Salisbury Hospice Charity to Jail Local Business People for a Good Cause

Salisbury Hospice's Jail and Bail event returns for 2025 with a new lineup charged with crimes in the workplace.

On Friday, 13th June, something suspicious is happening in Salisbury… and the evidence is undeniable! Six local professionals have been charged with some seriously silly workplace crimes — and they’ll be arrested, charged, and jailed all in support of Salisbury Hospice Charity.

The charity’s ever-popular Jail & Bail fundraiser is back, and this time the stakes (and the crimes) are higher than ever! The only way out? Each jailbird must raise £999 in ‘bail’ money to secure their freedom.

Meet the 2025 Criminals:

Christian Airey - Business Director of Wessex Care
Crime: Pilates Fugitive. Caught sneaking out of work every Friday dressed in spandex and yoga shoes… he claims it's “Important Work Stuff.” The jury's not buying it.

Andy North - President of Salisbury & District Chamber of Commerce
Crime: The Positivity Perpetrator. This Positivity Perpetrator has been disrupting boardrooms with relentless enthusiasm and inspirational quotes. Even the coffee machine short-circuited from the energy.

Martin Rossiter – Partner at PKF Francis Clark
Crime: Recreational Misconduct Mastermind. Zooming through hallways on tiny bikes and declaring impromptu cake o’clock with a megaphone – Martin’s office antics have sparked uncontrollable laughter and brought productivity to a standstill.

Dave Hearn – Director of Sarum Properties
Crime: Midday Munch Mobster. Known far and wide as the Midday Munch Mobster, Dave’s been slipping away for mystery lunches with local ne’er-do-wells—leaving hardworking colleagues to slowly waste away. … the roast dinners were the final straw.

Anthony Rice – Senior Manager at S&W
Crime: Linguistic Manslaughter. Tax expert turned language outlaw, Anthony’s baffling phrases like “if it quacks like a duck and swims like a duck, it will be taxed like a duck,” has left colleagues Googling ‘duck tax laws’ and leaving dictionaries traumatised.

Craig Haywood – Store manager Tesco Extra Salisbury
Crime: Workaholic Whiz. While most of us are perfecting our ‘out of office’ replies, Craig’s sending strategy emails from sun loungers and spreadsheets from the gym. Guilty of workaholism in the first degree, he’s been sentenced to enforced relaxation (and yes, it's in his calendar).

From as early as 8.30 am, the first of our six ‘notorious’ professionals will be dramatically arrested and marched through town by Wiltshire Police. Their destination? Salisbury Guildhall, where the irrepressible Town Crier Jef Hutchby will bellow their crimes for all to hear, for this one-of-a-kind courtroom comedy.

Watch the drama unfold as Judge Wendy Warwick White presides over each mock trial — hearing the charges, the pleas, and reviewing ‘evidence’ of some seriously silly workplace mischief. Spoiler alert: they're all going down.

Once found guilty (which they inevitably will), our fundraising felons won’t be getting off lightly. Executioner Charlie Pitcher will be on hand to haul them away in rope cuffs to their ‘Salisbury Jail House’ cells at Live Escape Rooms Salisbury.

But the fun doesn't stop there. Throughout the afternoon, these jailbirds will be granted ‘exercise time’ — patrolling the city centre in full costume, pleading their case to passers-by and rallying donations from anyone willing to ‘bail’ them out all in the name of charity.

How You Can Get Involved:

• Bail Them Out – Click here to donate to your favourite prisoner’s fundraising page (Links will go live on Friday 13th).

• Be There on the Day – Join us in Salisbury city centre to see the mock arrests, trials, and our fundraising felons locked up at Live Escape Rooms Salisbury (Come say hello!).

•Follow the Fun on Socials – Mugshots and mischief will be shared across Salisbury Hospice Charity’s social media, as well as each individual company taking part. Like, share, and support the cause.

Every pound raised helps Salisbury Hospice provide specialist palliative care and support to local people living with life-limiting conditions.
So, whether you want to bail out your boss or see a colleague do hard time, get involved and help turn mock justice into real impact!

Find out more on the Salisbury Hospice Charity website by clicking here.