Grandads for Acorns
Page creator: John Phillips
Event: Granddads for Acorns
Event Date: 1st Jan 2008
Team Members: Gary Conway, David Chapman. Frank Lloyd, Stephen Griffiths, Steve Gotting, Ben Gotting, Graham Beech, Martin Johnson
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About our charity : Acorns Children's Hospice Trust Acorns Children's Hospice Trust
Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust cares for life limited children and their families from across the West Midlands. Acorns offers a network of care through its hospices in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester and its community team who are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The charity has helped over 1100 families but it is estimated that a further 1200 families still need the support that Acorns can provide.
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Fundraising target:  £10,000.00
Our donations to date :  £ 12,185.00
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Hi to all you great and generous rugby supporters from all over the world.

6 Granddads all Worcester Warriors Supporters (including player’s fathers!) will cycle 300 miles from Sixways Rugby Stadium to the great northern City of Newcastle to raise funds in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice.

We will be set off by Ben Gotting, who will join us for the first leg, on New Years Day 2008. We will arrive at Newcastle Falcons in time for the kick-off between The Soaring Falcons and the Mighty Warriors on Sunday 6th January.

We are all well in excess of 50, therefore we have been asked to prove our sanity before we start. It will be a tough event where we hope to cover upto 80 miles a day. If we can raise this grand sum of £10,000 it will have been worth every second of the ride and very very sore bottoms.

Now we know granddads just love their grandchildren as do their Grandmothers so how better to show the love for many life limited children throughout the three counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Please, please give generously all these children deserve our love and whatever help we can give them. A little about Acorns:”

 Acorns cares for children with life-limiting conditions.  This means that we care for children who are not expected to reach adulthood, as a cure for their condition cannot be found.

 We provide respite, emergency and end-of-life care and also round-the-clock community support to the whole family.

We have three hospices, based in Birmingham and Worcester, and our community team covers theWest Midlands , Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire.

Our hospices are designed to be a home-from-home.  There are no uniforms or set routines, and the mix of therapy, play and nursing care means that children can make the most of every day."

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor the team, online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor the team: Acorns Children's Hospice Trust will receive your money faster and, if you are a taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor "Granddads for Acorns" now!

Many thanks for your support.
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PowickE 25/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Here's the cider money as promised 
Mally 25/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done! 
Gary Conway 23/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 How you did it is beyone me but well done 
Steve Wall 23/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done JP and the Granddads 
Jason knight 17/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Fantastic effort,hope i can raise one 15th as much as you 
Simon,Dan,Julia,Kirk. 12/02/2008 £13.00 £3.67 Congrats from Grahams Cardiovascular Class 
Martin Johnson 12/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Thanks to all who have donated from the canal man 
Mick Fakes @ O.S.I. 03/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 A Big Well Done To You All 
amondin 28/01/2008 £5.00 £1.41 good work guys 
Various 27/01/2008 £15.00 £4.23 From Bristol Game Well done JP and the "BOYS" 
Sara & Steve Fletcher 27/01/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Great effort Graham and the boys. 
Martin Hester Glen Nikki 26/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Great effort from Hallow 
Little Sharon 26/01/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Graham well done to you and the boys 
Rob 26/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Gra well done 
DVD Team 24/01/2008 £150.00 £42.31 Great Stuff JP, a job well done 
PowickE 24/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 A coupldof matches worth of pints!! 
Ann Lloyd 23/01/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Well done 
Frank 23/01/2008 £35.00 n/a Neighbours donations 
Dom Caine 22/01/2008 £30.00 n/a Well done Steve"Blazing Saddles" Gotting 
Annie Bevan 22/01/2008 £20.00 n/a Well done Steve and the other Silly Old Fools 
david Melrose 21/01/2008 £100.00 £28.21 well done steve nice meal  
Carol, Ginny, Fetti and Rossie- KESW 21/01/2008 £85.00 n/a Well done Steve and other Granddads.  
Maria Beech 20/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Graham great to see you at the Mayhill Massacre today in aid of Cystic Fibrosis but well done with  
Kev and Sal 20/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Graham we knew you could do it congrats to you and the lads. 
www.alllbion.co.uk 20/01/2008 £40.00 £11.28 www.alllbion.co.uk 
Jill & Bryn 19/01/2008 £35.00 £9.87 Well done John and all the other Granddads 
helen and martin 18/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 is it a bird is it a fish no its Canal Man 
Joan Buckley, South Africa 18/01/2008 £20.00 n/a Well done Steve. Never thought you would make it! 
Maria Beech 17/01/2008 £600.00 £169.23 Well done lads you are all fantastic. 
Monkey1 17/01/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Bonus for Canal Man 
Martin Johnson 16/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Sponsered swim money 
Peter Estlin 13/01/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Trust it went well - great job 
Simon Bell 12/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done all a bit more towards the total 
Peter Ashby 12/01/2008 £30.00 £8.46 COMPLETION BONUS - WELL DONE STEVE & CHUMS 
CHIMERA AGENCIES LIMITED 11/01/2008 £330.00 n/a We've lost 330 pounds how much did you lose... 
anon 11/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 well done 
Martins mates 11/01/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Keep on Swimming Canal Man 
Butthead 11/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 I thought the 30 mile BHF ride was tough!!! 
The Leslie Family 11/01/2008 £50.00 n/a Steve the Bike. Well done mate 
gary 11/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 good effort 
Joanne Letties 11/01/2008 £120.00 £33.85 To all the Granddads from the Old Bush Callow End 
Simon Buffong 10/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Great swim Canal Man 
Phil Bowkett 10/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Great Effort ! 
Shirley & malcolm 09/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well Done John and the other "Oldies" 
Tom Moore 09/01/2008 £10.00 n/a Well done - great achievement Steve and the other Granddads 
Derek Sharpe 09/01/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well Done, Mr. Steve Gotting 
SimonC @ Quins 09/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Hope you get to your target 
Andrew Neale (Thinus 11) 09/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Very well done! Shame the ref spoilt your 'celebration' in Newcastle!!  
BlindingJog 09/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Very impressed! 
AL FRESCO 09/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 WELL DONE CHAPS 
Ken Humphrey 08/01/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well done you mad bunnies. 
Norm & Sue Polley 08/01/2008 £40.00 n/a Well done Steve and the Granddads 
The Giraffes 08/01/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well done Daddy Gotting et al . . . you are an hounary member of the Giraffes 
maggie 08/01/2008 £150.00 £42.31 Well done all of you, looking forward to seeing you on 19th,  
Wayne, Toni, Charleigh and Jamie 08/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done dad and the granddads we are all proud of you all 
Martin 08/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done dad and the rest of the granddads 
mandy bater 07/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 well done jono and rest of grandads ftom Mandy, John and Scott 
Various 07/01/2008 £100.00 n/a Collected on route and from Bradders, Nicola and the BBC Newcastle team 
arkivist 07/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
The Brown Family 07/01/2008 £100.00 n/a Well done to Steve and the granddads. A job well done. 
Chris & Robby 06/01/2008 £40.00 £11.28 Go Jonno & an amazing effort from all you guys. Chris Taylor & Robby Eliott 
Trisha - Newcastle Falcons 06/01/2008 £25.00 £7.05 They say there is no gain without pain and you all have justified that phrase. Well done to you all 
Tiger Claire 06/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done Lads! 
Trevor & Sue Patchett 05/01/2008 £50.00 n/a Great cause , let's hope they win in Newcastle 
michael hatter 05/01/2008 £50.00 £14.10 well done gabbler best wishes, tatty!  
Ian Archer 05/01/2008 £200.00 £56.41 A great achievement by you all. Well done 
Terry & Sharon Box 05/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Keep it going lads we all so proud of you 
Jan and Jack Simms 04/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 It's an amazing thing you're doing!  
Curly Warrior 04/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done! DRIVING all that way is hard enough! 
Choppers (Wasps) 04/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done all. 
Hazel Birtwistle 04/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good on you guys, you're braver than me!! xxx 
James Gurney 04/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Steve, see you at Wasps soon. Regards - James & Cath 
Martin Woolford 04/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Keep the rear well creamed Steve. Good Luck 
Rod W & Kiz the Wasp 04/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Aargh! The pain! Good on you! 
Mark Sydenham 03/01/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Well done so far and good luck for the last two days. It will seem a long way just driving up there! 
LMD17 03/01/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Well Done so far! Really proud of you all 
Teme Dream 03/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
Hywel Rees 03/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Keep it going guys.  
Neil & Joanna 02/01/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Keep going Steve, see you at Newcastle 
steve maryon 02/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 come on you warriors 
Dave Parry 02/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done Martin (Jono), Keep out of the canal, you'll find the phones don't work underwater 
Peanut 02/01/2008 £200.00 £56.41 Good on you Steve 
Hannah and James Gordon 02/01/2008 £15.00 £4.23 After reading your day one report how could I not give. Keep Going! H  
Hilary Fowler 01/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Great to see "old oaks" working for "Acorns" 
Sue & Steve Harris 01/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Go for it Jono - our thoughts are with you - take care x 
Mary & Steve 01/01/2008 £40.00 £11.28 We know just how hard it will be. Good luck all and have a safe trip. 
Gary 01/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Jono and team 
Joe 01/01/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck Jono 
anonymous 31/12/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck guys - so impressed with what you're doing 
ARFC Warrior 31/12/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck all 
Rosie and Tim 31/12/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck and wishes to you all 
Mike Wennen 31/12/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Martin and the rest 
Rich & Kaz 31/12/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck for a great cause. 
Abberley 28/12/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
Chris Church 28/12/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Best Of luck from Churchy and Churchy 
Alamo 28/12/2007 £20.00 £5.64 On yer bike Steve! 
Martyn Metcalfe 24/12/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luick to all especially Steve Gotting 
Andrew Meddings 23/12/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck to you all 
Lorraine 22/12/2007 £5.00 £1.41 good luck martin 
Tony Jay 21/12/2007 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck to Steve and all the Grandads 
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