February 22nd 2016 was the 10th anniversary of Nathan’s death and his family and friends wanted to do something challenging to mark the occasion in Nathan’s memory and so they became Nathan’s PPCC Wheelers and it was agreed that they do a cycle ride from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Newcastle-under-Lyme. 27 of them (age range from 18 –
The event was amazing, 9,000 riders taking part in the 30th anniversary of the event. We climbed 7 mountains over 138km including the famous Giau which is nearly 10km long and took us over an hour to get to the top. We’re both in great shape for Ride 100 now and looking forward to riding a
Banstead Piano Studio and Wilson’s School students performed a recital on Sunday 26th June in memory of Florence Moore. Students were aged between 5 and 17, some having only started piano lessons this year. The students are all taught by myself and performed a range of music from classical to jazz and contemporary. They all performed
Our son Daniel passed away suddenly aged 16, although not from a heart condition but a seizure. However we have donated to CRY in his memory before, we raise money for various charities on his birthday and anniversary of his passing. We didn’t know what to do for his birthday until the leaflet for the walk
3rd July 2016, Dorset I completed my first of five swims yesterday for “Five Swims in Five Countries for a Five Star Son” in Dorset. The weather was better than forecast with the sea temperature 13–14 degrees. As I was an award winner (the oldest lady in the 3.8 km) I was able to say a
At 7 am, on Wednesday 9th March I dived into Papplewick’s pool to begin my 9 hour swim in memory of my brother Richard,who died in his sleep at just 29 yrs old. I had decided to attempt this over the Christmas holiday, having previously completed a 7 hour swim in 2012 and an 8 hour
The Challenge 10 Cyclists prepared to pit themselves against 160 miles of hilly terrain from the West coast of the UK, whatever weather got thrown at them in 2 days, and whatever challenges lay ahead. They returned back to the local village of Swanland on the East coast for a celebratory BBQ. This is a tale
Turning 40 last year was no big deal but then I thought I’m going to do something exciting I know what, I’m going to jump out of a plane and I’m going to do it in my friend, Charlotte Adams’ memory. There was my goal and on 25 June 2016, three days after what would have
HUNDREDS OF WALKERS HELP TO STEP UP SUPPORT FOR CRY AS FLAGSHIP EVENT REACHES ITS 10TH YEAR On Sunday 26th June, 1,266 walkers congregated in London’s Potters Fields Park for CRY’s annual Heart of London Bridges Walk. The 10th year of the event saw the introduction of the new starting venue, with a wonderful backdrop of Tower Bridge. And,
I held a ‘Girls Night In’ for another charity last year, and I thought that this year I would do it again but this time for CRY. So, a group of us had a girls night in at my house; there were about 25 of us. There was a £5 donation/entry fee. We had a raffle,