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Nonetheless the sponsors were still willing to pay out and the enclosed cheque for £132.60 is the outcome.” Mrs Jackie Haggerty
• “Please find enclosed a cheque for £610.75.
This money is from Battle Abbey Preparatory School. A group of boys and girls aged 12 years and some of their parents took part in a sponsored bike ride at Rye in East Sussex. There were 20 keen and willing participants. Nearly £500 was raised by this event. In addition, the same children earned around £50 making and selling cakes at their school. The remainder of the money was made by pupils who were allowed in school without their uniform, for which they were charged £1 each.” Jackie Haggerty.
• The Battle to Lille bike ride took place on 19th to 22nd August and has raised £6,972 so far.
“Day 1 saw 27 novice cyclists, including James’ Dad, teachers and sub-contractors of Battle Abbey School, leaving a rainy Battle in East Sussex to cycle 42 miles on the first leg of their 149 mile journey to Lille in France. The first day saw a grazed knee, a live broadcast with BBC Sussex Radio and a cyclist who went the wrong way, all in a brilliant time of 4.5 hours. Surely this was going to be easy!! How wrong can you be.
than the day before. After cycling the 37 miles from St. Omer to Lille they then had to cycle the 37 miles back to camp again for a night on the same campsite before heading home on the support vehicles. At last the 149 miles was complete. The last night in France found some very relieved and sore novice cyclists thankful that they had achieved not only a personal goal but had raised funds for CRY in memory of James. All these cyclists had paid for their own expenses on the trip meaning that all monies raised would go towards this worthy cause. In fact on the last night in France, during a few drinks, the conversation turned to what to do next. Watch this space!!!” Jackie Haggerty. In Memory of Rachel Haigh & Jason Chew “In May 2010, my daughter Kira (age 11) and I completed a sponsored ‘Walk across Malta’ in memory of my two teens. Rachel Haigh died in 2001 aged 14 years and Jason Chew died in 2009 aged 17 years, both died suddenly in their sleep. Thank you for the continuing support you offer to families who have been devastated by these ‘sudden tragedies’.” Teresa Chew sent in £240. In Memory of Jennifer Wendy Hall We have received a donation of £1,050, in lieu of floral tributes, for the late Mrs Jennifer Wendy Hall. In Memory of Scott Hamilton “My son Scott died in his sleep at Massereene army barracks, Antrim. He served with the 38th Royal Engineers and was 22 when he died. His autopsy report concluded that although his death was undetermined the most likely cause of death was SADS. Scott was an extremely fit young man who played football for both his regiment and the corps of engineers. He was also signed as an amateur for Glentorn FC Belfast. At the time of his death he was also training for boxing with the regiment. Since his death on 11th February this year, money has been raised in Scott’s name for charity which so far has been donated to Help the Heroes. There are a lot of people asking about doing different things in Scott’s memory to raise money and awareness of SADS.” Mr D Hamilton sent in a donation of £200 from the first Scott Hamilton Memorial Football Competition held at the Billy Neill Soccer Centre in Dundonald. In Memory of John Hammond Michael Girling, Claire Hammond and Tamara Toner took part in the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2010 and raised £161.50.
After camping overnight in Folkestone, then boarding the ferry to Calais on Day 2, a cycle ride of 37 miles to the campsite in St. Omer was going to be a walk in the park. What wasn’t accounted for was 28 degree heat, several punctures, a change of route that took in numerous hills and competitive riders who wanted to get there first. Eventually after a gruelling 8 hours in the saddle everyone made it to camp. Nobody was looking forward to Day 3 but things always look better in the morning and the last leg was a whole lot better
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In Memory of Colin Haslingden “My father very sadly passed away on the 19th February this year at the age of eighty. His whole recreational life had been about playing and then watching any and all kinds of sport. He was an extremely good amateur footballer, cricketer and later on a very enthusiastic golfer. He lived a lot of his married life in Leeds and about nineteen years ago had a very serious heart attack which he not only came through but seemed to draw some strength from. Enclosed are a number of donations amounting to £391.20 which we hope will do a little good in helping the charity in all its wonderful work.” Scott Haslingden.
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