The Brookes Family stayed at the flat in November while their son (Ollie) was undergoing intensive treatment. Very kindly Terry (Dad) and two friends Jimmy & Ian are raising funds for us and two other charities by taking part in The Nijmegen Four Day Marches.

Terry, Jimmy and Ian are currently marching up to 50 kilometres a day. All being R.E.M.E veterans, we know that they will have the mindset and drive to complete their task.

Day 1

Day one done, with no major damage to us that would prevent us from reaching the start line tomorrow. Let’s see what tomorrow brings.

It is rather warm, hoping for a thunderstorm or two tomorrow 🙈🙈. There are houses that have sprinklers set up sprinkling the road for the marchers to walk through, which helps 👍👍

If you would like to support this gallant effort and keep up with their progress, please follow the link below.

https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/the-nijmegen-four-days-marches

Day 2

Yesterdays update can only come this morning, as we needed to firstly know how one of the team was faring after two gruelling days. Unfortunately Ian isn’t able to start day three as the last two days have taken there toll. It was a valiant effort. Onwards and upwards, Jimmy and l will be starting day three on what is known as the seven hills of Groesbeek’.

Ian we wish you all the best and hope that you’ve been able to rest up.

Day 3

The seven hills of Groesbeek have now been dispatched. With 75 miles completed, tomorrows 25 miles should hopefully be a formality. Best of luck chaps!

Celebrating with a well earned beer

Day 4

After 4 days, that was such a beautiful sight to see! Thank you everybody for your messages of support. More to follow…..

After a beer or two to celebrate our completion of the Nijmegen Marches, we have decided to leave the donation site running for another month at least. There are so many that have, if not actually pledged. Certainly implied that they wish to donate to our charities. So by keeping the give as you live page open it will give those people the ability to keep to their word. The physical challenge may now have been completed, but now starts the serious challenge of reaching our target.
There are so many people that have helped us along the way that we need to thank, over and above all that have already donated. We will do this in our final update.

On Thursday 29^th June we held a fashion show at The Dell Centre Ashtead.

Thank you to everyone that bought tickets we hope that you enjoyed the show and bagged some bargains!

Elaine was our lovely compare and Mary, Julie Joanne and Lynn modelled. Ellie was behind the scenes keeping us novice models in check and on schedule!

After the show there was time to browse through the rails and purchase some lovely item of clothing at discounted prices.

We raised a fantastic total of £806.18

An excellent total and a fun evening.

Thank you to all those that attended and showing your support.

We know that our flat is appreciated but it is always nice to have this confirmed.

The Brookes Family stayed at the flat in November while their son (Ollie) was undergoing intensive treatment. Very kindly Terry (Dad) and two friends Jimmy & Ian are raising funds for us and two other charities by taking part in The Nijmegen Four Day Marches.

Taking place in July over four days, Terry, Jimmy and Ian will march up to 50 kilometres a day. All being R.E.M.E veterans, we know that they will have the mindset and drive to complete their task.

Ollie is doing well and according to Dad is an unbelievable young chap! We like to think that helping the family to stay together during Ollie’s long stay in hospital has contributed to his recovery and improved the mental state of Mum & Dad. As we all know family is so important.

Good luck guys. We know that the training is well under way, and we hope that it continues to go well.

If you would like to support this gallant effort and keep up with their progress, please follow the link below.

https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/the-nijmegen-four-days-marches

On 9th April Ellen and Betty took part in the Windsor 50km ultra marathon, consisting of walking, jogging and running to the finish line.

They completed it in 9hours7mins and have smashed their original £500 target and raised £1,331 for Emmas Bubble Trust.

It was a fantastic event and organised through Action Challenge. For anyone interested in setting themselves a 2022 challenge for Emma’s Bubble Trust take a look at their website for more : https://www.actionchallenge.com