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Jail & Bail 2024 participants behind bars

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One day fundraising challenge

Do you have a colleague who never answers the phone? Uses an obscene amount of emojis in their emails, or goes on constant coffee runs without asking anyone else if they’d like one?

Send them to the cells and, they must raise £999 before the end of the day to secure their freedom!

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Dave Lakins Jail & Bail 2024 participant in jail

Always a lot of fun, our next Jail & Bail will be held at the brilliant Shire Hall Museum in Dorchester on Friday 13th March, 2026

Why not nominate a colleague to go on trial in March 2026, and if they’re found guilty of their work-related crimes they’ll be sent down to the cells and must raise £999 before the end of the day to secure their freedom!

On the day, the prisoners and their assistants could make calls, send emails and promote on social media – whichever way they choose to spread the word to friends, family, colleagues and business contacts to help raise their bail money! We’ve even had people choose to do challenges like leg waxing in the cells in the past…

When they’ve done the time for their crimes, each prisoner will receive a goody bag and a framed certificate!

There’s a £35 registration fee, and this covers the cost of lunch, refreshments, and your costume.

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An outline of the day:

09:30 – 10:15 Arrival at venue – Shire Hall, Dorchester

10:30 – 12:00 Court sessions – charges & sentencing by the judge

11:00 – 12:00 Photo opportunities and lunch

12:00 – 16:00 Fundraising time – in the cells

16:00 – 16:30 Refreshments and awards

(Please note these timings are subject to change)

 

Get more info, or sign up to take part

To learn more about the challenge, please send the fundraising team an email: fundraisers@weld-hospice.org.uk

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Weldmar's Jail and Bail

Thank you for your interest in taking part in our Jail and Bail event. Please complete the below information to register.

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Prisoner Information

Name*
Emergency Contact Name*
T-shirt Size*
Name of person accompanying you on the day (if applicable)

Company information

We will add your company’s logo under your name on the Jail and Bail webpage with a link to your company’s website. Please attach a JPEG or EPS file of your company’s logo when returning this form by email.

Payment Details

Registration Fee*
A £35 registration fee is required to register, this is to cover the cost of your refreshments, lunch and costume. Please indicate how you would prefer to pay this and we will contact you to arrange.

Your Crime

Your crime can be made up by yourself or by your work colleagues on your behalf. Some ideas of crimes include crimes against fashion, not making a tea round ever, terrible office banter, office distraction, too many office snacks...
Please describe in no more than 50 words further details about the crime.
Max. file size: 512 MB.

Support materials

To help with your bail, we will provide a set of materials for use on social media and print. These will include the following; 1) Email signature supplied as a JPEG for you to add to the bottom of your emails. 2) A4 poster to include your photo, your crime and a link to your donation page, supplied as a PDF. 3) Social media graphic supplied as a JPEG for you to use on your own social media pages.

Photograph

We require a photo to use on your social media graphics, poster and webpage. Please attach a photo of yourself using the following guidelines: 1) Plain & clear background preferably white or light coloured background so that we can add prison bars and other graphics over the top. 2) High resolution please use original photo and not copied from Facebook for example as this can appear blurred when enlarged. 3) Suitable facial expression face the camera and not looking too pleased about being in prison! How about a cruel smile or evil eyes as this can add to the overall impact of the materials.
Max. file size: 512 MB.

 

About Shire Hall and Museum

For this Jail & Bail challenge, Shire Hall will be kindly letting us use the Courthouse Museum and cells for the day, and a couple of representatives from Shire Hall will be joining our prisoners to raise money for their charity, too. Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum brings stories of justice, injustice, and ordinary to life. As an independent charity, they preserve one of Dorset’s most important historic sites, where trials took place and major social changes unfolded. Their work connects past to present, helping visitors of all ages reflect on fairness, rights, and the impact of the law on everyday lives.

Visit the Shire Hall website
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