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PLYMOUTH DRIVER RAISING FUNDS FOR SCHOOL MINIBUS
A Plymouth taxi driver is spearheading a campaign to raise funds to buy a new minibus for a special school. Steve Cooper, who works for Crownhill Taxis, organised an evening of entertain- ment at Agaton Social
Club in Ernesettle, which raised £820 for Woodlands School’s appeal. The 47-year-old said: “I do a school run tak- ing a couple of children with special needs to the school. I was told about the minibus appeal and I
just wanted to get involved. “The old bus had to be taken off
the road
because it was so old. This appeal is to buy a new one.” Steve is also planning to run the Plymouth Half Marathon in aid of the school’s appeal.
LONDON TO GIBRALTAR RALLY IN AID OF CHRISTIES AND SAMM
BLACKPOOL DRIVERS PULLING TOGETHER FOR HEROES
Taxi drivers will show they are a force to be reckoned with when they take on a spon- sored vehicle pull for Armed Forces Week. Up to 14 drivers are preparing to prove their pulling power by hauling three red, white and blue taxis, weighing six tonnes, for six miles along the Promenade. The drivers are hoping local people will turn out to support them or even lend a hand dur- ing the event, which was to take take place from Blackpool Tower to the Pleasure Beach and back to the Ceno- taph on Sunday 1 July. They
are raising
money for charities for ex-servicemen. Steve Buckley, from Blackpool Licensed
Steve Buckley, Peter Kennerley, Les Hamer and Mark Sheehan
Picture Courtesy Blackpool Gazette
Taxi Association, told the Blackpool Gazette: “The whole taxi trade is involved. We are going bigger and better this year. It will be a hard slog but it’s worth it. We will have between ten to 14 drivers pulling and around 15 to 20 people collecting. “It’s for a good cause, to say thanks to the Armed Forces for what they are doing for us
around the world. “Last year we collected £2,400 and this year we are hoping to beat that.” The taxi pull is one of many events planned for Armed Forces Week. A service was to be held at the Fylde while St John’s Square was be a hive of activity during National Armed Forces Day on Satur- day, June 30.
MERCEDES-BENZ VITO 113 CDI
Key members of the group gather to discuss tactics for the rally
Shaun Wells and Nick Goulding of Club Class Travel
embarking on a gruel- ing
rally
are this
September in aid of The Christie Hospital and SAMM (Support After Murder and Manslaughter), a char- ity providing much needed support
for
victims of crime. Shaun has been undergoing treatment at Christies for cancer;
following Chemo and Radiotherapy treat- ment he is now getting back to work. Shaun and Nick and the team are undertak- ing this journey with the aim of raising £10,000. The rally will start from the set of Coronation Street, with the idea of more cars joining en route to London and the South, then heading toward the ferryport at
One of the intended rally cars JULY 2012 PHTM
Dover before crossing into France. From Paris the convoy intends to spend a night at the famous Mar Estang campsite, followed by a trek up into the Pyrenees towards Barcelona; then after a second camping stop, the final destination Gibraltar. They’re putting a meter in one of the vehicles, and running a competition: the per- son who guesses closest to the ‘fare’ from Manchester to Gib will win a prize. Donations can be made via Club Class Travel on 01606 46666; you can also get updates from the company’s website:
www.cctcharityrally.or g or text a donation under
the name SAMM33 to 70070.
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