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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-style: italic;">In memory of Brian Bevan 1940-2010</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-style: italic; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></strong></span><br /><br /></span>I will be running 10km with a very good friend of mine, David Bevan and other friends in an event in Hastingwood on Sunday 3rd April and would really appreciate it if you could sponsor me.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Now, 10km for most people is "little challenge", but for Dave in particular (see pictures ) this is not the case...</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #666666;">The Bionic Leg Story<br /></span></span>Dave was run over in 2008 and broke (amongst other things) his leg. It was a major break resulting in him being airlifted to hospital and eventually transferred to a specialist hospital</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">For 48 hours it was "touch and go" whether Dave would survive the accident, let alone whether he would be able to walk or run again, but thankfully with a lot of physio he made it! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">During the recovery period, Dave's dad Brian, spent numerous hours driving him from Essex to Norfolk for operations and treatment. These shared experiences strengthened a Father and Son bond that had not always been present.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">In 2010 it was Dave's turn to be the "support act" as Brian </span><span style="font-size: small;">fought cancer and Dave became his Dad's voice of encouragement..<br /></span>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Brian lost his brave battle against bowel cancer on December 23rd, 2010, but not before Dave had promised him that he would raise money for this local hospice. During a mad moment a number of us agreed to join in, and raise as much as we can.<br /><br />Farleigh Hospice relies on donations to be able to continue to give people support and comfort in their final days, and I know the Bevan family were extremely grateful for what they were able to do for him.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The challenge for me personally is to prove a few things...</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">1. I can stay off the beers long enough to train for the event</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">2. Prove that us "bankers" are not all hard nosed and are prepared to do things for others</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">3. To see if I can complete the course in less than 50 minutes...45 minutes would be great.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">4. Set the bar and see if I can hit a half marathon later this year and then a full marathon next year (but promise the sponsorship is a one off)<br /></span></p>
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