CHARITY...
SWIFT GENEROSITY TO GREAT YARMOUTH CADETS
Yarmouth Mercury, cadets, based in Cob- holm, have been busy collecting loose change from pubs around the area to keep their boats in the water and the group would like to thank landlords and landladies for their generosity.
Cadets from TS Warrior in Great Yarmouth are now as mobile on the road as they are on the water thanks to a local taxi company. Com- manding officer David Down was delighted to receive the keys to a minibus donated by Swift Taxis of Yarmouth. The keys were handed over by manager Kevin Boyne. The minibus will be used to transport
cadets and staff to offi- cial duties, band fixtures as well as fun activities such as night exercises and camps. CO Down thanked Swift Taxis for the donation and Ace Services, who have donated free MoTs, Motor Facts who donated the service and D and H Signs who supplied the TS Warrior lettering.
According to the Great
The collection follows a donation from the Ocean Room in Gor- leston which went towards the cost of insurance and moor- ings costs. Youngsters between eight and 18 are wel- come to join the uniformed youth group based on the traditions and customs of the Royal Navy.
Cadets
learn seafaring skills along with self disci- pline, confidence and team building.
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DIABETES UK BENEFITS FROM CLINTON’S COMMITMENT
Clinton Peart last week completed the Great North Run for Charity. He is 52 years old and has been a taxi driver for 12 years. Before that he served in the British army.
As an aid to keeping fit
Clinton has run in vari- ous marathons over the years for a variety of charities. This year’s Great North Run half marathon was in aid of the chari- ty Diabetes UK, partly because some taxi
drivers are susceptible to diabetes and it is also a common illness amongst people of Asian and African descent.
On the previous Sun- day to the Great North Run, he ran the paras 10 mile cross country race, organised by the parachute regiment which raises money for Help for Heroes and the Airborne Forces charity.
Clinton prior to his Great North Run
He has currently raised £500 this time but any further dona- tions would be appreciated. Tel 07962 001039 or email
Clinton.Peart@
famail.net
CAB DRIVER TURNS SKYDIVER TO BOOST APPEAL
A taxi driver swapped cars for planes in a parachute jump at 15,000ft to raise money for the Pink Rose Appeal.
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Tim Grierson, 44, from Grimsby, raised £1,600 for the breast care unit at Grimsby’s Diana, Princess Of Wales Hospital, after he com- pleted a tandem parachute jump above Hibaldstow Airfield, in North Lincolnshire. Tim said he wanted to give something back to the staff in the breast care unit, where some of his close friends and relatives have been treated. He told the Grimsby Evening Telegraph: “The skydive was something I had want- ed to do for a long time and I thought it was now or never. “I thought it would be a good way of raising money for a worth- while cause. Close friends and family have been to the breast care unit and the treatment they received was second to none.”
Consultant breast surgeon Leslie Donaldson of the Pink Rose Appeal by the Breast Care Unit at Grimsby’s Hospital
Tim, who had never been in a plane before, said the skydive gave him a “real buzz”. He said: “It wasn’t as scary as I thought it would be, but when I first jumped out of the plane, I thought ‘What have I got myself into here.’
“The freefall was a bit disorientating, but when you are drifting down, it’s ok. The whole jump lasted for eight minutes and it’s a good view from up there - you can see the Humber Bridge and the M180.
“It was a very good
experience and I would do it again.” As reported, the Pink Rose Appeal was launched to raise funds for the hospital’s new Pink Rose Suite. The appeal was a great success and has continued in the form of the Pink Rose Fund. Tim, who works for Revells Taxis, was overwhelmed by the support he received from the public.
He said: “The response has been excellent. Of all the people I approached, only three people did- n’t sponsor me.”
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