CHARITY CORNER
GAINSBOROUGH CABBIES WANT PINK TAXI FOR CHARITY
Your help is needed for one local taxi firm to fulfil a colourful ambition to spray a cab pink for charity. Diamond Cabs in Gainsborough is look- ing for donations and ideas to raise enough cash to re-spray a taxi. The newly-pink car will then be driven with profits donated to Cancer Research UK. The taxi firm’s bosses say they chose a cause that
is very
close to their hearts. “A few of our staff have been touched by cancer and it’s such an awful disease that effects everyone, so we wanted to do something a little bit
different to help out and raise money,” Diamond Cabs man- ager
Julie
Sanderson-Cole told the Gainsborough Standard. She continued: “We
chose pink because of the colour’s associ- ation with various cancer charities and because it would draw people’s attention to the cause and get more support.”
But Diamond Cabs has quite a long way to go before the firm can have its pink char- ity taxi. Julie said: “We would welcome any dona- tions or ideas for sponsorship -
the
Jamie Addison, Michael Winder, Jamle Harding-Hubbard and David Sanderson-Cole
chaps that would be driving the car are even willing to wear pink polo shirts.” Julie added: “It would just be amazing to be able to give some- thing back, so please get in touch and get involved.” If you can help Dia- mond Cabs then contact
Julie on
07899 095076 or you can also call 01427 679020.
AWE INSPIRING SKYDIVE WORLD RECORD BY 70-YEAR-OLD FUNDRAISER
Picture courtesy of the Bristol Post
Donations to:
www.southendtaxidriverscharityfund.co.uk
Just five miles to go!
A daredevil 70-year- old has set a world record by throwing himself out of a plane more than five miles above the Earth. Ray Woodcock, from Eastwood,
reached
180mph as he plum- meted back to the ground in just two min- utes. The stunt, which was modelled on the mili- tary’s high-altitude, low opening (HALO) training jumps, makes him the oldest person
PAGE 46 Thumbs up from Ray Woodcock
to complete a tandem skydive from 30,000 feet. It comes just a month after Austrian Felix Baumgartner set
a new record for the world’s highest freefall at 128,100 feet. According to the Southend Echo, Ray
experienced tempera- tures of minus 40C when he jumped out of the plane above Ten- nessee in America. He performed the stunt to raise money for the Southend Taxi Drivers’ charity fund for chil- dren. However, it was not the first time he has put his body on the line for a good cause. Over the past seven years, he has scaled three erupting volca- noes, driven a sled 250km across the frozen Arctic wastes and trekked through America’s Death Val- ley to raise money. Ray said the fundrais- ing bug bit him as soon as he took on his first challenge - climb- ing Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa - in 2005. He said: “I have done one or so every year since then. I try to make it as interesting as possible.” To support Ray’s fundraising, visit the website highlighted in the picture.
Children from Woodstock School, Henbury, who were treated to a trip to Puxton Park
manager Emily
Lenthall with a team of 14 drivers from the firm giving their time for free, decorating their cabs with bal- loons. Bosses at Puxton Park also stepped in to help,
giving the
youngsters a tour of the park and the chance to meet the animals, a visit
to
Santa’s grotto, snacks and time in the cen- tre’s play barn. Up until five years ago Bristol City Council used to support an annual Christmas trip for
children to Weston- super-Mare, but it was scrapped due to cost cuts. Mrs Lenthall decided to revive the trip to ensure children from the city had a Christ- mas day out
to
remember. She told the Bristol Post: “I
thought would be a great treat it disadvantaged
for children with emo- tional, social and behavioural difficul- ties. Head of pastoral care at the school, Julie Pester, said: “We told the children about the trip and they were so excited and they have been talking about it in the classroom. “A massive thank you must go to everyone who has given their time and put in effort to make the day a real success.” Yellow Cabs driver, Shane Lee, said: “The children were so excit- ed and it was lovely to see.” The youngsters met the mayor and may- oress of Weston, Dave and Carol Hitchins. Mr Hitchin said: “After all this time it is great to see the trip revived and coming back to Weston-super-Mare. “It is great to see the children having such fun.”
PHTM JANUARY 2013
IN BRISTOL – ALL THE FUN OF THE FARE
Youngsters from a Bristol school enjoyed a Christmas treat to an adventure park - thanks to the help of a team of kind-hearted taxi drivers from the city. Fifty four excited stu- dents from Woodstock School,
Henbury,
jumped into a proces- sion of taxis supplied by Yellow Cabs Bristol for a day trip to Puxton Park in Weston-super- Mare. The day was organ- ised by taxi
firm
for the children and the owners of the firm. Dramdeep and Ram- chanra Taylor were more than happy to help. A massive thanks needs to go to everyone who helped make it happen, including the con- trollers and the drivers who have given their time.” Students at the school said the outing was a great way to get into the Christmas spirit. Woodstock School specialises in caring
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