Posts Tagged: Fun
Pedal power buys teen a trike seat
An engineer pedalled 240 miles from coast-to-coast to help buy a youngster with cerebral palsy a new trike seat.
Ken Wynn, an engineer from Rowlands Gill, cycled from Tynemouth to Workington and back to Tynemouth, travelling 240 miles and climbing 16,000ft.
His amazing 24-hour feat saw him raise £1,493 for The Chronicle’s Sunshine Fund as part of the Go Bananas appeal.
The money raised went towards buying Chester-le-Street teenager Rebecca Alderson a trike seat.
Now, she can enjoy days out and about with friends and ...
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Caroll’s Blog 9th October 2014
I HOPE you are enjoying October. The weather might be quite unseasonable, but it is definitely autumn.
What a lovely night we had at Fat Buddha this week to officially launch our 2015 Challenge to Petra, leaving on October 7, 2015.
There was lots of interest and lots of questions, from “What will the weather be like?” to “How will I raise the sponsorship money?” which the team from Skyline and the Sunshine Fund answered with confidence and the usual enthusiasm.
There are people ...
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Staff swim, cycle and run for Charlie
FINANCE experts turned triathletes raised the cash needed to help a little boy live life to the full.
Fenham lad Charlie Rath has Down’s Syndrome and is full of beans.
Now, thanks to a team from Newcastle firm Deloitte, he has a specialist trike to go out and play with his pals on.
The corporate finance company has chosen the Chronicle’s Sunshine Fund as its charity for the year.
Staff from the firm put themselves through the gruelling challenge of the London Triathlon and have ...
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Caroll’s Blog 2nd October 2014
Hi, so here we are in October, I can’t believe how warm it is, I hope you are still managing to make the most of the pleasant weather.
What can I say about our Down Toon Abbey Ball, it was a totally amazing night.
Thank you so much to everyone who helped from the Marriott staff, our sponsors, ITPS, Intu Eldon Square and Metro Centre, the Marriott Hotel, all our suppliers to our volunteers who helped us set up the room and fundraise ...
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Search begins for region’s most inspirational women
The search is on to find Tyneside’s most inspirational women.
The Glass Slipper Awards, which was officially launched at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead last week, will recognise outstanding women from the North East.
The Chronicle’s Sunshine Fund, the event organiser, is now calling on you to nominate the women who should be celebrated at our glittering awards ceremony on Friday February 27 at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead.
From women making a difference in the community to high-achievers in the world of business, we want ...
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Downtoon Abbey Ball
THE clock turned back almost a hundred years last night for The Chronicle Sunshine Fund's annual Sunflower Ball.
The Downtoon Abbey Ball saw Newcastle Marriott Hotel Gosforth Park taken back to the glamorous 1920s with guests sporting appropriate tuxedos and ball gowns. Guest enjoyed a sparkling wine reception followed by a three-course meal at the annual event for our fund, which has to date raised thousands of pounds to change the lives of children with disabilities in the North East.
There was also superb live entertainment, a disco and ...
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Caroll’s Blog 25th September 2014
Hi,
As autumn sets in it was lovely to see Downton Abbey back on our TV screens. We were all glued to it on Sunday as we put final preparations in place for our Down Toon Abbey Ball tomorrow night. With the final visit to the Marriott to confirm plans and do a final tasting I am confident it is going to be a fabulous evening.
Thank you to AB Wedding Cars, North Walbottle, for supplying a fabulous Vintage Car adding a touch ...
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Caroll’s Blog 11th September 2014
Hi, Julieanne here I’m standing in for Caroll whilst she is off Trekking China with five other ladies including ncjMedia journalists Rachel Wearmouth and Sarah Scott and Wendy Peffers from Gordon Brown Law Firm.
We have had lots of updates and pictures, the team are all ok and doing really well!
Please follow us on twitter to see how they are progressing @Sunshine_Fund and if you would like to make a donation please visit www.doitforcharity.com/carollp.
Good luck to the team on the rest of their ...
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Caroll’s Blog 14th August 2014
Hi folks, hope you have managed to dodge the showers this week.
One of my fellow China Trekkers showed me pictures of a previous China Trek trip where the steps look pretty tricky, uneven and downright dangerous in parts, therefore I have changed my training this week. Instead of doing long walks I have concentrated on steps. I did three half-hour sessions of walking up and down the steps at Collingwood Monument in Tynemouth which are quite steep, great for my leg ...
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Fundraisers Go Bananas to smash appeal target
A campaign to raise £25,000 for disabled children in a month smashed its target by £6,600.
The Sunshine Fund’s Go Bananas appeal in June raised £31,600 to buy special equipment.
Caroll Pattison, fund director, said: “From the smallest donation to the largest event, it has all gone together to make the appeal a huge success by raising a staggering £31,600 – way over our original £25,000 target.
“Our sponsors Irwin Mitchell Solicitors deserve a thank-you for supporting the appeal for the last two years, ...
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