21 January 2015

Top names join INSP #VendorWeek Big Sell

The #VendorWeek Big Sell is gaining momentum as big names sign up for the fundraising event at the heart of INSP’s #VendorWeek celebrations.

From 2-8 February, street papers in the UK, Australia, America, Denmark, Switzerland and Greece will hold guest vendor events as part of the #VendorWeek Big Sell.

In the UK, guest vendors will sell The Big Issue and The Big Issue in the North for an hour in a sponsored challenge to raise money for INSP’s work.

Below is a full list of the 72 guest vendors who have signed up for the UK so far. We'll be adding sponsorship pages as they are available.

To sponsor your favourite guest vendor follow the links below. 

Don't know who to sponsor? Support the full team here.


Monday 2 February

London:
Fraser Nelson, Editor, The Spectator
Colin Murray, BBC sports and music presenter
Paul McNamee, Editor, The Big Issue
Dominic Laurie, BBC Business presenter
Julian Lloyd-Evans, MD Advertising, Dennis Publishing
Brendan O'Neill, Editor, Spiked
David Wilding, Director of Planning, Twitter UK

Sheffield:
Ian McMillan, poet
Tony Stacey, CEO of social landlord Syorksha

Manchester:
Kate Green MP (Labour)

Tuesday 3 February

Manchester:
Ian Munro, chief executive at New Charter Housing in Tameside
Bishop David Walker, Bishop of Manchester


Wednesday 4 February

Glasgow:

11am-12pm:
Richard Walker, Editor, The Sunday Herald & The National
Tony Carlin, Editor, The Evening Times
Marie Macklin, CEO, The Klin Group

12pm-1pm:
Twin Atlantic (whole band)
Garry Sweeney, Gabriel Brodie in River City
Adam Robertson, Dr Dan Hunter, River City

1pm-2pm:
Lauren Mayberry, Chvrches singer
Moray McDonald, MD, Weber Shandwick
Andrew Bartlett CEO; & Ruth Kelso Head of Learning & Development, Social Enterprise Direct
Colin Stone, reporter STV
Ruth Kelso, Head of Learning and Development at Social Enterprise Direct

2pm-3pm:
Stuart Braithwaite, Mogwai
Janey Godley, comedian
James Graham, Twilight Sad singer

3pm-4pm
Robert Florence and Iain Connell, comedians and Burnistoun stars
Robin McAlpine, Common Weal 
Fiona Godsman, ‎CEO, Scottish Institute for Enterprise
Ross McCulloch, Director, Third Sector Lab

Edinburgh:
9am:
Nikki Simpson, PPA Scotland
Alison Johnstone MSP (Green)

Manchester:
Allan Beswick, BBC Radio Manchester
Mike Burrows, Managing Director of Greater Manchester Academic Health Science Network
Dave Power, Chief Executive of City South Manchester Housing Trust
David Herne, Acting Director of Public Health, NHS Salford

Leeds:
Mark Burns-Williams, West Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner

Liverpool:
Keith Mullin, The Farm
Ann O'Byrne, Labour Councillor
Dan Haggis, The Wombats

Thursday 5 February

London:
Kay Burley, Presenter, Sky News

Edinburgh:

9.30am:
Ewan Stark, Managing Director of S1

11am-12pm:
The View, band
Rt Rev John Chalmers, Moderator, Church of Scotland
Robert Carroll, Managing Director of MOV8 Real Estate
Niall Patterson, Chief Executive Abbeyfield Scotland
Lloyd Anderson Director, British Council Scotland

Edinburgh (near Scottish Parliament): 1pm-2pm:
Jackie Baillie MSP (Scottish Labour)
Margaret Burgess MSP (SNP) - Minister for Housing & Welfare
Christina McKelvie MSP (SNP)


2pm-3pm:
Sarah Boyack MSP (Scottish Labour)
Josh Littlejohn, Director Social Bite
Mike MacKenzie MSP (SNP)

3pm-4pm:
Johann Lamont MSP (Scottish Labour)
Angus MacDonald MSP (SNP)

Manchester:
Matthew Gardiner, CEO of THT

Friday 6 February

Sheffield:
David Blunkett MP (Labour)
Paul Blomfield MP (Labour)

Bradford:
Harry Leslie Smith, survivor of the Great Depression, RAF veteran & activist

Horsforth:
Stuart Andrew MP (Conservative)

Barnsley:
Alan Billings, PCC   

Leeds:
Stuart Andrew MP (Conservative)
Hilary Benn MP (Labour)

Liverpool:
Maria Eagle MP (Labour)



Saturday 7 February


Bradford:
George Galloway MP

For more information about the #VendorWeek Big Sell, please contact Laura Dunlop: l.dunlop@street-papers.org / 0141 302 6554