Please join our fundraising event in aid of Save the Rhino Trust Namibia (SRT), to help SRT protect the critically endangered, magnificent, desert-dwelling black Rhinos of Damaraland.
Only from 5pm Saturday!
“If you’re doing something you love, you never work a day in your life.”
Dapper frontman and prime mover Barry Ashworth, a ducking, diving South London graduate of the Summer of Love generation.
MUSIC - We are so excited to host this online fundraiser over the Solstice weekend. We kick off on Saturday 20th with a live DJ set from none other than legendary DUB PISTOLS front man Barry Ashworth (5pm Saturday 20th) – oh yes!! Join us online for a Solstice weekend filled with DJ sets from our favourite Rhino friend DJs - 5pm till late on Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st June. Lots of info about the DJs on the website DJ & Artists page.
ACCESS TO THE MUSIC, LIVE STREAMED FROM 5pm SATURDAY VIA THIS LINK: fridaynightspinner.com
ART CHALLENGE - draw, paint, collage, sculpt (whatever you like!). The theme is RHINO! Then photograph your artwork and send it to our Instagram account here: @rhinosolsticeparty with the hashtag #rhinosolsticeart2020. A perfect way to be involved if you live far away.
SWIM FOR THE RHINOS!Berry "Bez" White, passionate conservationist and Port Lympne Rhino Keeper, will be hosting a 1 MILE swim around the pier in Hastings (UK), ending at Goat Ledge beach cafe in St Leonards, in front of Warrior Square on the lower promenade. MEET AT THE CARLISLE PUB 11am SUNDAY 21st - weather and tide permitting - followed by a RHINO TALK at 1pm at Goat Ledge. If conditions do not look favourable, we’ll move the event to Monday 22nd, 11am.
SAFETY: 1. Remember to adhere to social distancing rules 2. There will be kayak outriders keeping the swimmers visible and safe from all forms of predator!!! See you at the Carlisle Pub, 11am Sunday
PS: If a 1 MILE swim looks like a CRAZY thing to do but you want to join in with the swim vibe on Sunday, then please head to Goat Ledge (on the lower promenade in front of Warrior Square) where you can swim a shorter distance out to the yellow buoy and back or simply paddle at the shoreline. You can be the welcoming committee for the 1 MILE swimmers.
(Please note that social distancing measures will apply and be respectful of others when you meet and while you are swimming.)
BERRY'S RHINO TALK - - Bez will be speaking about Rhinos on Sunday 21st after the sea swim. Please come along and join Bez and the crew on the day, if you live in the area. 1pm GOAT LEDGE BEACH CAFE, ST LEONARDS.(Please note that social distancing measures will apply and be respectful of others when you meet for the talk and around the cafe.)
Damaraland is a remote and rugged area of communal land in Namibia with no National Park status where SRT works tirelessly alongside local communities to patrol and protect the last surviving, free-roaming black Rhino population on earth today. It is a very challenging time for conservation because budgets are hugely compromised due to cancelled fundraising events and a lack of tourism.
We mostly need extra funding for field rations and the running costs for vehicles since we need to step up more to make sure our rhinos are safe during this time. Some works have closed down and people are struggling to stay alive.
We aim to raise as much money as possible with this event, to help the cause and to support these shy, nervous and beautiful Rhinos so that they can continue to thrive and survive in their natural home.
Please help us to help the Rhinos and SRT by donating to our JustGiving page.
Thank you all so much, we hope you can get involved and share the message to generate as much support as possible.
The Rhino Solstice Party Team
