April 2009 We’re extremely grateful to the staff and directors of holiday company Explore UK who have donated £400 to Tom’s fund. It’s a fantastic gesture on their part and comes after our trip to India with Explore at Christmas. Paul Clabburn
I first ran the London Marathon for CRY in 2007. I wanted to do it again, but not on my own this time. I ran some of the way last time with Sue Fox, another CRY runner this year. Sue lives in Nottingham and I am in London so we couldn’t train together and I feel
I’d like to thank everyone for sponsoring me for my London Marathon. I have to say that as the day grew closer I thought I had to be mad ever to think that I could do it. I’d done all the training and still only covered 16 miles and my 60 year old bones and joints
Life is just about getting back to normal after the massive high of running the London marathon last weekend. Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone at CRY and the army of volunteers for all your help, especially after the race. I can’t think of any other occasion where I’d dream of letting
The first RUN ARMAGH road race event was held around the streets of Armagh on Sunday, 19th April. Brian Campbell (right – bib 427) scored a magnificent victory in the inaugural 10k Challenge event in a race that attracted 500 entrants. Brian – a triple Northern Ireland cross country champion – was almost a minute ahead
On Saturday 4th April 2009, family and friends of Luke Dickinson took part in the Luke Dickinson Charity Three Legged Pub Stagger. The event involved couples (some in fancy dress) tied together ‘three legged’ and attempting to stagger round six local pubs in the Haslingden / Helmshore area. Everyone donated at least £10 to enter and
Edward Marsh, baritone, accompanied by Peter Ford on piano, performed an evening of songs at St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury, during a Charity Recital held in memory of Alex Buckler. Edward was at Kings School, Bruton, with Alex when he died in January 2004, aged 17 years. The friends of Alex have continued to hold events in
Drayton Manor students raised £100 for Tom’s CRY fund on Thursday April 2, by holding a cake sale. Year 10 students, including Tom’s sister, Ellen, did the baking and were helped out by Year 9 on the day of the sale. Huge thanks to all those who baked and sold and to all those who bought
C-Fest: An Evening of Music by Students at Cardinal Griffin Catholic High School, raising funds for CRY. March 2009 Cardinal Griffin Catholic High School hosted a fundraising evening of popular music, organised by the Head of Music, Yvonne Griffin and sixth form students Ciaren Taylor, John Underhill and Adam Watson – with technical assistance provided by
February / March 2009 I woke up one morning and decided to walk the 800km from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The plan was to walk every day, with the trip will taking me five weeks. I would walk the old pilgrim route, alone in the middle of