Monmouth Raft Race is ready to welcome crews from across the UK
Guy’s Pedal Against dementia
Room on top? Last year award winning raft Henson’s Heroes
INTREPID teams are preparing to converge from throughout Wales and across the UK for the 53rd staging of the annual Monmouth Raft Race with entries well past the half way mark. The River Wye event, which is arranged and staged by the Rotary Club of Monmouth, has attracted home- made raft entries from as far afield as Warwickshire, Stafford, Wiltshire and Cardiff. This years’ Monmouth Raft Race event, which is on Sunday, September 2, will once again see teams of between four and ten rafters paddle rafts they have designed and built themselves in the weeks before the event, the 6.5 miles downriver from Monmouth to Whitebrook. The main sponsors for the Monmouth Raft Race event is again be David Wilson Homes, who are building the new housing development at Kings Wood Gate in Monmouth and also Mandarin Stone. Siltbuster Ltd of Monmouth, Harrison Clark Rickerby’s solicitors from Ross on Wye, and Jolly Clothing of
Monmouth, have each agreed to sponsor an award. The Rotary Club of Monmouth has several more awards and would welcome an approach from any other organisation willing to become an Award Sponsor. Please e mail Rotarian Norman Williams at
monmouthrotaryclub@gmail.com for details. By covering the organisational costs through corporate sponsorship, the Rotary Club of Monmouth is able to make a larger donation to charity. The principal beneficiary of this years’ raft race will again be St David’s Hospice Care. Last year the event raised £19,034 with £14,276 of that total being donated to St David’s Hospice Care with the rest, £4,759 going to other designated Rotary Club of Monmouth charities. For full details about the Monmouth Raft Race please visit www.
monmouthraftrace.com or call raft race co-ordinators Rotarian Norman Williams on 01291 680016, or Kris Broome at St David’s Hospice Care on 01633 851051.
Local hairdresser Guy Christian along with friends Matthew Powell, Charles Dyer and Gareth Aynge recently took on an enormous cycling challenge in support of people living with dementia. The four set off on their way heading from London to Calais on their 355 mile adventure. Taking on a massive 80-95 miles every day, with every push on their pedals helping to raise funds for people living with dementia here in Wales. To date they have raised an incredible £11,348.00 with donations still coming in. Prior to signing up to the challenge Guy hadn’t been on a bike in years and never thought that he could take on something as big as this. As well as supporting people in need Guy wanted to show his children that anything is possible. Salon Owner Guy said “Anyone who’s been affected by dementia will know what a cruel condition this is. Some say
the family and friends experience just as much as the person with dementia because of the amount of care required as the condition advances. “My Dad was lucky to have my Mum to look after him for as long as she could and he was then lucky enough to go into a care home where the staff were kind, patient and understanding, not just of his condition, but what my Mum was going through. Cheryl George, Alzheimer’s Society Cymru Community Fundraiser for South East Wales said: “We are extremely grateful to Guy and his fellow riders for taking on this enormous challenge to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society Cymru. You can still donate to Guy’s challenge here:
https://www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/guychristian If you would like to find out about how you can make a difference then get in touch
claire.carwardine@alzheimers.
org.uk or call 029 2047 5572
Funding helps transform Newport school’s outdoor learning space
Children from East Newport are set to benefit for years to come after a funding grant has allowed Alway Primary School’s indoor and outdoor learning space to be transformed. The £10,000 funding from renewable energy company, Pennant Walters, has allowed the school to build an integrated indoor and outdoor area which, through bringing learning to life, will allow pupils to develop key skills. Mr Richard Hughes, Headteacher at Alway Primary School explains:
“Our
Headteacher Richard Hughes with Pennant Walters Managing Director, Dale Hart and pupils enjoying the learning environment
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teachers understand and are committed to enabling children to learn in a high- quality learning environment but, unfortunately, as a school situated within a Communities First area, we have a very limited budget. “A good few years ago we identified the opportunities an integrated indoor and outdoor learning space would bring to our children and when we found out that we had been successful
in our application to Pennant Walters Community Fund we were thrilled.” In developing the area, staff and pupils worked together and visited a number of other schools with established high- quality learning environments, whilst engaging with a specialist company which had experience of developing outdoor equipment for schools. Richard continued:
“We wanted our
children to be involved with the development of the area and this in itself was a fantastic exercise in making choices and developing skills in team- building and risk taking.” Pennant Walters managing director, Dale Hart, was also a former pupil of Alway Primary School and said: “We are delighted to provide this funding to Alway Primary which will benefit their 400 pupils each year, for years to come. It is also rewarding to be able give something back to the school that provided part of my education.”
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