Congratulations and a huge ‘thank you’ to the 55 runners who took part in the BUPA Great North Run in aid of CRY on Sunday 15th September 2013. This year’s race saw over 55,000 runners take part! Everyone seemed to enjoy another fantastic race day and the weather was mainly dry before a torrential downpour. For
“Generally considered the biggest fundraising event in the Four Pillars Hotels calendar is the Family Fun Day, which was again held at Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel on Sunday 15th September. We had been carefully watching the weather and all had our fingers crossed, but unfortunately we had to give in and take the event indoors.
Saturday 14th September 2013 was a fine but cool day, perfect for the 24 competitors to play in the 17th annual ‘H’ Howard Jennings Memorial Golf competition. The event was held at Bulbury Woods Golf Complex in Poole, Dorset. The day was a great success as always and raised an incredible £2,150. The Memorial Trophy was
Hi my name is Suzanne Pringle, and I recently ran the London Marathon for the first time. Jill Marsh has asked me to write about my experience. I started my training on January 2nd. In the mornings, I would either go for a run or to the gym, which afterwards, put me in a good mood
On the 9th September Libby Forrest, Emma McGough and Adam Waite did a bungee jump off the Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough to raise funds for CRY in memory of Paul Leach. The bungee jump was an experience none of us will forget in a hurry. Standing on the edge of the bridge with nothing but the
Over the last 2 years we have been fundraising in Weymouth. Initially it started when we opened a shop and put a CRY tin on the counter together with a leaflet and badge (which was made by CRY on a design which Laura’s Art teacher had drawn of a star rising from the water). £55.00 was
On Friday 3rd August Allan and Donna Elliott cycled from South Wales to Somerset to raise money for the Jack Thomas Memorial Fund. Their wonderful efforts raised £2,095.00 in his memory. “I am pleased to advise we successfully completed the cycle challenge from South Wales to Somerset on the 3rd of August 2012 a total distance
I am writing to thank you so much for your kind help and support that you gave to me at the end of last year when I telephoned CRY extremely worried about my son George. If you remember, George is at Lord Wandsworth College and I was having terrible trouble getting him diagnosed with any problem
Sunday 8th September started at 3am, consuming large amounts of food in preparation for the long and gruelling day. The bags were checked for a final time and all the food and drink needed for the day were loaded up and I made my way to Tenby for 5am. Transition opened at 5am, so it was a
Thank you and congratulations to the 23 CRY runners who took part in this event on Sunday 8th September at the new venue of Greenwich Park. The music, as always, was uplifting and the atmosphere electric. A special mention to the runners from the Four Pillars Hotels Group and Zoom Media. Both companies have very kindly