Team Hibbsy enjoyed another fabulous day raising awareness and funds in Cannock Shopping Centre during Cannock Carnival today. We held a tombola stall and as you can see from the picture we had a great time. We met and chatted to lots of people with Lupus and spread the word to those who had never [...]
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 [...]
I think I was 6 the last time I cried but right now I don’t mind telling you I can’t stop! Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine we would raise this amount of money. I promised the West Midlands Lupus Group I would raise £850 as part of my London Marathon Golden [...]
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 [...]
I have just come back from collecting our Virgin London Marathon running vests from the printers. I am delighted with how they look!! Thank you to ES-Print from Hednesford. We are now 53 days from race day and I won’t lie to you, training has been hard! Most days I haven’t been able to distinguish [...]
Cannock’s finest indian restaurant has agreed to hold a charity night in aid of our bid to raise funds for Lupus West Midlands. On Monday 22nd March 2010 the Padma Lounge will be host to 70 diners for a buffet indian menu – English food is available upon advanced request. Diners will be entertained by [...]
Another successful day was had in Cannock today where we raffled two love hampers for Valentine’s Day in aid of Lupus West Midlands. One of the luscious hampers was packed with a range of designer perfumes kindly donated by ’Kiss and Make up’ of Cannock. The other was a lover’s delight comprising of Thornton’s chocolates and [...]
This Saturday, 13th February, between 9am-12pm & 2pm-4pm we will be in Cannock Shopping Centre holding another raffle for Lupus West Midlands. Come along and join us as we raise awareness of Lupus. There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs which include a hamper of perfumes kindly donated by a local retailer and a [...]
Last night I received news that has changed the course of my training and what London 2010 holds for me. While enjoying a night out, an email arrived arrived explaining that unfortunately a member of the Lupus Golden Bonded Team had withdrawn their entry, which means that now, my wife Kate, who previously missed the [...]
