Inflatable pub raises £500+ for Macmillan Caring Locally

Over the weekend of Christchurch Food and Wine Festival, hundreds of visitors to the immensely popular event visited a unique new attraction, Dorset Mobile Bar’s inflatable pub, The Final Furlong.

The inflatable pub was unveiled for the first time this year after being renamed in memory of a much-loved photographer, Simon Furlong, who tragically died of cancer at the age of 43 in December. In tribute to Simon, who worked closely with both Dorset Mobile Bar and their sister company Appetite for Adventure, the bar has raised over £500 for Macmillan Caring Locally through the sales made over the Christchurch Food and Wine Festival.

Macmillan Caring Locally runs the palliative care unit (the Macmillan Unit) at Christchurch Hospital which cared for Simon through his short battle with cancer and provided much-needed support to his family and friends.

Adie Callaghan, co-owner of Dorset Mobile Bar, said: “We wanted to do something during the festival to say thank you for the support Simon received from the tremendous team at Macmillan Caring locally in Christchurch. They were just fantastic with Sie and his family during what was a terrible time. We are very pleased to have donated over £500 of the profits taken from the pub during the food festival to Macmillan Caring Locally. We would like to thank everyone who came down to get a drink and help us raise this special donation in memory of a very special man.”

Neal Williams, Trust Secretary of Macmillan Caring Locally said: “On behalf of everyone at Macmillan Caring Locally I would like to thank Adie and all the Dorset Mobile Bar team for their extremely generous donation. The inflatable pub is a brilliant idea and it’s fantastic to see that it will help to carry on Sie’s great legacy in the local area.”