Village Voice November 2013 11
Sponsored ride to Mablethorpe a cash hit DIRECTOR and founder of MeandDee Charity Maria Hanson was “absolutely overwhelmed” with the sponsored bike ride to Mablethorpe early in October. “Luckily, it was a lovely day,” she said, ”as the 30 riders set off at 6am from the Derby Conference Centre. Although the course was longer than we calculated, the first riders were in Mablethorpe by 1.15pm and the tail enders had arrived by 4pm.” After a quick shower and change it was off to ‘Tonics Bar’ to rehydrate! Unfortunately, rider Clive Beardsley had to abandon the trip when his bike was involved in a collision with a car. Luckily, he escaped without injury but the bike was left in a crumpled heap. Maria is still calculating the total receipts, but she hopes it will have made well in excess of £2,000. One Melbourne fund-raiser had single-handedly achieved sponsorship of £1,000. The cash will be going towards the charity project to provide a holiday home for families where time together is limited by serious illness. Maria said there were so many people to thank, including Y bcm designs, Anita Marbrow and Sandra Jackson as organisers, Harpurs Coaches, who supplied the bus to return the riders, and scores of helpers, riders and sponsors. And she is looking forward to doing it all again next year. A consumate fund-raiser, she is now working towards “Derby Fashion Day” on November 17.
■ MELBOURNE Civic Society members gathered together for the Autumn litter pick on a miserable Saturday morning in October. A dozen stalwarts, including two visitors from Willington, set off armed with their picking tongues and plastic bags targeting the litter in the hedgerows on the approach roads to Melbourne. The town centre is generally free from litter thanks to the attention it receives from the parish council lengthsman and a few caring residents. Pictured (l-r) are: Brian Budd, Paul Sturges, Barbara Simpson, David Calvert, John Sheppard, Alice Potter, Neil Wright, Gillian Owen, Claire Sturges and Barry Thomas.
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