So by now you must have heard about the Skydive I am organising this year down in Salisbury - well with about 12 people now signed up and on their way to their targets, I am really happy to say that in less than 1 month, we will have jumped out of a plane across the beautiful plains of Salisbury, freefallen for 40 seconds from 10,000ft and then glided back down to earth, in tandem, to the envious (or not so) families & friends below.
So far, lots of friends have signed up and have been running their own fundraising events to reach their £500 target including:
- Becky, a Bristol friend who has been running a brilliant bi-weekly pub quiz at the Old England Pub in Montpelier, Bristol, with a beautiful homemade cake as the prize, a great selection of rounds (get yourselves a team down next time, its a great laugh!)
- Liz, who's parents organised and ran a superb quiz at their local pub in Dorset on Bank Holiday weekend last week, raising over £400 with their quiz, donations and raffle!!!
- Jon, who is running a superb Bingo night on a Monday night at the Waggon and Horses, Pinkneys Green in Maidenhead, Berkshire where you can win cash prizes and drinks, along with pride from getting a full house!
It is brilliant to think that everyone is organising their own events for the charity, but also getting lots of family and friends involved in making donations to reach their target. And even better, it is getting the word out about CF to those who perhaps haven't heard much about the disease in the past and hopefully drumming up support for the charity across the country.
Could always do with a few more divers though, so with a month to go, how about getting involved yourself!
So the Bank Holiday Treasure Hunt sold out to be a complete success, for the 3rd year running! With 15 teams getting involved, this year in Sonning, Berkshire, a total of £428 was raised on the day, between the treasure hunters donations and the raffle at the finishing post - a massive thanks to all of you who came along!
We had a wonderful day, put together by David & Vanessa (mum & dad) with Cryptic clues, treasure finding & picture hunting, riddles & local facts, a beautiful walk in the sunshine, through the picturesque village of Sonning, visiting the Bull Inn for a quick drink before heading through the Churchyard and onto the Thames Path. A quick pitstop at the cafe by the lock for an ice-cream, and off again on the hunt, finishing back at the Bull Inn for a raffle, announcement of the winning team and prizes!
The winning team, "The Six P***ed Dolls" did a brilliant job on all the rounds, with close second, "The Bristol Blasters" missing out by just a few points. The slides showing all the answers brought a grin to some faces and a look of distraught to others when realisation of either cleverness or stupidity set in!
With a few kind donations from the people of sonning during the day, and a sell out of raffle tickets, we raised a brilliant £428 to go to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust - the highest so far from one of the Treasure Hunts, and people enjoying it so much that some are already wondering how to sign up for next year, the Bank Holiday Treasure Hunt looks to be a great fundraiser for the charity for next year too!
Thanks again for all those who attended, all the teams, raffle ticket buyers, donated prizes, donations on route, The Bull Inn & the people of Sonning for making it such a wonderful, memorable day and hope to see you again next year!
Please keep an eye on the Maidenhead/Twyford Advertiser who also featured a great article this week on the Hunt, with a picture of lots of the Treasure Hunters starting off at the Wooden Bus Stop!
