7th May 2012

Burgess Hill 10k Completed in 1 hour 11 minutes! Was great fun despite the muddy/boggy course! We all enjoyed it very much & hope will help encourage a few pounds for the amazing Chestnut Tree House!

Thank you to everyone who has supported me on this run today & the Brighton Half marathon truly proud to have raised money & awareness for this home built upon love!! Thanks again everyone! Love Nikki xxxx @NikkiSalsa twitter xxxx

Well my 10k is tomorrow, Im ready for it now tho a tad nervous as never run in muddy conditions before! If all else fails I will turn it into a mud party! with my friends who are laso running it! tehee either way will complete it in the best time possible & with a smile upon my muddy face!! :-) Thanks for all your support everyone!! Photos will be posted here & on Facebook & twitter @NikkiSalsa Love Nikki xxx

30th April 2012

Hi everyone!! My Running No: 348

Just a little update for you My Sussex Living 10k is one week away, I am ready for it too, having been training at the Triangle Gym Continuing my Rosemary Conly Diet & Fitness Plan & running too. I have now lost 3 stone, & really feeling the benefits of good health & regular exercise.

Im hoping to raise more pounds for the amazing Chestnut Tree House by running the Sussex Living 10k, I have been promoting on facebook & Twitter in a hope to raise awareness for this great home built upon love! Do get behind me to help make a difference! Thank you so much love Nikki xxxxxx

11 March 2012

So pleased to tell you I have decided to run the Sussex Living 10k Burgess Hill race on bank Holiday Monday 7th May 2012. I hope by doing this will help increase awareness for The Chesnut Tree House & hopefully more £s!! Its a great cause & I love doing what I can to help the families, siblings & life limited children enjoy the precious time remaining in a home thats equiped with the most amazing medical equipment, fantastic staff across the board, a recipe that when mixed together, blends into a home build upon love in a non hospice like environment.

Thank you for reading & look forward to updating you with my progress!! Kind wishes Nikki xx

I am so very pleased to tell you I ran the Brighton Half Marathon in 2 hours 21minutes, I ran the whole way no walking at all :) with my friends Kevin Mottley & Corinne May! We had such a great time giggling & I never stopped talking throughout the 13.5 miles haha wahoo! Thank you for your kind donations it means so much to me & The wonderful Chestnut Tree House! xxx Thank you so very much! xxxxx

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00ntk3x This is my one of two radio interviews that took place on 21st February 2012 regarding my Brighton Half Marathon! :) xx

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150533085961442 this is the ITV Meridian Tonight News piece on my Brighton Half Marathon, weight loss & running! Hope you like it! xx

THANK YOU so much for your support & donation! xxxx

15 February - Not long now until my biggest fitness challenge ever! Running with me is my friend & PT Kev Mottley & my friend Corinne!

I will be in The Sun Newspaper on Monday 20th February under Nicki Waterman's Fitness Column, quite excited as had a lovely make over for this great story!

Saturday 11th February:- Visited the Chestnut Tree once again had coffee & chatted with the dedicated staff about the work done & about funding! A video was played made by the children of The Chestnut tree, moving, yet jovial under the circumstances, but then thats the Chestnut Tree!! Excelence in care! x

Today 7/2/12 I chatted with Allison Ferns on the BBC Sussex Radio at the Studio in Brighton about weight, health & how it effects you. #Dawn French says she misses her old self,.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00ndbnh

Today 1st february 2012 I reached my 2 stone & 7lbs Official weight loss Goal following Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness Plan! So happy 2012 is going to be my year, positive, healthy & happy!! xx thank you for your support!! xx

Good morning! Please listen to my chat with Neil Pringle on BBC Sussex radio. My interview is aprox 8.54am almost to the close of the show! Its regarding my weight loss & charity interests xx thank you xx Nikki xx

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00n56yc

http://www.freedom-leisure.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=1925&itemTitle=burgess+hill+woman+beats+bullies+and+weight+problem+with+help+from+the+triangle&section=25&sectionTitle=news

My Freedom Leisure write up about my weight loss journey thank you xx

Follow me on twitter @NikkiSalsa & Facebook LIKE page for daly updates on my fitness sessions, running progress & Day to day things.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nikkis-Brighton-Half-marathon-biggest-ever-fitness-challenge/216456788414601

The Brighton Half Marathon training day at The Seattle Hotel was fantastic i learnt a lot about running, body health & care, nutricion & met some amazing people! :) xx

ABOUT ME:-

This is the biggest fitness challenge I have ever embarked upon, having only in recent times taken up regular exercise following Rosemary Conley's Diet & Fitness plan, have lost 2 stone & 2lbs to date so my fitness has greatly improved!

I will be following a fantastic fitness plan with the help of my fabulous friends, PT's running buddies & fitness classes!

My reasons for wishing to support Chestnut Tree House is simple, Im a mummy! When reading up about Chestnut Tree House & what the dedicated staff do there, I just had to do this! The Children with life limited illness deserve to enjoy family time in a safe non hospice like place, The Chestnut Tree offers this with professional care in a "house built upon love" allowing families, siblings & parents alike to share precious moments with their children! xx

Here is some information:-

Chestnut Tree House is the only children's hospice in Sussex and cares for children and young adults from 0-19 years of age with progressive life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses from all over the county.

Only 9p from every £ is given from the government so 91p has to be raised by various fundrasing ways from people in & around Sussex.

Chestnut Tree House is more like a family home from home with 10 bedrooms to give families some comfort of "normality" in very difficult & painful times.

It costs 2 & 1/2 million pounds per year to keep this amazing place fully staffed & the community team able to do such an amazing job!

230 children & familes require Chestnut Tree House for respite care & around 300 families still receive care after the untimely bereavament of their loved ones!

Chestnut Tree House is placed in my heart & your donations will help me to help Chestnut Tree House continue doing their amazing work, if only in a small way!! Thank you so very much!

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

OFFLINE DONATIONS:-

Joan Finney £12 10/10/11 Thank you xx

Jenny frm Kevin Mottleys Circuits class £3 13/10/11 xx

Neil M Scarborough Bolyens NC :) £40 Sat 22nd Oct 2011

Val Knee operation Princess Royal £5 Sun 6th Nov 2011

Simon Furber BBC Sussex Radio £5 Tuesday 15/11/2011

mavis Bailey Mum in Law £10 25/12/2011 xx

Terri Witham £3 Kevin Mottley Kev's Winning Fitness

David Stacey £5 Kevin Mottley Kev's Winning Fitness

Jenny Stacey £5 Kevin Mottley Kev's Winning Fitness

Dan Kerwood £20 Kevin Mottley Kev's Winning Fitness

Steve Crampin £20 Kathy Bailey Father in law

Tom Holroyd £5 Kevin Mottley Kev's Winning Fitness

Kevin Mottley £5

Granny Bailey & Sue £20 19th February

Glyn Bailey £10 19th February

Maria Sargent £20 :) thank you 21st February xx

Linda Dalgleash £10 Thank you! xx

Joan Finney £10 thank you xx :) xx

Mia Ella Bailey £2.01 thank you my sweet little one! xx

Christine Finch £10 Rosemary Conley Class wednesdays xx

Jill from Kevin Mottley's Class £2 Thursday 1st March xx

Nikki Piercy £10 Thursday 1st March xx

Bridget lovely mummy from school £10 11/3/2012 xx

Iris Pettit Rosemary Conley Class Wednesday 21/3/12 £5 x

Karen Townsend My local Boots store! £5 25/4/2012 xx

Judy Godfrey Rosmeary Conley's Class Wed 2/5/2012 xx

Mum £10 Good luck 6/5/2012 xx

THANK YOU to all My Twitter, Facebook friends & all who have got behind me xx

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