The Mayor of Ferryhill, Cllr Angus Ferguson, met the Coffin Dodgers – a group of, well, ‘gentlemen coffin dodgers’ who drink whisky for charity – at the Wheatsheaf pub in Chilton.
Along with Angus was Clare Wilkinson of Little Treasures, who gladly accepted a £300 donation on behalf of the charity.
Clare described the donation as ‘amazing’ and thanked the gentlemen for their remarkable charitable work.
Cllr Ferguson said: “I am so grateful for the generous donation to my Mayor’s Charity from this group of remarkable and humble men.
“Such an original way of raising money for charity.”
The Coffin Dodgers buy a bottle of whisky between them, then charge each other a sum for each dram, the sum of which will eventually exceed the price paid for the bottle.
The balance is donated to charity.
In the meantime, they have a great evening chatting with old mates.
Overall, the Dodgers have raised over £10,000 for local charities.
After donating a fine bottle of single malt, the Mayor again thanked the gents for their efforts and remarked: “Long may you continue to dodge your coffins and Slàinte mhaith!” (meaning ‘Good Health’ in English).
Ferryhill & Chilton's local community newspaper.
