Congratulations and a very big thank you to all of you who risked the weather and put on your boots to join us on what was a very successful day. We achieved our goal of a 1000mile walk by actually walking 1133miles collectively. I know everybody will be looking forward to next year now the aches and pains have gone away but please post your sponsor money first!! It is important to collect your sponsorship money and post it on this site ASAP so that we can let BIRD start putting it to a good use.

Once again thank you to all of you who made the day a great success

Ian Davies

J&P Group

 

Offline contributions:

Janet Jones £20

Sarah Palin £18

Duncan Simcock £490 fund matched by his employer Castrol £490 total £980

Annie & Daniel Price £72

T&GWU (Airbus Branch) £30

 

Special thanks for the support from:

Castrol £150

Electroimpact UK Ltd £500

Clover Technical Services £500

Sunday 3^rd May 2009 will see this year’s sponsored walk moving to a new venue and a new format, our goal this year is to achieve a 1000 mile walk; if we have 50 people that’s 20 miles each or 100 people that’s 10 miles each. The main walk will be from LLandegla along the Offas Dyke path taking in Dinas Bran castle with spectacular views before dropping down into Llangollen. There will also be a longer walk that will make up any shortfall in the total mileage; the starting point for this walk depends on the number of walkers on the main walk so let’s hope we can all start at the same place! Once in Llangollen we will be meeting in the Bridge End Hotel where we will have the use of a private function room with its own bar on the first floor with great views over the river and town. When everybody has arrived or before it goes dark!! we will be serving a buffet, running a raffle with great prizes and most importantly having a relax, a chat and a laugh. Why not enjoy a stroll around Llangollen leaving your bags and coats in the room before its time to catch the coach back to the starting point or your pick up point.

This year’s nominated charity is an Eccleston, Chester based organisation, the term "brain injury" covers a huge variety of conditions, at BIRD, they make no distinction between types of brain injury and aim to treat people of all ages and all levels of severity. They use a unique treatment known as 'Developmental Reflexive Rehabilitation' that complements the more traditional methods such as medicine and adapted education, their ultimate aim is to radically improve the lives of their patients and their carers. Our target of a £2000 donation will pay the cost of treatment for 3 children for the next twelve months and as this is a local charity that means we can be sure it is used to pay for the treatment of three local children.

Read about James, just one of the many James' story

Visit BIRD here: http://www.b-i-r-d.org.uk/about/index.htm

It would be great to see you there so if you want to join us this year, in order to confirm numbers we will be asking for a refundable deposit of £5 per entrant that can be returned on the day or added to your sponsorship total.

So go on join in and sponsor this event or a raffle prize now! All are welcome, suppliers, Family and friends. Please register by making a £5 per entrant donation on this site today! Alternatively see Alan or Ian and remember your deposit is refundable. Please email Ian for your sponsorship form.

You can pay in your sponsor money through this website, but please remember to return the completed sponsor forms; alternatively you can return your completed sponsor forms and any money raised to:

Alan Walker, Angela Byrne or Ian Davies

Please try to get the Gift Aid section filled in as this will bolster the total by a further 28%

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor this year’s charity: The centre for Brain Injury Rehabilitation & Development (B.I.R.D) gets our money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

Transport and walk details→ Info

 

If you have any other questions regarding this event please contact:

 

Ian:      07525129726

Email Ian mailto:iandavies100@gmail.com

Alan:   07800777939

Email Alan mailto:Alan.Walker@airbus.com

Visit J&P Group here: http://www.jandpgroup.com/