Mowgli Bold Street's £200,000 for Clatterbridge cancer charity

Staff from Mowgli Street Food restaurant on Bold Street in Liverpool visited the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool on Monday to celebrate reaching the milestone total.

In recognition of this significant milestone, a 'Dove' bearing 'The Mowgli Trust' name was placed on the Primavera sculpture designed by local artist Emma Rodgers, which sits pride of place in the Winter Gardens at the hospital. A sister Dove will also be displayed at the restaurant on Bold Street.

The long-standing relationship between Mowgli and the charity began almost a decade ago when staff at the very first Mowgli Street Food restaurant chose Clatterbridge as their charity partner.

During that time Mowgli staff have walked, run, abseiled and skydived in support of Clatterbridge, as well as organising their own events.

Nisha Katona MBE, chief executive and founder of the Liverpool based Mowgli Street Food group is pictured placing a LEGO brick monkey figure on Clatterbridge Cancer Charity's Big LEGO® Brick Hospital in 2018.

A fundraising initiative supported by Mowgli that raised funds towards the building of the new Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool which staff visited today.

Nisha - who was born in Ormskirk and now lives in Wirral, said: "Mowgli exists to enrich lives in the cities that she goes to. The Mowgli Trust, lies at the heart of our purpose.

"We are honoured to have been supporting Clatterbridge Cancer Charity since I started Mowgli in 2014.

"My Bold Street team, have grown alongside the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, and it has helped them understand how they contribute and make a difference to their community through their own hard work."

Mowgli customers are given the opportunity to support by adding a discretionary £1.00 to their bill as a donation.

Their generosity through the years has played a significant part in the success of the partnership, and helping to achieve this £200,000 milestone.

Laura Rice-Garner, who now trains future Mowgli team members on the Learning & Discovery team, said: "Working in partnership with Clatterbridge Cancer Charity for the past seven years has been an honour, to see how passionate the team are about making a difference to cancer care, and ensuring that they provide an environment like no other, a place where patients receive the best possible care, the special touches the charity provides and the ability to fund vital research and innovations in cancer treatment.

"Mowgli, Bold Street has raised an exceptional £200,000 from the £1 charity donation at the end of the bill and on top of that dog walks, abseiling, coffee mornings and sponsored sky dives.

"The team are passionate about fundraising, spreading awareness and raising vital funds that we know make such a difference."

Clatterbridge fundraiser Antony Jones said: "Working with the staff at Mowgli has been a joy. They’re so keen to get involved and support in any way they can.

"It's been lovely hosting them at the centre today, and being able to celebrate this amazing milestone with them.

"Their Dove in the Winter Garden is a fitting tribute to a fantastic partnership that continues to deliver for local people with cancer." 

He added: "To put their support into context, £200,000 would enable the charity to provide one year of counselling for 400 local families when they need us most." 

Katrina Bury, Clatterbridge Cancer Charity's chief executive, said: "Nisha and all the team at Mowgli Street Food in Bold Street, together with their customers, have raised an incredible amount of money to help transform cancer care for people in the region.

"Reaching this £200,000 milestone is a fantastic achievement, we can’t thank them enough for their ongoing support."

The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity is the only charity that directly raises funds to benefit The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - one of the largest networked cancer centres in the UK.

There are over 100,000 people living with cancer in Merseyside & Cheshire.