During March, some of the UK’s best loved charities are coming together to pay for Wills to be written free of charge by local solicitors in selected locations across England, Wales and Scotland.
Charities depend on gifts in Wills for up to half of their funding. But most adults in the UK haven’t written their Will. The campaign offers a free Will to those aged 55 and over to encourage them to have their Will written and consider leaving a gift to one or more of the Free Wills Month charities – although there is no obligation to do so.
Free Wills Month will visit Barry, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Cardiff, Chesterfield, Chichester/Worthing, Coventry, Crawley/Horsham, Cwmbran, Darlington, Dundee, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Essex, Fife, Glasgow, Harrogate, Hastings, Hertfordshire, Ipswich, Kent, Kilmarnock, Leeds, Leicestershire, Liverpool, Llandudno, Llanelli, London, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newport, Northamptonshire, Perth, Peterborough, Sheffield, Sunderland, Surrey, Swansea, Wirral and Wolverhampton in the hope of raising around £20 Million of future income for the charities.
The Free Wills Month charities are Age UK, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Breast Cancer Now, British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK, Dogs Trust, Guide Dogs, Marie Curie, Mencap, Mind, NSPCC, PDSA, RNLI, Samaritans, Stroke Association, Tenovus Cancer Care, The National Trust, The Royal British Legion, The Salvation Army and Versus Arthritis who represent a wide range of fantastic causes.
The campaign is open to anyone aged 55 or over (in the case of a couple making mirror Wills it is sufficient if one has reached 55). All people have to do is call one of the participating solicitors shown in adverts in the local press or listed on our website www.freewillsmonth.org.uk before 5pm on Monday 31st March.
Appointments are limited and fill up quickly, so we recommend calling to book your Free Wills appointment sooner rather than later to avoid missing this opportunity to put your affairs in order while doing something good for charity.
The campaign has been featured regularly on TV and radio (including The Martin Lewis Money Show, ITV Regional News and Steph’s Packed Lunch) and we can help with copy and content – provide solicitors and charity representatives for interviews.
For further information please contact Richard Millar at the Free Wills Office on 0333 022 0396 or richard@freewillsmonth.org.uk.
Capacity Marketing for Charities has been offering Free Wills services to help charities with their legacy fundraising since 2001. They have helped charities raise over £900m in future income for their charity clients to date.