The Great Legal Bake is on its way!

The Great Legal Bake cannot come fast enough and as the days speed by the numbers of bakers continues to grow! We now have 75 bakers committed to getting their scales out to support local advice agencies in their mission to ensure access to justice for all.

Last year we had 77 bakers get involved, and we’re already hoping to beat that number this year. After raising over £20,000 last year let’s all get our whisks at the ready to raise even more in 2017!

The South West Legal Support Trust is doing great so far with ​Magdalen Chambers and Abels Solicitors just signing up to join many others to make this Great Legal Bake the best one so far. You can see who’s already signed up here.

We’re very excited to start baking and hope you will all join us! 

​Not long now - we're excited for the South West Legal Support Trust Great Legal Bake!
 
​We are really excited about the Great Legal Bake coming up in just over one month from February 20th-24th. We already have 50 teams organised so far, all ready to bake and raise funds to support access to advice for all. Last year, we raised over £20,000 in baking efforts, and are looking forward to surpass that amount in baking extravaganzas this year. 
 
The South West Legal Support Trust was established to support the provision of free legal advice in the South West and the Great Legal Bake is an important part of our fundraising activities. The organisations we support make a huge difference in the lives of many people. The recent cuts to legal aid and reduced household income for many working families has increased demand for free access to specialist legal advice and it is more important than ever that the poorest and most vulnerable people in our community have access to such support. For example, the trust has supported projects such as the Public Law Project which included gaining "exceptional funding" necessary to prevent breaches of fundamental rights.  
 
During the week, there will be bakes across the country at various firms and organisations. This is an opportunity for lawyers to showcase their inner Mary Berry’s and show off their baking talents in support for a great legal cause. Cupcakes, cookies and cakes at work (savoury and sweet) - what’s not to love!
 
We would like to get as many people involved as possible, so gather your co-workers, friends and family to get involved in the baking to raise vital funds for legal advice agencies!
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As a result of meeting Plymouth's frontline Free Legal Advice Charities, our wonderful friends at the Undeground Plymouth have decided to hold a multi genre benefit gig in aid of the South West Legal Support Trust. The bill will include

​WARCRAB
Plymouth doom and beard merchants 
BUS STATION LOONIES
P Town punk veterans
PISS MIDGET
New 2-piece angular post punk
SMILING POLITELY 
90s emo meets Brand New
PUBLIC BAND
Lairy indie punk
ALLEY KAT KINGS
Punky rock-a-billy

Entry fee is by donation (minimum £3) and all profits go to the SWLST.
 
Come support your local scene, support our community, and have a boogie!
 
For more information, please click on the following Facebook link 
 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1294066213986208/
 
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