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Good luck, Chris
Yep, I can see him.
Chris Cockburn is off to Africa in his bid to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and funds for CRY.
He’s already done a terrific job raising awareness; you can read about the challenge he’s taking on here http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/young-man-scale-mountain-raise-6414300 and here http://www.ealingtoday.co.uk/default.asp?section=info&page=eacrychris001.htm
If you know anyone who might be looking to offer sponsorship, Chris’s Justgiving page is at http://www.justgiving.com/christophercockburn and he’s only 40 quid off his target.
So good luck Chris, we hope you have a terrific experience with both the teaching and the climbing. Thanks for supporting CRY and Tom’s Fund.
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Louise and Ella
University student Ella Brown is tackling her first ever half-marathon next year in aid of Tom’s Fund and CRY.
Ella and her friend Louise Kirk will be taking part in the ‘Bath Half’ – the Bath half-marathon – in March 2014.
Ella, studying Ancient History at the University of Bristol, is a daughter of CRY patron Ben Brown. She said she hoped running in the event would encourage young people to be screened.
“I’ve never run anywhere except for a bus before so this is a pretty big challenge! We’re really hoping we can do everyone proud and complete it, as well as raising money for CRY. It’s a great charity providing invaluable support as well as research into cardiac conditions.
“My siblings have both been screened, and it was an incredibly easy and friendly experience that can give you such peace of mind.”
Anyone who wants to support Ella and Louise can do so via Virgin Money Giving at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/louiseandellarunthebathhalf
Read MoreHaving your cake – and reading with it!
Angelique, Jacky, Ruth, Simon, Vicky and Claire
Claire’s report: Cake and book lovers flocked to our latest sale in aid of Tom’s fund on Tuesday December 3rd. The sale – our 12th – was held at the BBC where I worked full time until March this year.
Start of the sale…
Hundreds of books had been donated and West London’s amateur bakers had been out in force too* – with the icing on the cake (as it were) going to these cupcakes decorated with books!
Yummy cupcakes
As ever these sales take a lot of effort – otherwise I would be organising them once a week! Hugest thanks go first to Ruth Akins who hosted the sale at the BBC and organised all the tables, setting up and teams of helpers. Others who played their part on the day were Vicky Pearson, Jacky Hems, Simon Wright, Sue Ellis, Angelique Halliburton, Lorna Donlan, Phill Thomas, Bridget Osborne, Sam Upton, Elspeth Morrison and Jane Kinghorn.
Lots of customers!
Thanks also go to former BBC colleagues – Annie Flury on Radio Five Live, Gillian Dear on Radio Four and the One Show for their contributions. We couldn’t do it without you!
So the grand total – yes I know you were wondering about that – was a wonderful £834 which will all go to funding screenings for young people in West London.
Keep your eyes on the site for the next sale which will probably be in the spring outside Munsons cafe in Ealing.
*Those bakers in full: Ruth Akins, Gina Bentley, Elin Hale, Faith Howells, Shona MacMillan, Alison Montgomery, Elspeth Morrison, Linda Panzer, Elizabeth Porter, Anne-Marie Reilly, Isabel Turner and Debbie Young.
Ruth, Jacky and Angelique on cakes
Angelique puts finishing touches to the cake stall
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“Oh *%!* I’m climbing a mountain”
“Seriously? You mean he’s going up there?”
Christopher Cockburn, quite heroically in our view, is taking on Mount Kilimanjaro.
The headline, taken from his own words, probably won’t be reproduced by the Ealing Gazette but it succinctly sums up his feelings.
We’re hugely grateful that Chris, who knew Tom well, is making the climb on behalf of Tom’s Fund and CRY in either January or February 2014.
He has a Justgiving page up and running at http://www.justgiving.com/christophercockburn
Please show your support for Chris by giving it a Facebook like, Tweeting it etc. If you know anyone who wants to donate, please point them in the direction of his page. He’s trying to raise £500 and, just as importantly, he’ll help to raise shedloads of awareness.
So thanks again Chris and good luck from me, Claire and Ellen!
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