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Walkers help raise charity cash
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he St David’s Foundation will receive a cash injection of more than £700 from IT specialists XMA, thanks to staff from its Wales office (pictured above) who completed the Severn Bridge Walk in May, in aid of the hospice at home care provider. Staff at XMA Wales, based in Cwmbran, enlisted the support of friends, family and neighbours in their first fundraising feat as part of a year-long commitment to St David’s Foundation. They were among 150 people, including MCL editor Jo Barnes and her family, who took part in the event. XMA Wales manager and fundraiser
Julie Penhallurick said: “This is the first year XMA has run a company scheme nominating one charity to benefit from our fundraising activity, and it was a unanimous decision to support St David’s Foundation. It’s such a worthy cause and right on our doorstep.” As part of the new Charity of the
Year initiative, XMA invites its staff to select a charity close to their hearts, which all company-backed fundraising will support. All money raised by staff is matched in company donations. Julie said: “We all had a great time on the walk and look forward to more activities in the future for the benefit of the charity.”
Kris Broome, of St David’s Foundation, said: “We’re delighted to have forged this valuable new relationship with XMA. We’re also very pleased to know the staff had such a great time.”
XMA’s partnership with the hospice is part of an ongoing commitment to Wales.
Monmouthshire student raised almost £1,000 towards a school trip to South Africa by delivering fruit
and veg to local residents. Haydn Smith, 14, of Goytre, delivers
fruit, veg, potatoes and eggs to around 30 customers in the village each week in his quest to raise £2,400 for the three-week expedition in July 2012. The King Henry VIII Comprehensive
pupil set up Haydn’s Home Deliveries in November and has become so popular he has expanded his service to sell salad packs. The budding entrepreneur takes orders
from residents by phone and then orders the produce from a local wholesaler before making his deliveries on a Saturday, either with the help of his parents driving him to each house or by using a wheelbarrow. His efforts don’t stop there as Haydn
can regularly be seen at fetes manning stalls, which have included a coconut shy and rugby-themed stall he built with the help of brother, Charlie, 11. “I was only planning to do it for
Christmas but it was such a success that I decided to carry on and have so far raised £985,” explained Haydn.
Duke of Kent in flying visit to Beachley Barracks
Riflemen at Beachley Barracks near Chepstow welcomed a Royal visitor recently as the Duke of Kent, flew in by Royal helicopter to open a garden in memory of the eight Riflemen who lost their lives fighting in Afghanistan on the battalion’s first tour of duty. The Duke of Kent, who is the Queen’s
first cousin, is also the Royal Chief of the First Battalion ( 1 Rifles). He met with the wives, children and families of soldiers currently serving in Afghanistan and also took part in a demonstration of equipment before officially opening the memorial garden. The visit was especially poignant, as
just hours before he arrived, the Ministry of Defence had released the news that a second soldier from 1 Rifles had been killed in Nahr-e-Saraj (South) district of Helmand Province in the battalion’s second tour.
Major Alex Price met with the Duke
of Kent and explained to him about the 1 Rifles wristband appeal, Swift and Bold, which was set up to raise money for the families and children of soldiers who are killed or seriously injured while serving their country. The Swift and
Bold wristband appeal has already raised over £32,850, and to learn more about the appeal visit
www.swiftandbold.org
Book reveals hidden secret
A new book has brought Tintern centre stage in a real-life drama spanning more than 500 years.
The book, titled The Hidden Chapter, written by Joy Hancox, reveals that St Michael’s Church in Tintern may harbour secrets which could blow apart conventional wisdom on the inspiration of the Shakespearian catalogue of plays and other works.
St Michael’s Church has been the subject of archaeological investigation and intensive ground-penetrating radar surveys. As a result, unique units of measurement found in the theatre
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drawings in John Byrom’s collection have been found to be replicated in both the church and churchyard and suggest a strong correlation between certain sites in London and St Michael’s. Intriguing anomalies in certain burial sites outside and within the church, together with strong symbols of Freemasonry, hint at hidden mysteries, which have been protected by powerful figures for centuries.
The Hidden Chapter: An Investigation into the Custody of Lost Knowledge is now available in hardcover.
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