"We wanted to get
together to raise funds
for
Cardiac
Risk in the Young
and
The Dave
Rayner Memorial Fund
following the death of
Lewis, 15 - the son of
Mark and Carol Barry.
Lewis was a very
promising sportsman, in
particular with cycling,
so this prompted the
idea to cycle, run and
walk around the
reservoir.
The
cyclists circumnavigated
the 17 miles around the
reservoir - some chose
to add the 6 mile island
for good measure.
Walkers and runners took
on the 10k route across
the dam and back. We
were treated to a
fantastic BBQ on our
return - expertly smoked
(sorry, cooked!) by Jo
and Stuart and put
together by Cath and
Nancy! So good in fact
that Stuart Lloyd
decided to share the
ketchup with his shirt!
An auction of celebrity
signed shirts and books
(a fantastic "non PC"
operation by Chris
Wicks) raised an amazing
£1400 on the day and the
raffle and donations
raised a further £806.
Sponsorship of the team
and donations from
colleagues, friends and
family has brought the
total currently to
£4556
- and with a 50%
contribution from
Zurich
Community Trust the
total will be
well over
£6000!
A fantastic result for
everyone involved! (If
you still have any
payments to make, can
you please get these in
by the end of June).
Everyone had a great day
in the sun and the sense
of achievement for some
who hadn't walked, run
or cycled so far in a
long time was
incredible.
Congratulations to
everyone - however,
special mention should
go to:
Simon and
Nick "Free the Zurich 2"
who dressed up as
convicts and cycled the
17 miles on a tandem.
If they needed any
encouragement then the
fact that they were
being "chased" by Rod,
John, Mick and Mike on
another tandem probably
helped! (Never did work
out how they managed to
fit 4 blokes on a 2
seater bike!!).
Paul
Feltham
who came suitably
dressed for an ACDC
concert and walked the
whole 17 mile route in 5
hours!
Ian
Reffell
who was not satisfied
with one simple 26 mile
route - so did it
twice!!
As
always, a few stories of
mishaps emerged from the
day:
-
"We
went off course by
about half a mile
because contractors
left a gate open so
we didn't see the no
entry sign".
-
"I
shall never forget
the stiff crosswind
when cycling across
the seemingly never
ending dam"
-
"David Forster
couldn't even blame
a puncture for his
punctuality!"
-
"Helen is still on
the hunt for "the
wrong green chair" -
if you see it,
please let her know!
-
Nancy
Quinn never did
recover from the
ducks stealing her
burger!!!!
A
fantastic day was had by
all - and Mark and Carol
are so grateful for all
the support and
friendship from
everyone! Thank you!"
Geraldine McFaul, Risk
Consultant
