Deadline to Enter: Friday 29th August 2025
Winner Reveal + Auction Night: Thursday 4th September 2025 | Platform M8 Launch Party
The Yard Manchester, 11 Bent Street, M8 8NF
WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE?
Create a one-of-a-kind bucket hat using only pre-loved materials. From curtains to cagoules, we want bold, beautiful, and brilliant designs made sustainably and creatively.
We’ve partnered with The Yard Atelier CIC and award-winning bag designer Edward De Lacy, who’s created a free hat pattern + video tutorial to help you get started.
Download the hat pattern here
No digital entries – only physical hats will be accepted.
HOW TO ENTER
Make your hat using any upcycled materials.
Post or drop it off at:
FAO: Hats Off
The Yard, 11 Bent Street, Manchester M8 8NF
Deadline: Friday 29th August 2025, 5PMSet up your own JustGiving fundraising page linked to The Christie Charity.
Ask your friends, family, and network to donate to your page in support of your hat.
Every hat will appear on a Christie Charity leaderboard, ranked by money raised!
THE PRIZES
The Top 10 Hat Makers who raise the most on their JustGiving pages will win one of these incredible prizes:
2 x VIP Tickets to the AO Arena (2025–26 Season, subject to availability)
2 x Deacon Blue Tickets – AO Arena, 1 Oct 2025
City Suites Studio Night Stay
Oasis Limited-Edition Vinyls (Value up to £250)
The Yard MCR Gig Tickets (x2) + £50 Bar Spend
The Yard MCR Gig Tickets (x2) + £25 Bar Spend
Courteeners Signed Album + Merch
Stereophonics Signed Album + Merch
Jamiroquai Signed Album
Razorlight Signed Albums
Top fundraiser gets first pick, second place picks next, and so on.
THE RAFFLE – WIN 2 x OASIS TICKETS + LONDON STAY
Every £5 donated on your JustGiving page = 1 raffle ticket for the grand prize:
2 x Oasis Wembley Tickets (27 Sept 2025) + 1 Night in London
To enter the raffle:
Donors must screenshot their donation confirmation.
If the donation is anonymous, it cannot count toward the raffle.
The screenshot must be emailed to:
[email protected]
Subject: Raffle Entry – [Donor’s Full Name]
Once received, raffle tickets will be manually added in that person’s name.
Neither The Christie Charity nor The Yard MCR will be responsible for unsubmitted or missing screenshots. No ticket will be entered without this step.
HOW IT WORKS – IN SUMMARY
Make a hat and send it in by 29th August 2025
Set up your JustGiving page linked to The Christie
Get donations against your hat
Every £5 = 1 raffle ticket (with screenshot sent!)
Top 10 fundraisers win amazing prizes
Everyone who donates properly can win 2 x Oasis Tickets!
FINAL NIGHT – PLATFORM M8 LAUNCH PARTY
Thursday 4th September 2025 | 6PM–11PM
Live music, DJs, food, drinks, hat exhibition, fashion, auction, and PRIZES!
Grand prize raffle drawn by Edward De Lacy
REGISTER + RESOURCES
Sign up for free via @TheYard_Mcr (DM or link in bio)
Download the hat pattern + tutorial video from Edward De Lacy
Join a FREE workshop at The Yard Atelier (optional)
Let’s make some noise, raise some funds, and celebrate creativity with purpose.
#HatsOffMCR #TheChristieCharity #PlatformM8 #TheYardManchester