Past and Present Fund Raising
Party raises £710 for charity Children on the Edge
The
family of Joe Sharples held a surprise part at the Glendorgal Hotel,
Lusty Glaze, Newquay, to celebrate his 60th Birthday.
In memory of Joe’s beloved grandson, Little Joe, over £600 was raised
through personal donations for “Children on the Edge”, a charity
supported through Joe Way Paddle.
Little Joe is the inspirational little boy who touched people’s lives
around the country and beyond. His story of hope and fighting against
all the odds with a cheeky smile has made what could have been the worse
of times the best of times.
His story continues to inspire individuals and business to do something
positive and to make a difference.
The party was organised by little Joe’s mum Claire, and her sister,
Emma.
Family, friends and neighbours from across the UK helped Joe to
celebrate his milestone birthday, as a “Pops”, “Papa” and husband.
Joe is a trustee of the charity “Children in the Edge”, he said “We will
always miss little Joe, especially at family gatherings, but we always
feel he is with us in spirit. His legacy lives on through the
fundraising efforts of the family, friends and complete strangers
through little Joe’s website. So many people have been inspired by his
story.”
Little Joe’s papa added, “We have always felt privileged to be his
grandparents.”
Andrew sets off on charity cycle challenge
A local man has today (Friday 25th June) set off on a serious
challenge for charity.
Andrew Miners from Helston departed Land’s End on his bike at 6am
this morning: destination John O’Groats and back in just eleven days
all in aid of Children’s Hospice South West’s Precious Lives Appeal.
The extremely tough schedule he has set himself means that Andrew
will be on his bike for around twelve hours and a gruelling one
hundred and eighty miles a day every day, although he has allowed
himself one rest day when he is in Scotland. He will burn between
5,000 – 6,000 calories a day and will need to get through ten litres
of fluid to hydrate sufficiently. If all goes according to plan he
will be travelling back down through Cornwall on the final leg of
his return journey to Land’s End on Monday 5th July.
Andrew, who has been clocking up around three hundred miles a week
in training, says:
“I have two children of my own who are both very healthy so I’m
fortunate. I do remember the grief and crushing disappointment we
felt when my wife lost a baby early on in pregnancy back in 2002. To
lose a child for us would be unbearable, and I can’t begin to
understand the anguish these parents must go through knowing every
single precious day they share with their child could be the last.
“For me doing this challenge was a no brainer. Compared to the brave
little kiddies, my suffering on the ride will be small in comparison
but I hope people will see this as an effort worth doing and carry
on donating through the webpage towards Cornwall’s first children’s
hospice.”
Motor on down to Hendra for the Classic Ford Show
Hendra
Holiday Park will be filled with families and Fords on Sunday 27th June as
the Classic Ford Show comes to Newquay.
Hosted by the Duchy Capri Club, there will be cars galore, including a show
and shine competition for Ford fans whilst families can enjoy live music,
high energy performances, and children’s entertainment.
Mark Roberts of the Duchy Capri Club says:
“There will be trade stands, club stands and loads of Classic Fords. Live
bands High Voltage and This is not a Drill will be performing and their will
be shows by Funky Feet Dance School and Su Han Ryu Karate. For the kids we
have Bubbles and Splash, Stig Racing, and Kernow Party Karts.”
The event is being held in support of Children’s Hospice South West’s
Precious Lives Appeal to help build a children’s hospice in Cornwall.
Matt Way, Hendra Park Manager, says:
“We are very excited about the Classic Ford Show as the huge amount of cars,
traders, food, and live music is going to make this a great event for holiday
makers and locals to enjoy whilst at the same time raising money for a cause
that’s very close to our hearts here at Hendra.”
Hendra Holiday Park has raised over £5,000 of the £60,000 the Way family, who
live on the Park, have raised in aid of the Precious Lives Appeal since their
son Joe passed away two years ago. The Way family would have benefited hugely
from having a children’s hospice closer to home as Joe was too ill to make
the long journey to Little Bridge House in Barnstaple. They have been
supporting the appeal to build Little Harbour, a children’s hospice near St
Austell, through the website set up in Joe’s memory: www.joeway.co.uk
Like Little Bridge House, and CHSW’s other hospice Charlton Farm near
Bristol, Little Harbour will be a home from home where families with
life-limited children can enjoy a much needed break together. Building work
has begun on Little Harbour but around £1.5 million still needs to be raised
to enable the special hospice to open its doors to the first families by the
end of next year.
Mary Murfin, Children’s Hospice South West Community Fundraiser, says:
“We hope to see loads of Fords and families motoring over to Hendra for this
fantastic day out in support of our Precious Lives Appeal. There will be
something for everyone so gear up for a great day!”