The annual University College London Union (UCLU) Interclub Dodgeball Tournament was a great success despite some adverse weather. The ever-popular dodgeball tournament was held in the main UCL quad on Wednesday the 26th of March 2014. A great effort from all involved culminated in a showpiece final, which was moved under the cover of the iconic
Michelle and Dean Clarke entered the 2014 Coventry Half Marathon to raise funds and awareness for CRY. My first half marathon and I completed it in 1 hour 49 minutes. Despite the wind and the hills it was a fantastic experience and has inspired me to train for a full marathon. I’ve had some fantastic donations
7 years ago Andrea, Dec and Izzy lost a husband and father. Andrea brought up the two children wonderfully on her own for such a long time and even though Mark Ryder is no longer here, he is always remembered and always will be. I am now one of the family and loving every moment of
The run went really well with nearly 3000 runners competing. I’m delighted to say that we both (my friend Tricia Dine and I) completed the 10k run in under an hour (which was our goal). We have so far raised £365 for CRY and we are hoping for more donations in the coming days. Below is
Singer makes surprise visit to schools tragically affected by young sudden cardiac death, on behalf of CRY. Assemblies will never seem the same again for the pupils of two schools who today (Tuesday 11th March 2014) were serenaded by one of the biggest stars of Britain’s pop scene – singer /songwriter, Pixie Lott! The “Boys and
I completed the race in 1 hour and 43 minutes. It was a beautiful day and I really enjoyed the event. I have been overwhelmed with my support, raising £570 including Gift Aid. Below are two photos of me coming to the end of my run. I was running in memory of Jack Maddams. Pippa Parker
We are a group of school Mums with very busy lives, struggling to fit in any sort of exercise around our jobs, young children and shift-working husbands. We all have varying levels of race experience which mostly centred around 5ks and 10ks. What better way than to challenge ourselves by entering the inaugural Surrey Half Marathon?
As members of AC Pontymister we are used to annually helping a charity. Past fundraising has included supporting Maisie’s Steps to Hope and to help raise breast cancer awareness. This year we decided that instead of the raffles and football-related events that were natural to us, we would challenge ourselves and do something that we have
The Anglesey Half Marathon was a very good run. We started on the Menai Bridge and headed off along the coast towards Beaumaris, before returning. On the way back we turned onto the coast path and were about a metre from the sea which was splashing onto the path – unbelievably cold! The last couple of
Staff at Ageas Insurance Ltd held a charity day on Friday 28th February at their offices. This included a dress down day, cake sale and a raffle and the event raised a wonderful £3,266.62. “The company I work for regularly holds a charity day where anyone can come into work for the day wearing casual clothes