The Zoe Teale Memorial Swimming Gala was held at Cheslyn Hay leisure centre on Saturday 30th October. Teams that competed were Chase, Cannock Phoenix, Walsall, Stafford Apex and Bilston. Zoe had swum for Chase, Bilston and Phoenix in the past. 36 of her old swim friends, now ex-swimmers, did three demonstration relay swims in her memory
25th October 2010 The death of Michelle Sinclair from Lisburn, Co Antrim in January 2007 at the age of 20 from an undiagnosed heart condition, allowed me to see at first hand the devastation caused not only to her own immediate family but to her friends and the community as a whole. After much soul searching
The 7th Adam Dabell Annual Memorial Match was, once again, extremely well attended, particularly by the young people of the town. The Sackville v Imberhorne ‘Old Boys’ match kicked off the evening with some very energetic and skillful football. I’m afraid I couldn’t tell you their final score but I wonder if they could either! I
Sackville 6th Form vs Imberhorne 6th Form Charity Football Match – in memory of Adam Dabell 7th October 2010 The 7th Adam Dabell Annual Memorial Match was, once again, extremely well attended, particularly by the young people of the town. The Sackville v Imberhorne 'Old Boys' match kicked off the evening with some very energetic and
On the 1st October 2010 I completed the Machu Picchu Trek in Peru to raise money for CRY and awareness of SADS – but most importantly in the memory of my sister Debbie Suau-Marcus (below) who died of SADS at age 24. Debbie went to sleep one night and never woke up. She left behind her
There was bitter disappointment for all participants when this year’s Great North Swim at Lake Windermere was cancelled at such short notice due to the presence of blue-green algae in the water. There is no doubt that the cancellation of this event hit many charities quite hard this year.
Great Salford Swim 26th September 2010 There was bitter disappointment for all participants when this year's Great North Swim at Lake Windermere was cancelled at such short notice due to the presence of blue-green algae in the water. There is no doubt that the cancellation of this event hit many charities quite hard this year. As
26th September 2010 Thank you and congratulations to all the CRY runners who made it on Sunday 26th. Because of transport problems (planned and unplanned closures; and delays on the Jubilee line) the start of the race was delayed by 45 minutes to allow as many runners as possible to get to the start. CRY did
CRY, Cardiac Risk in the Young, is a national charity which aims to reduce the frequency of sudden cardiac death in young people. Steve Harbour’s daughter, Philippa, who was a former pupil at Antony school, died from sudden cardiac death in 2003. Philippa was an ardent collector of ‘Beanie Babies’ and Steve came up with the
21st September 2010 I started the swim at 7:55am with perfect weather conditions. There was next to no swell or wind and the sun was just coming up. The sea temperature was between 16 and 17 degrees, which when compared to a regular swimming pool (28 degrees or so) is relatively cold, but as open water