Fundraising as an Individual - Archive
2009 Review
Read all about our community fundraisers efforts in our 2009 end of year review.
Sue James
A big thank you to Sue James who has recorded a fantastic song to raise money for The Prostate Cancer Charity. To listen to the song please visit http://www.shineforcharity.com.
Lizzie Bell
A big thank you to Lizzie Bell and her family who organised a fundraising walk in memory of her Grandfather. They had fantastic weather and everyone enjoyed the day so thank you for all their support.
John O’Groats to Lands End Cycle
Bob Mccord challenged himself to cycle from John O’Groats to Lands End for The Prostate Cancer Charity and raised a fantastic £1,399. A big thank you to Bob for his hard work and here he is at the end enjoying some sunshine!
Sussex Harmonisers
A big thank you to the Sussex Harmonisers who held a raffle to raise money for The Prostate Cancer Charity at their recent “Out of the Blue” event. The show was a great success and they raised a fantastic £334 so thank you to all the group for their support.
Magnus Macfarlane
Thank you to Magnus Macfarlane who cycled a massive 440 miles from Portsmouth to Halying via Paris! Magnus raised a fantastic £862.50 and has been raising awareness of prostate cancer in his local area.
Big Willy Ride
Alan Rothery organised his Big Willy Ride for the 5th year running this year The day went really well and a big thank you to Alan for his continued support. Next years ride is scheduled for the 4th of July 2010.
Mouse racing evening
A big thank you to everyone at the Druid Arms for holding a fantastic mouse racing evening! There were 7 mouse races with each race sponsored, each mouse in each race auctioned and then tote betting taking place to top up funds! The kind race sponsors were Chew Valley Autos, Catherine Wright, No Job Too Small, Hart & Son, Poodles Preserves, Fibretek, Druid Arms & Nailsea Electricals. Hearty thanks go out to Julie Bragg and The Druid Arms, in particular, and also Jim Farmer and the people of Stanton Drew.
They raised a fantastic £1,000 so a big well done to everyone involved and thank you for their support!
Alan Terry
A big thank you to Alan Terry who bravely got his legs waxed to raise money. Despite the pain it was all worth it as Alan managed to raise a fantastic £392!
100 mile cycle ride
Congratulations to Phil Burton for completing the Brighton 100 miles cycle ride on 26th September 2009.
So far he has raised over £390. Thank you for your efforts Phil.
Great South Run
A big thank you to Andrew Culliford who battled through a gale force wind to finish the Great South Run in a fantastic 1hr and 48 minutes. A big well done to Andrew for finishing the race in such a fantastic time.
Swansea 10k
Bob and his children Lisa Jenni and Tony all took part in the Swansea 10K. They really enjoyed the day and raised funds along the way so a big thank you to team Davies!
Tower Climb
Julie Foster and Dean Terry took on the awesome challenge of climbing an 850ft tower at Drax power station. They completed the climb in a fantastic 30minutes and even managed to hold on at the top despite the wind for a photo. Together they raised a fantastic £750 so a big congratulations to them both.
Bristol Half Marathon
A big thank you to Craig who completed the Bristol half marathon on the 6th of September. This was his first ever half marathon and he managed to raise a fantastic £470 so far so a big well done.
Hugh Lamont
A big thank you to Hugh Lamont (left) who completed the Great North Bike Ride on Sunday the 30th August raising funds for The Prostate Cancer Charity.
Variety Show
Laura Hulston and Darren Shaw organised a variety show on the 6th of June and as the picture shows the event was a huge success. There were over 250 people enjoying the evening and they hope to have raised a fantastic £2,500!
Cycle Ride
In May 2009 a team of 12 men from Cornwall Council completed a gruelling 34 mile cycle ride in the pouring rain to raise funds for The Prostate Cancer Charity. The team were inspired by Terry Webber a fellow colleague who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. A huge thank you to the team who are hoping to raise over £2,000!
Karen Seafield
Thank you to Karen Seafield whom on the 25th March organised a fantastic Clairvoyant evening raising both funds and vital awareness about prostate cancer
The Landmark Tour
For 2009 Roger Boylett set himself the challenge of his ‘landmark tour’ of the UK mainland on his motorbike spanning a massive 3,232 miles! Roger started out on the 3rd of May and in between working full time is completing each stage of his tour. Roger took on the challenge to support a close friend who has been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. So far Roger has raised a fantastic £665 so a big thank you from all the team. If you want to read more about his trip and sponsor Roger please visit http://www.thelandmarktour.com
The Raid Pyrenean
Inspector Steve Hague from Stevenage recently returned from cycling across the Pyrenees with his friend Gareth in order to raise money for Prostate Cancer. They were attempting to cycle from the Atlantic Coast to the Mediterranean Coast in less than 100 hours a challenge known in cycling circles as “The Raid Pyrenean”. The raid takes in 18 major “Cols” many over which are categorised climbs in the “Tour de France”. Fewer than 5000 people have successfully completed this since the early 1960’s.
Steve described the journey as “long and arduous”. During the ride they climbed in excess of 24000 feet much of which was at inclines of 12% or greater. During the 4 days they both suffered from heat stroke and sickness and both suffered major mechanical problems. Gareth said “We soldiered on with a true British grit and determination despite serious saddle sores and temperatures in the mid 30’s”. Above all Steve said “we could not have done this without our support team, The Soigneurs, Jacqueline, my sister, and Jacko, (ex Herts PC Mick Jackson), to them we will be eternally grateful. Thank you to all from the Constabulary who gave their wishes and sponsored us. We have raised over £2300 for a great cause.
We would like to say a big congratulations to Steve and Gareth for completing this amazing challenge and for raising such a fantastic amount!
Blue Boys Walk – 31st May 2009
Gerald Sims organised the first annual Blue Boys Walk on 31st May 2009. The walk was a 10 mile round trip to and from the Waterside rest Goytre Wharf via Folly Pontypool Park. The 80 walkers had beautiful weather and
everyone enjoyed the day. There were various other fundraising events taking place over the weekend and around 1000 people attended.
Gerald enjoyed it so much that he has already started thinking about next year; the Blue Boys Walk 2010 will be on Sunday 30th May.
Carrie Fitton
A huge thank you to Carrie Fitton and her friends who organised a brilliant dancing event on Saturday the 29th August. The event was really well attended and everyone had a great time. Carrie has raised over £2,000 so a fantastic effort – thank you!
George Armitage
George Armitage set himself a mammoth challenge for June 2009 he decided to kayak the Thames, cycle in the London to Brighton cycle ride and complete a cross channel kayak in 5 hours 32 mins. Luckily George made it back in one piece and has managed to raise a fantastic £1,500 – well done!
Joanne Wilson
Joanne Wilson took part in a 5k race in June managing her best time ever of 35 minutes! A big thank you to Joanne for taking part to support The Prostate Cancer Charity.
James Spencer
James Spencer took part in the Original Source Mountain Mayhem, the UK's toughest mountain bike endurance event in June. James had to cover 105,350 miles during the 24-hour race.
The event, held at Eastnor Castle, Deer Park, Ledbury, saw 2,351 riders compete across the nine-mile circuit in teams of up to ten or as solo riders, while a 15,000 strong crowd of spectators stormed the grounds to cheer the riders on through the mud.
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