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TORBAY DRIVER BRAVES ARCTIC FOR CHARITY
living off food rations.” Gina
spent ten
A taxi driver from Tor- bay has raised a substantial sum for a dementia charity by undertaking a life- changing trip to the Arctic. Gina Lamont, of Brix- ham, raised £2,500 for the Alzheimer’s Socie- ty. She told the Torquay Herald and Express: “We flew to Stockholm,
then to
Ostersund and from there we ventured just inside the Arctic Circle. “With 11 others in the team, we spent three days building our own shelters in tempera- tures of minus 20 degrees Celsius and
months raising money to take part in the challenge. She sold items at car boot sales, wrote letters and received dona- tions from Brixham residents on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Socie- ty. She said: “Alzheimer’s Society is particularly close to my heart as my father lived with dementia for ten years before he passed away in 2008. “My aim was to raise £2,000 which I man- aged to exceed and I gave the Alzheimer’s Society a cheque for £2,500. “I cannot thank the people of Brixham enough for their gen- erosity and support.
“I can honestly say the Palm FM Arctic Chal- lenge has been a life-changing experi- ence and I have come back a different per- son.” Alzheimer’s Society community fundraiser Laura Smith said: “It’s wonderful to see how this experience has changed Gina’s life for the better. And now the money Gina has raised will also help improve the lives of others as it will help fund our services for people affected by dementia. “I would like to thank Gina for her incredible effort and support and wish her all the best in her next adventure,” said a spokesperson from the Alzheimer’s Society.
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Club have got on board with Weyline Taxis,
they
Weyline’s Ian Ferguson and Kevin Leatham with the players. Pic courtesy of Chris Davis
agreed to sponsor the club and the second team shorts, training top and match shirts. A club spokesman told the Dorset Echo: “We would like to thank Ian Ferguson and everybody at Weyline for their spon- sorship and support of the club.”
MANCHESTER FIRM’S 20P DONATION FOR EVERY FARE
A taxi firm is pledging 20p from every book- ing to charity. Manchester
based in the city cen- tre, hopes to raise cash for Hospitality Action. The trade char- ity supports people working in the hospi-
Cars,
tality industry, helping them through life problems such as ill- ness, poverty or isolation. The private hire drivers are collecting the money as part of Hos- pitality Action Week. Les Gunn, marketing
manager at Manches- ter Cars, said: “Every week, we transport hundreds of staff to and from numerous city centre hotels, bars, restaurants and clubs. We hope that we will be able to hand over a sizeable donation.”
LIVERPOOL CABBIE’S CHARITY TREK FOR ARMED FORCES
A Falklands veteran is to do five marathons in five days to raise money for the Armed Forces. Cab driver Allan Roberts, 47, will trek just over 130 miles
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Devon to Wiltshire later this month with his wife Rona, 44, and Paul Parker. Allan, from Orrell Park, joined the Royal Navy at 16 and was the youngest member on board HMS Invincible. He served in the Falk- lands and in the Gulf War. Allan told how he hopes to raise hun- dreds for the Veterans Charity having com- pleted the gruelling Forces March. “I spent 11 years in the Royal Navy but I’ve been a taxi driver for more than 20 years now.
Paul Parker, Rona Roberts and Allan Roberts on a training day in North Wales
“I don’t know what I’ve let myself in for. I am nervous but also really excited. “I was a flabby cabbie but I’ve lost loads of weight doing this, about four stone since we started training in October. “Hopefully people will come forward and sponsor us because it is all for a very worthy cause.” The Forces March, which started on May 22, was open to veter- ans, armed forces
personnel and those in the emergency serv- ices. It is described as one of
the UK’s top
endurance events. Allan admitted: “We haven’t done the march before but we have heard how tough a challenge it can be.” Warmer Energy Serv- ices in Kirkby has provided a minibus to transport them to the five different stages in the march. Cab firm Davy Liver will cover the group’s fuel costs.
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