My soulmate, Joanna and Sam's mummy, Judy and Michael's daughter, Brigid Phillips passed away on 22nd December 2004 at age 39.
Joanna, Sam and I would love you to join us on June 12th to celebrate Brigid's life and help Cancer Research UK to raise funds for their world class research into breast cancer.
We will be walking the 3km path around Ruislip Lido, West London; a mix of nature reserve and children's play areas! The walk starts at 2pm and will take less than an hour, even for Sam (age 4).
Over 500 people have already committed to walk. With your support Cancer Research UK and I hope to double this number over the next month, which would make it the largest Stride for Life walk in the UK this year. You can register for the walk by contacting Mark Phillips directly at
brigidswalk@blueyonder.co.uk
Alternatively you can sponsor Joanna, Sam and I through this website.
NEWS UPDATES
1 May: Number of walkers registered passes 450
11 May: Ruislip & Northwood Gazette devotes the entire front page to publicising the walk
13 May: News article on the walk in the Jewish Chronicle. Number of walkers registered passes 500
14 May: Sponsorship of Joanna, Sam & Mark passes £1,000
18 May: Number of walkers registered passes 550. Half page story and photos in the Uxbridge and Ruislip Leader
20 May: Number of walkers registered passes 600. London Sovereign Buses have kindly agreed to provide park & ride for the event from Northwood and Pinner - more details to be posted next week. Over 100 shops and restaurants in the area are displaying posters and flyers for the walk.
24 May: Number of walkers registered passes 650. London Sovereign buses have kindly agreed to run a FREE park and ride service for the walk. Buses will leave Pinner station / Sainsburys car park (from under the bridge on Bridge Street) at around noon, 12:45 and 1:45, and from Green Lane car park, Northwood at around 12:30, 1:15 and 1:30. Buses will return from the Lido from 3.30pm onwards. This will be the easiest way to get to the Lido and should avoid any traffic chaos at the Lido - please use the bus!
25 May: Amazingly, the number of walkers registered passes 700 (50 registrations today!)
1 June: Number of walkers registered passes 750. Sponsorship for the walk (from just the 40 people I have figures for) passes £15,000
6 June: Number of walkers registered passes 800. Sponsorship for the walk passes £20,000 Further press articles expected (hopefully) this week; with a bit more support we should reach 1,000 walkers. 200 shops and other businesses are now displaying posters for the walk.
8 June: Number of walkers registered passes 850. Further article on the walk appeared in this week's Ruislip and Northwood Gazette, with photos and information on the free bus service.
9 June: Sponsorship for the walk passes £30,000. We are now expecting over 1,000 people to walk on Sunday, with just a few more needed to make it the largest walk in the Country this year.
10 June: Number of walkers registered passes 900. Can you help us make it 1,000+? See you on Sunday
12 June: Just a very quick and huge thank you to the 1,000 people (yes, THOUSAND) who walked today and made it such an amazing event, and to everyone who helped make it possible.
15 June: Two page coverage of the event in today's local press. I can just about walk again without crutches! I'll be putting together a scrap book and DVD of the weekend so please send any contributions (thoughts, photos, video footage) to me; also let me know if you'd like a copy...
The photos can be found at http://www.phillipstribe.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Thank you for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online.
Many thanks for your support.
MNAY MANY THANKS TO:
- Bryn at London Sovereign for the park and ride bus service
- Elsa, Jane and Toby at Trinity Mirror newspapers, and the JC, for the press coverage
- Linda at Hewden plant hire for the generator
- Sioux at LB Graphics for the flyer and poster design
- Accenture for printing the leaflets
- Jacqueline at Cancer Research UK for helping make it happen
- Northwood College and St Martins schools for their support
- The over 200 shops, restaurants and other businesses who displayed posters and flyers
- Stuart Anderton for donating proceeds from the "endPad" software to the walk
- All of you who walked and / or have donated
Raised so far: £62,950.00
Donate now
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The stragglers! Donation by Chris & Sara on 12/09/05 |
£80.00 + £22.56 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Barty on 23/08/05 |
£10.00 |
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re teddies Donation by Anonymous on 15/08/05 |
£535.00 + £150.90 Gift Aid |
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Very well done Mark,Joanna and Sam. Miss you Brigid lots With love Donation by Anonymous on 08/08/05 |
£313.00 + £88.28 Gift Aid |
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donations keep on coming! Donation by Anonymous on 26/07/05 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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With Love Donation by Anonymous on 23/07/05 |
£79.00 + £22.28 Gift Aid |
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Donation by karen bartlett on 10/07/05 |
£100.00 |
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To honour the memory of a good lady and help prevent other losses to cancer in the future Donation by Vasi and Sujan Nadarajah on 06/07/05 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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well done on your effort Donation by Anonymous on 03/07/05 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Dear Mark, may your strength and determination continue for a very long time. Linda and Tony H x Donation by Anonymous on 01/07/05 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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endpad Donation by Anonymous on 25/06/05 |
£5.00 |
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well done mark - great organisation Donation by Suzie and Sandra on 25/06/05 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Endpad Donation by Anonymous on 25/06/05 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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with sympathy and admiration Donation by Chris and Kirsten on 24/06/05 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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A fantastic day and achievement. Thank you Donation by Chris and Sara on 22/06/05 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Anonymous on 21/06/05 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Really enjoyed the walk, thank you. Donation by Gill Broadbent on 21/06/05 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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DONATED BY COLLEAGUES Donation by Anonymous on 20/06/05 |
£50.00 |
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What a fantistic memorial to Brigid. Donation by Helen Dobson on 20/06/05 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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great day. good to see the rabble. Donation by jc & gez on 20/06/05 |
£100.00 |
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Donation by Richard Knight on 18/06/05 |
£100.00 |
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Our sincerest condolences to Mark. Jo, Sam and the family. This is a wonderful thing you are doing.. Donation by Myrna Sass on 18/06/05 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Anonymous on 15/06/05 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Well Done to all of you - from Alison and Gill's Mum and Dad Donation by Derek Whitehead on 14/06/05 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Well Done to you all (from Alison & Gill's Brother) Donation by Colin Whitehead on 14/06/05 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £4,764.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £58,186.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £62,950.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £1,079.97 |
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