Leon Ford

Walking from Barry Island to Mount Snowdon for the Welsh Guards!

Fundraising for Welsh Guards Appeal

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http://www.welshguardsappeal.com/

www.seaviewrfc.co.uk

The Challenge:

Players, members and associates of SEA VIEW RFC (officially the youngest rugby club in Wales) are raising money for 2 charities that are close to our hearts: The Welsh Guards Afghanistan Appeal and Help for Heroes.

Starting on Sunday 25th July and ending on Sunday 1st August 2010 we will be walking from the sandy beaches of Barry Island to the misty heights of mount Snowdon. This will involve approximately 150 miles of heel-blistering, knee-twisting, back-aching effort, covering around 29 miles a day and then climbing one of Wales' most famous landmarks!

Full Walk Participants ONLY: We will be LEAVING our clubhouse at 08:00 on Sunday 25th July. Please be there for 07:45 at the latest so we can ensure all participants and equipment is present.

The members who are unable to have a full week off work will be meeting us in Snowdonia on Friday 30th July and completing the climb on Saturday 31st July, thus allowing the entire club to be a part of the challenge.

Snowdon Climbers ONLY: The minibus will be leaving Barry at 18:00 on Friday 30th July and the entire party (full walkers and 'weekenders') will be leaving Snowdon around 12:00 on Sunday 1st August.

The team completing the full walk (to date):

1. Leon Ford (SVRFC Club Captain)

2. Frank Greig (SVRFC Backs Coach)

3. Steven Robbins (SVRFC Player)

4. Rob Showering (SVRFC Associate)

5. Jay Angove (SVRFC Player)

6. Chris Beddoe (SVRFC Player / Gringo 2009/10)

7. Daniel Glennie (SVRFC Player / Manager's Player of the Year 2009/10)

8. Toby Deacon (SVRFC Associate)

9. Leon Williams (SVRFC Associate)

10. Trevor Huelin (SVRFC Player)

11. Andrew 'Norm' Norman (SVRFC Associate)

12. Tom Stitfall (SVRFC Player)

13. Ross Adams (SVRFC Most Improved Player 2009/10)

14. Danny Morris (SVRFC Player)

15. Leigh Matthews (SVRFC Bar man)

16. Steve 'Hollywood' Ball (SVRFC Player)

The team completing the Snowdon Climb only (to date):

1. Mark Veness (SVRFC Player/Webmaster)

2. Chris Hann (SVRFC Club Vice-Captain)

3. Matt James (SVRFC Player) + Support Driver for the Walkers throughout the week

4. Damion Huggins (SVRFC 1st XV Captain / Player of the Year 2009/10)

5. Emma Huggins (SVRFC Committee Member)

6. Joe Maytum (SVRFC Player)

7. Mel Curran (SVRFC Photographer)

8. Ryan Prosser (SVRFC Player)

9. Ellie Edwards (SVRFC 'Cheer Leader')

10. Sam Bowditch (SVRFC Player)

11. Mandy Howells (SVRFC Member) + Support Driver for the Walkers throughout the week

12. Chris Taylor (SVRFC Player)

13. Antony 'Willo' Williams (SVRFC Forwards Coach) + Minibus Driver for the 'Weekenders'

14. Megan Veness (SVRFC Family Member)

15. Morgan Veness (SVRFC Family Member)

16. Georgia Veness (SVRFC Family Member)

We are extremely proud of our nations servicemen/women and we are equally proud of the charities who support them. Any donations, no matter how small, will help our worthy cause and any messages of encouragement will be truly appreciated.

Please show your appreciation for their sterling efforts and 'dig deep' to provide our heroes with a better future!

Thank you very much!

C'mon the View!!!

About the charity

Welsh Guards Appeal

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www.welshguardsappeal,com

The Welsh Guards have recently returned from a successful tour of Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Throughout the summer they relentlessly took the fight to the Taliban and conducted over 3242 combat patrols and sustained no less than 1463 attacks from the enemy. These successes were not without some considerable cost including the deaths of 7 soldiers, including the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, the highest ranking officer killed in action since the Falkland’s War. In addition, a considerable number of soldiers have been in hospital and are now in rehabilitation centres. Furthermore, we must expect that more will, in the longer term, be mentally invalided by their experiences. The next 10 years promise to make extraordinary demands on the Regiment, serving Welsh Guardsmen, their partners and families and those members of the Regiment who have left through disability or work-related illness. The Welsh Guards Afghanistan Appeal is designed to support, alleviate and improve the prospects of those consequently in need. •Support the families and dependants of those killed in action by responding promptly to problems of bereavement and hardship. •Support those wounded on operations, particularly those who have had to leave the Army, to assist in finding them new employment and to help them become active family and community members. •Support the families and dependants of those seriously wounded or injured in prolonged recovery situations.