Recent Events
Louise and Max's Run
We are so very grateful to Louise Werner and her son Max, who have just completed a 10 mile run on 26th November. 2020
They have been training hard for a run to support Noreen's Kids in Houston in Texas. They completed their run which involved both of them and the dogs!
They think they have raised nearly £300 and of course this is particularly welcome and valuable to us at the moment when organising fund-raisers under Covid restrictions is so very challenging.
This is the time when we need support more than ever, with a cold winter and Christmas coming up. We want to let the families, with whom we are involved, know how important they are to us. We will be organising presents for as many families as we can reach . We also plan to distribute extra firewood to poor families who struggle to afford enough wood to heat their homes.
They have been training hard for a run to support Noreen's Kids in Houston in Texas. They completed their run which involved both of them and the dogs!
They think they have raised nearly £300 and of course this is particularly welcome and valuable to us at the moment when organising fund-raisers under Covid restrictions is so very challenging.
This is the time when we need support more than ever, with a cold winter and Christmas coming up. We want to let the families, with whom we are involved, know how important they are to us. We will be organising presents for as many families as we can reach . We also plan to distribute extra firewood to poor families who struggle to afford enough wood to heat their homes.
Thanks guys and of course Irwin and Wizard - the dogs !
Burns Night 2020.
Burns night was a big success. We were completely booked with over a hundred guests, it was a great atmosphere - we are so grateful to everyone who helped the evening go with a swing. Particular thanks to everyone who prepared the "Neeps and Tatties" and the Haggises plus the delicious trifles. The music was superb so many thanks to MoCairde, the band, and the callers who have supported us in so many events
The amount of money raised through the evening, thanks to some very generous donations was the most we have ever raised from a Burns Night.
Many, many thanks to everyone who supported us .
We had already booked next years event at the Town Hall in Hungerford on 23rd January 2021, but sadly because of Covid this has had to be cancelled!
If anyone felt like giving a donation instead of their ticket we would of course be very grateful!
The amount of money raised through the evening, thanks to some very generous donations was the most we have ever raised from a Burns Night.
Many, many thanks to everyone who supported us .
We had already booked next years event at the Town Hall in Hungerford on 23rd January 2021, but sadly because of Covid this has had to be cancelled!
If anyone felt like giving a donation instead of their ticket we would of course be very grateful!
Andy's Stunning run for Noreen's Kids
On the 30th November after a gruelling 57 hour run Andy eventually completed the 170 UTMB Oman event running through the highest mountains in the middle east( up to 3000 m ).
He started really well and was running 21st at about the halfway mark . However someone had removed a sign and as a result he followed the wrong course for about an hour down the mountain until he was stopped by an official who told him he was on the wrong track. Back up the mountain he rejoined the 170k race well behind. He was determined to finish and pressed on through another night and up Jebel Sham, the highest mountain, in pitch dark . Eventually he reached the last feed station 10 K before the finish, by this time, he was really suffering with his feet and kept falling over. The lovely Omani officials ran with him over the final leg to make sure he crossed the line before the cut-off time . When he crossed the line, he was one of the 31 who actually reached the finish out of 88 starters. We are so proud of this courageous effort for Noreen's Kids and his sponsorship means, when the Gift Aid is collected, that we will have raised around £3000 . Thank you to everyone who sponsored him and thanks Andy. (He is to be moved up the order because of the earlier misdirection, and best of all gets a "free" entry into the UTMB at Chamonix in autumn this year ) There's still time to sponsor him! |
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Cromwell Singers Concert
The Croft Hall was packed for a superb concert from the Cromwell Singers .
An evening of seasonal music was enjoyed by everybody and the canapé's and a glass of wine went down a treat in the interval.
Robin Dunn gave a short talk about the work of the charity and the evening ended with the raffle being drawn. Many of the prizes came from the choir themselves - we are so grateful for the hard work they put in to making this such a wonderful evening and for their support of Noreen's Kids .
Thanks as always to all who helped with the food the publicity and everyone who supported us.
We raised over £1000 for Noreen's Kids
An evening of seasonal music was enjoyed by everybody and the canapé's and a glass of wine went down a treat in the interval.
Robin Dunn gave a short talk about the work of the charity and the evening ended with the raffle being drawn. Many of the prizes came from the choir themselves - we are so grateful for the hard work they put in to making this such a wonderful evening and for their support of Noreen's Kids .
Thanks as always to all who helped with the food the publicity and everyone who supported us.
We raised over £1000 for Noreen's Kids
