TheLife Spencers in Race for Life
The Race for Life in Sheffield was a massive success for the girls from Spencers Estate Agents who raised over £400 and managed to get round in record personal best times, even in the blistering sunshine, with over 5,000 women and children running the race to raise money for Cancer Research. Most people,
unfortunately, have their own personal stories where cancer is involved and the run highlights how close to everyone’s hearts this charity is. Nicola Spencer and
Sally Potter from Spencers Estate Agents were up early for the 8am warm up with “Sexy Dan” in Sheffield City Centre which took place in front of the tallest building in Sheffield, the St Paul’s Tower, next to the Sheffield cheese grater car park, Nicola’s favourite City icon. The course, around Sheffield City sights, did have some
uphill struggles, but the girls felt proud with the achievement, “Sheffield being built on seven hills was never going to provide a level playing field,” said Nicola, “but the sense of satisfaction at the end was enormous, as neither of us are natural athletes! We will be back next year to beat our times again!”
Edinburgh’s finest back Libby’s bid
ESPC, sponsors of Scots Paralympic sprinter Libby Clegg has been busy creating a podcast of messages of support ahead of her fist race at the games next month.
The staff at the Edinburgh
Royal School for the Blind, players at Edinburgh Rugby, Scottish Athletics and ESPC colleagues, have recorded their messages to boost Libby as she enters the final phase of her preparation. Libby is currently
European champion for T12 100m and 200m, a 2008 Paralympic silver medallist and, with her personal best just 0.1 second off a world record in 100m, hopes are high for her at London 2012. Malcolm
Cannon, Chief Executive at ESPC said, “Once you have met Libby you cannot fail to be
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inspired by her enthusiasm, approach and determination to succeed. She has achieved so much in her mere 22 years and she has not let her disability keep her back. We’d like to give her a boost as she prepares for her shot at the medals.” Fiona Carr, Marketing &
Fundraising Manager of Edinburgh’s Royal Blind School added: “We are all so proud of Libby and all that she has achieved. Her determination and resolve has pushed her to the top of her sport and we are lucky to have been part of that very special journey. All the staff and pupils at the Royal Blind School will be cheering loudly as she goes for
gold in London.” The podcast can be
viewed at:
www.youtube.com/
watch?v=vbAdU_
nqSFY&feature=youtu. be&noredirect=1
20 hikers. 200 miles. 10 days. 1 aim.
Some of the bravest, fittest and most determined disabled people in the world aimed to reach the pinnacle of their prowess at the the Paralympic Games in London. At the same time, 203 miles away in Robin Hood’s Bay, a nervous, breathless but no-less- determined band of visually- impaired hikers crossed the finish line in their own challenge of a lifetime. That’s just a handful short of
the mileage they will have walked to get there - right across the country from coast to coast in just 10 days despite losing some or all of their sight to an incurable disease. Damage to the retina caused by the faulty genes behind Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) leads to a gradual loss of sight; first tunnel vision and night blindness and then difficulties with reading and seeing colours, sometimes combined with other symptoms such as profound deafness. But with
the help of fully-sighted friends – and the promise of a village pub at the end of each day – the group is determined not to let any obstacles stand in their way of raising vital cash to help find a cure. Most sighted walkers allow 12
days or more to complete Alfred Wainwright’s classic route between the shores of the Irish and the North Seas across three national parks. “Sadly the Paralympic
authorities have not yet seen fit to include the visually- impaired 200 mile trek for enthusiastic amateurs via country pubs on the official Games schedule,” said trekker Joe Churcher. “But we’ll consider ourselves
champions if we can raise the cash which means future generations will be able to enjoy the stunning vistas on this great route for all of their lives.”
www.justgiving.com/ Joe-Churcher l
www.thenegotiator.co.uk Robinson Jackson support Variety Club
Alan Robinson and his team at Robinson Jackson are celebrating the donation of its 26th Variety Club Sunshine Coach, with the Marlborough special needs school in Sidcup, Kent, the latest happy recipient. Alan Robinson, co-founder of
Robinson Jackson estate agents, said, “The fact that our support has enabled a Sunshine Coach to be donated to a special needs school every year for the last 26 years is something we are very proud of. I take nothing for granted; raising money so that young people can leave the confines of their schools and
explore the world takes a lot of effort and the Variety Club do a brilliant job. The schools that we have provided coaches for are fantastic – helping less- fortunate children lead a fulfilling school life.” Peter Stovold, executive
director at the Variety Club’s Golf Society, replied that, “Delivery of a coach like this doesn’t just happen. It takes a lot of hard work and generosity from people like Alan Robinson and all the members of the Golf Society. Good luck to Marlborough School - I can’t wait to see the pictures from their first outing.”
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