Last Tuesday is a day that I’ll remember forever. I had the greatest pleasure of enjoying a coffee with World Footballing Legend Paul Gascoigne! Paul had generously offered to help my fundraising for Lupus by signing a portrait by Wendy Mallas. Every time I see one of Wendy’s paintings I say it is the best [...]
Our fundraising total is in and we still can’t believe it! We have raised an astonishing £7000.00. We would just like to take another opportunity here to thank some amazing people who have played a fundamental role in helping to achieve this total. Firstly, we would like to mention our amazing family and friends who [...]
Race Weekend: The weekend started at 6am. Excited and nervous we packed up Bostin and sent him on his holidays – London is no fun for a very inquisitive Labrador. We made our way into Hednesford, where team Hibbsy were tucking into a hearty breakfast at the local cafe, while we’d eaten porridge. The train [...]
When deciding on another challenge, I thought I needed to go that extra mile, in fact 1000 miles! My 1000 Mile Challenge commences with the Virgin London Marathon 2010. Then throughout the following year, I intend to keep on running! I aim to complete this mammoth challenge crossing the finishing line in the Virgin London [...]
It feels like only 5 minutes since the prospect of running 5k, never mind raising £5000, seemed nigh on impossible but with the help of Team Hibbsy and the support of Cannock folk, yesterday saw the total fundraising for the marathon fund hit a whopping £5000. The usual gang, now joined by my cousin Shell [...]
Last night saw us hold our latest Lupus fundraiser with a Curry Night at Cannock’s Padma Lounge. Over 60 guests turned out to support us and enjoyed some fantastic cuisine whilst being entertained by Spoz. I am proud to announce we raised a fantastic £815 for Lupus West Midlands! All of the money raised will [...]
Today saw us complete our biggest run so far, 10 miles! As you can see from the picture the route took us around parts of Cannock Chase, ‘An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’, not sure we shared that same thought for two hours this morning though! We set off at a fantastic pace and managed [...]
It is a great feeling when someone comes up to you and says “how do I donate?”. Well it’s really simple thanks to JustGiving. There are many ‘Sponsor me’ links on this site which will take you to our secure sponsor page. LUPUS UK gets your money straight away and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, [...]
