Soup Kitchen, Easter treats to The Little Miracles charity, and pet supplies to Mutts Nutts Rescue.  

The firm has also proudly sponsored several local events, including the Deeping Literary Festival, which promotes reading and creativity; the Peterborough Celebrates Festival, showcasing the city's culture and diversity through family-friendly activities; and the Bourne Picnic in the Park, where we sponsored free face painting for children.

In addition, the team is actively volunteering with our four chosen charities. Volunteers helped at a Mindspace open day in Stamford, where we assisted in the charity’s beautiful wellbeing garden, a space open to all for relaxation and nature connection, and recently helped Pepper’s A Safe Place in Oakham by helping with some painting and cleaning to spruce up their space.

In April, our team members took part in a Virtual Cycle Challenge, aiming to cover 111 miles in 10 hours on a route that virtually connected our four offices in Peterborough, Market Deeping, Stamford, and Oakham. Our cyclists hit the target in just 7.5 hours, but with a new Bourne office opening soon, we extended the challenge to include the distance to Bourne and back. By the end of the day, we had cycled an impressive 150 miles, far surpassing the original goal!

At the end of June, 15 members of the our team completed the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge, a 24-mile circular route with 1,600 meters of ascent, all within 12 hours. Despite a steep descent and a few sore feet, the team completed the challenge, proud to have raised money for four great charities.

Senior Partner, Kally Singh said, “It’s been a joy to support and participate in these events, witnessing communities come together. To achieve our target five months early is a testament to the hard work by the Hegarty team and the collaborative and open approach by all of the fantastic local causes and our four charities we continue to work with.”

What’s next?

For the remainder of the year, we plan to increase our community involvement by sponsoring local events, including the Deeping Raft Race, Duck Race, and various local sports teams and business awards. Additionally, we will be gathering donations from staff to support the Oakham Book Swap community initiative and, later in the year, the Trussell Trust Food Banks.

Our team will also be active in organising its own charity sports day event, participating in tree planting with PECT, and volunteering to prepare and serve food at the Soup Kitchen.