With celebrities such as Jimmy Tarbuck, Tim Brooke-Taylor and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ victor Chris Hollins cleaning their clubs in readiness, this year’s Wiltshire Charity Golf Day in aid of The Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation looks set to be the best yet!
The event, which is taking place this weekend at the glorious Wiltshire Golf and Country Club, Wootton Bassett, will also welcome some of the best-loved names in the culinary world including Heston Blumenthal, Brian Turner and Michel Roux, all of whom are generously giving of their time to support the charity’s founder, David Nicholls.
Guests at Sunday evening’s sumptuous dinner, prepared by the chefs of the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, will be given opportunity to bid for some fantastic prizes including a two week holiday in Kenya, dining at some of the country’s finest restaurants and tickets for the last Grand Prix of the season in Abu Dhabi. But they’ll need to ensure that their heads are not too sore in readiness for their tee time the following day!
The organising committee are promising that diners and golfers alike will enjoy a wonderful two days and are confident that they can match the incredible sum of £75,000 which was raised last year!
Watch this space for photos of the event….!
If Graeme McDowell’s victory at the US Open has got you reaching for your clubs, why not take part in the fourth Wiltshire Celebrity Charity Golf Day and raise funds for The Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation?
This two day spectacular is taking place at the beautiful Wiltshire Golf and Country Club at Wootton Bassett on 1st/2nd August 2010 and has already attracted some big name stars including Heston Blumenthal, Michel Roux and Lee Dixon.
The event, which includes a wonderful gala dinner on the Sunday evening – prepared by the chefs of London’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel – followed by the 18 hole competition on the Monday, costs just £1250 per team of three.
You also have the opportunity to walk away with some fabulous prizes in the charity auction, including a trip to Dubai for the final F1 Grand Prix of the season, a two week stay at one of Kenya’s finest beach resorts and dinner at the Chef’s Table at Marcus Wareing’s Michelin-starred restaurant at the Berkeley, complete with luxurious overnight stay.
To book your team, please contact Jennifer at the Wiltshire Golf and Country Club on 01793 849999
Trustee Fred Watt is swapping his city business suit for his climbing gear as he prepares to ascend the world’s highest free-standing mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in aid of The Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation.
Fred will be following in the footsteps of Cheryl Cole, Chris Moyles, Fearne Cotton and Ronan Keating who last year climbed the 19,340 feet for Comic Relief.
And it would seem Fred, who will be making the attempt alongside his colleagues from the private equity firm CVC, still retains a sense of humour despite the enormity of the adventure ahead:
“Having been in training for this fantastic climb for some weeks now I wish I could say it was getting easier – but it isn’t! However, I hope that, as I near the summit, the thought of raising thousands of pounds to help the work of this wonderful charity, will give me the strength and courage to keep putting one foot in front of the other. It’s really quite simple: I’m climbing so that one day thousands of others might walk again and so every pound that sponsors can give will help towards that aim.”
The attempt, which begins on June 27th, is expected to take ten days and it is Fred’s hope to raise a total of £10,000 – that’s £1,000 per day – for the charity.
Click here to make your donation to Fred’s fund:
A musician from Wiltshire, who has spent more than thirty years in a wheelchair following a motor cycle accident, is hoping that his latest CD will help raise awareness of what it’s like to live with paralysis.
Nick Allen’s three track CD, entitled ‘Obstacles’, gives a poignant insight into the anguish and heartache of coping with such a disability.
Thanks to the generous support of his friends within the industry (who have performed with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Hugh Cornwell, Siouxsie Sioux and Goldfrapp) Nick’s specially formed band ‘Littlemen’ have waived their fees with the result that 90% of all CD and internet sales will go to The Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation.
Said Nick “Obviously I have deep understanding and empathy for those who have suffered the same injuries and I am desperate to help find that, as yet, elusive remedy. If my music can go some way to do that, then I will have put my talents to good use”.
The CD is now on sale priced at £3.95 (incl. p&p). For more details about Nick and ‘Littlemen’ and to order your copy of ‘Obstacles’, click here
Congratulations to our founder David Nicholls who has been named winner of the Food and Drink category in the inaugural Performance Awards 2010.
The Awards, aimed at celebrating outstanding UK breakthrough performance across a number of categories including music, education and sport, were presented in London on Thursday 27th May and hosted by TV presenter and journalist Kate Silverton.
David, who was recognised for his tireless work in raising funds to help fund research into finding a cure for spinal injury, was chosen by a panel of judges including esteemed educationalist Dame Sheila Wallis, author and business coach Sir John Whitmore and award-winning chef Marcus Wareing, and chaired by double Olympic gold medallist Lord Coe.
Said David “Just being nominated for the Performance Awards was in itself very special. I feel very humbled and proud that on the inaugural occasion of the awards I was extremely fortunate to be awarded the Diageo performance award for Food and Drink.
“Due to circumstances that led Daniel, my son, to become paralysed for doing nothing more than enjoying a swim during his gap year, I value any opportunity to raise the awareness of the charity and to make people aware that the scientists are so close to one day being able to make the impossible a reality. That is to make paralysed people walk again”
Click here for further details about the Performance Awards 2010
While they never met on the rugby field, British Lions legends Bill Beaumont and Ieuan Evans have come together to launch the official link-up of the Christopher Tickle Fund with The Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation.
The Fund was founded by the family of Christopher Tickle, a highly popular rugby player at Eccles Rugby Club, after he suffered a serious neck injury when a scrum collapsed and later died in hospital in October 2009.
On Monday, 24th May 2010, former England captain Bill Beaumont presented a £17,000 cheque on behalf of the Christopher Tickle Fund to the former captain of Wales, Ieuan Evans, who accepted the cheque in his role as a Patron of the Foundation.
Saud Ieuan “We are very grateful to the Christopher Tickle Fund for supporting The Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation to help those who, like Christopher, suffer such terrible spine and neck injuries”
Click here to find out more about Christopher and to lend your support to the Fund
On the 4th of July 2010, Gareth Sefton of SeftonHornWinch will be taking part in the 1066 Ride Cycling Event to raise money for The Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation.
The ride, which takes in the beautiful Sussex countryside surrunding the town of Battle, is 106km long with 1216 metres of ascents.
Gareth is looking to raise at least £2120 pounds – that’s £20 per kilometre.
If you would like to support him, please click here to make your donation to Gareth’s fund
Do you enjoy running?
Would you like to help support the potentially life-changing work of our charity?
If so, the Foundation would like to hear from you!
It has purchased twenty places in the BUPA 10k run which is taking place in London on Bank Holiday Monday 31st May and there are still some spaces available. To guarantee your place, all we ask is that you pledge to raise as much sponsorhip money as possible to enable the charity to continue in its efforts to fund research into finding a cure for spinal injury.
If you would like to take a place, please contact Anna in the Foundation office on 01933 664437
We would be very pleased to hear from you!
Please join our sponsored walk through Windsor Great Park on Sunday May 9th 2010
There are three routes of varying difficulties – 6, 10 or 16 kilometres.
Setting off from the Blacknest carpark, the start times are:
6km – 10.15am
10km – 10.00am
16km – 9.45am
We’re working on making it a fantastic day out for everyone – including face painting and photographic competitions for kids. We’re providing a barbeque lunch – cooked by TV chef Brian Turner – following the walk. And, for the botanists among you, the rhododendron garden is apparently at its absolute best in May!
For individuals, registration is £10 and for families it’s £20. This will cover our costs – otherwise every pound raised through sponsorship will go directly to the scientists we’re backing.
If you would like an entry or sponsorship form, please call 01933 664437
If you are unable to attend but would like to show your support, please click here to make your donation to the Windsor Walk 2010
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