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| FEBRUARY |
DAD GROWS HIS HAIR FOR A WHOLE YEAR |
To celebrate his 40th birthday and his step-daughter Faye’s remission, Dave Jefferies pledged that he would grow his hair and beard for one whole year.
Normally clean shaven on head and face, this has been quite an achievement for Dave to say the least.
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| MARCH |
Live Music Gig in Portishead, Bristol |
On Saturday 16 March, Portishead premiered a very succesful music gig, raising a brilliant £915 for NCSF.
Held in the Workman's in Portishead who kindly donated their facilities free of charge, three different local acts took to the floor, entertaining over 150 guests ranging from ages 10 through to 80!
To kick off the evening Grace Martinson and Abbie Taylor (also on her acoustic guitar), both only 16 years of age, sang a variety of numbers, some written by themselves, ending with a perfect rendition of "I dreamed a dream".
This was followed by 'Taking Chances', a three piece pop punk band, all of whom are currently students at Gordano School. Finally, 'Fake Republic' got everyone singing and dancing to their covers spanning five decades!
Huge thanks must go to all these artists who performed free of charge; and massive thanks to Charlotte and Ian Joyner for organising the whole event.
Thank you too to all who donated raffle prizes. A fun night was had by all. |
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| MARCH |
Dinneywick Inn Bake Off - Friday 15th March 2012 |
The Dinneywick Inn held a Bake-Off to support NCSF and the Red Nose Day. It was well supported with many excellent cakes entered.
Many thanks to Shona and all those that organised it. This event raised £240 split between the two charities. |
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| APRIL |
Race Night - The Conservative Club, Bristol |
A very successful race night held @ The Conservative Club Bishopston on Friday 19th raising approx £1700 which is truly amazing!
Thanks to all who supported it, and to all those that made it happen, especially Wendy and Alan Gunter. |
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| APRIL |
Kathryn Lock ran The London Marathon 2013 for NCSF |
"I finished it!!!!! Thank you everyone sooooo much for your support and donations!!
Truly overwhelmed by everyone's generosity Kx"
An amazing achievement Kath very well done for all at NCSF. |
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| Kath ran the London Marathon in memory of her Dad, Martin Kelly and a good friend Nicola. So far she has raised nearly £3,000 for her chosen charities - Bristol Area Kidney Patients Association (BAKPA) and Nicola Corry Support Foundation (NCSF). |
| JUNE |
NCSF FIT CHALLENGE 3 - The Cheddar Chariot Challenge |
The Cheddar Chariot Challenge was held on the 22nd June 2013 in and around Cheddar. There were three routes on offer:
- Large (10 miles) - starting at Cheddar reservoir at Axbridge, this is five miles to Sandford Station. The first mile and a half is on the road through Axbridge, then on to the Strawberry Line.
- Medium (8 miles) - starting at the Axbridge car park on the A371,
- Small (3 miles) - starting at Winscombe this is one and a half miles along the cycle path to Sandford Station. Joining the Strawberry Line at Winscombe Recreation Ground.
Refreshments were provided at St Monica's Trust Sandford Station Retirement Village - many thanks to them for letting us use the facilities and to those that gave their time to serve the tea and excellent cakes..
We would like to say a special thank you to Tom Withey for cooking a fab barbecue; thanks to Julie Joyner for organising everything at Sandford and sorting the food for the barby and breakfast; and of course thank you to Ian Joyner for all of his help. We certainly couldn't have done it without Ian and Julie... massive thanks on behalf of NCSF! |
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First back! |
Race for second place! |
Alfie way of saving air fares! |
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Sprint finish |
Anna shows off her Latin skills |
Lady Rose and her entourage! |
More Photos click HERE Press Release click HERE Press article HERE |
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| JULY |
The Rat Race Crossing - Ed Lindley |
Ed Lindley participated in," The Crossing". This was a VERY challenging 3 day off-road mountain bike event cycling from West to East coast via 3 National Parks, passing through the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North Yorkshire Moors.
Despite a grueling 3 days in very hot weather, Ed triumphed and completed The Crossing - many dropped out but Ed persevered and what is more raised £725 plus Gift Aid for NCSF.
Well done Ed... Many thanks for helping NCSF |
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| SEPTEMBER |
Julie takes on 'Tough Mudder South West' |
On the weekend of Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September the 'Tough Mudder South West' event was held on the scenic Glanusk Estate in the beautiful Brecon Beacons and a number of people took part to raise funds specifically for NCSF - including Fran Trueman, Lucy Walwin, Freya Hellin, Richard Green, Julie Barratt and yours truly!
A Tough Mudder event is also known as 'probably the toughest event on the planet' and so it's no walk in the park! With almost four hours of non-stop action, covering 12 miles of thick mud, the steepest of hills and umpteen obstacles involving water, ice, electric shocks, tunnels and heights, it is certainly an experience not to be forgotten in a hurry!
The team work is amazing; a real sense of camaraderie and lots of laughter involved amongst all the sweat and tears! Personally I loved the whole experience - it was certainly a challenge and there were highs and lows - the lowest point for me having to go completely under in a pit of ice; I didn't quite anticipate what a shock to the system that would be! For others the lower points were the electric shocks or the tunnels, or jumping from height.
However we were all unanimous in the highest point - the sense of achievement and elation at the finish line and earning our orange headband (and pint of strongbow!).
Thanks to all who have supported us in this event - we've already spread the bug for next year so if anyone is interested in doing if for NCSF please do let us know!
You can find more info on tough mudder events at toughmudder.co.uk Julie Haydon - Chair of NCSF |
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| NOVEMBER |
Christmas Craft Fair |
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Saturday 16th November 2013 saw a very successful craft fair in Henleaze Bristol raises £650 for NCSF. Many thanks to all who helped and in particular to Wendy and Carole. Also thanks to Alfie for helping out on the tea and cakes! |
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NCSF relies on fundraising events such as those listed above without which we would have been able to help many families that could not find help elsewhere.
NHS, Macmillan, Maggie's Cancer Care have all referred families to us and we have been able to help them in a very difficult time of their lives.
So if you can help with any of the above events or suggest a new one please use the contact page to let us know or click the Donation button on the right. |
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The see previous years fundraising click below:
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