Hi,thanks for viewing this page. My running number for this years London Marathon is 31611
It's not easy to say that one certain charity is more worthy than another, with so many worthy causes, but this is why 'Help For Heroes' is my choice by a long way...
To me, giving to 'Help For Heroes' is like GIVING SOMETHING BACK. It's a way of saying THANKS to ALL our fantastic servicemen and women who selflessly lay themselves on the line for us day after day.......To be honest, having ran the London Marathon 1/2 dozen times there's no point trying to convince you that it's hell. But it is a great platform for people like you and me to show just how much we appreciate the task our men and women of the armed forces carry out for us unconditionally. Many of the supporters of 'Help For Heroes' are just ordinary people who don't sleep at night worrying if their loved ones will come home safe, indeed, some of the runners are 'Forces members themselves,and are running on behalf of their injured colleagues, so I guess it will be quite an emotional day for a lot of people and I for one, am absolutely proud to be part of this years 300 strong 'Help For Heroes' running team I'll be dressing up for the day, in such a way that there will be no mistaking my support for our fantastic heroes..... There is no fundraising target on this page and an amount is not an issue..We are just a small group who quietly want to show our appreciation to our brave men and women, and hopefully you will increase that number by one more..So whoever you are, and whatever the donation, I will be absolutely proud to say 'THANKS' to our heroes on your behalf...(Many of whom will be there on the day) You can donate securely online through this page by clicking the link at the top or bottom of the page..Thank you so much for supporting them with me...Paul..
14/04/09
Many thanks to the following,who are showing their support. Your donations will be paid into the H4H account via their prefered method immediately on completion of the marathon and a receipt will be obtained...If you want to see how your money is used, visit www.helpforheroes.org.uk or the same address and /londonmarathon. Thanks again everyone, really appreciated.
(Portsmouth)Bill and Stella Hartt, Jill and Alan Jobson, Mark and Sue Waddup, Mark and Paul Batty, Katie and Jack Waddup, and Serena Walton.
(Newark) D.Croft. S.Ridgeway(my brother), Karen(my sister, who will be running next years marathon) Susan, Mrs J Hobbs.
(Nocton village and social club and Lincs) Val Free, J.Franklin, M.Jackson, Mrs Potter, C.Fox, D.Ridgeway, M.Lawrence, J.Chapple,( Ian from Wegberg) R.W.Furness, C.Tyler, R.Gleeson, J.Gordon, P.Slater, M.Smith, D.Wilson, C.Jolly, V.Wildsmith, (Kath from Wegberg) I.Barr, Mrs Burns, S.Williams, D.Stubbs, P.Jackson, K.Dawson, S.Saundby, Cliff Jackson, Carol Jackson, J.Jones, A.Wynn, L.Parnham, Mrs Berry, P.Friend, S.Cowley, M&N Prince, A.Allen, (D.Franklin from Grantham), L.Storr, (W.Turpin from Gainsborough), S.Clifton and Steve and Margaret. Also thanks to to Kev Saunby, for the donation and the collection from the following staff at RAF Coningsby. C.Phillopson, S.Douglas, A.Lang, C.Hurton, J.Steer, I.Draper, H.Mizon, D.Barton, S.Dutton, T.Cavanagh, D.Lang, S.Pearson, G.Bailey, S.Watts, P.Granell, J.Kerfoot, D.Wood, J.McNally, J.Chapman. Your donations have been gratefully accepted and added to the total to date..Thank you all so much...
19/04/09
One week to go, a chance to let everyone know that the £855.00 raised by you so far is truly appreciated as is the collection last night by kind permission of The Butcher and Beast and The Turks Head, (both of Heighington), Lincs, The Wagon and Horses, (Branston), Mill Lodge (canwick) and The John Bull (Bracebridge Heath). The £143.00 collected was paid immediately into H4H account online (See below) but the box isn't big enough to thank you all, So thank you to you all and everyone else on this page..Paul
20/04/09
Again, another quick sunday night collection from the customers of, and kind permission of the owners of the following. The Red Lion, The Black Bull,Shoulder Of Mutton and Potters, all of Ruskington,Lincs. And also The Musicians Arms,(Dorrington) Red Lion,(Digby) and The Royal Oak,(Scopwick). A total of £116.94 was raised for this page and has been credited to H4H account online (see below). Once again thank you all for your support...Paul
20/04/09
Sharon, thanks for the donation, and the collection on behalf of the following. S.Ward, C.Reaney, C.Bampton, A.Buckley, J.Johnson, (all giftaided as well). This donation has taken the running total to over £1000 and is much appreciated..Paul..
23/04/09
Delighted to add the following names to this page...Mr and Mrs Roberts, Mr P.white and Mrs B.Dixon (all of Newark). Thanks for your support, your donations have now been added to the running total..Paul.
27/04/09
The London marathon was completed yesterday in around 3&3/4 hours and the comfirmation can be found at www.floralondonmarathon.co.uk in the results section. I'll be keeping this page open until all the money you have kindly donated is safely in the H4H account and there is a certificate for the final amount. At this time it is over £1100.00 as donations are still coming in. (2 today). So continued thanks to K&D newsagents of Metheringham who collected £32.11 on behalf of their customers, and thanks again to the Star and Garter, Metheringham for another collection which raised another £42.14, bringing their total raised to over £160.00 for H4H
28/04/09
Martin, from Nocton social club, Thank you, and to your customers, not only those listed above on sponsor forms, but to those anon, who have contributed to the further £44.38 collected today. This has been added to the running total to date and has tipped the donations on this page to over £1200. Thank you all so very much..(Paul)
05/05/09
I am still in the process of collecting donations and will be sending the sheets with all the names above and the covering donations,(including A.Kennedy) to H4H account this weekend, 09/05/09. I know there are still a few people who wish to donate and this page will be kept open for you and will do so until confirmation of final amount has been received. If anyone on this page wishes to see a copy of the final amount certificate, just email me at pbridgeway@googlemail.com and I'll make sure you receive one. Right now the fund stands just over £1216 and this is a fantastic way to show our appreciation..Just can't thank you all enough..Paul..
07/05/09
This page is finally coming to it's end, but will stay open for payment comfirmation. Even now, people are still kindly supporting our heroes through this page and I am delighted to to add on the donations from Mrs Jones (Khormaksar) and extend further thanks to Martin(Nocton social club) for rounding off a collection at The Bard public house in Bardney contributing another £40, and also to my friends at Briggs Metals (Newark) C.Barker, M.Maidlow, S.Cooling, J.Boswell and S.Chapman for contributing another £55 (all giftaided) to this page..I know I keep saying thank you, but times are a little difficult for everyone at present, theres a couple of youngsters on this page that gave their pocket money,willingly, and there are others who donate to more than one cause, the thing is, it is your money and no-one has to contribute. But you did. I felt really proud running for our Heroes and I hope you all feel the same way because our Heroes are £1316.45p better off this weekend and it's all down to every single person on this page..So once again..THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH....Paul...
