A whopping £1111.11 raised for the Village Hall!

A whopping £1111.11 raised for the Village Hall!

Saturday’s Gidding Christmas Cornucopia raised the wonderful amount of one thousand, one hundred and eleven pounds and eleven pence (OK – it was £1111.12 but why spoil a good headline for the sake of two half pennies!).

Behind the scenes

Congratulations and huge thanks to everyone involved in working hard behind the scenes to ensure a successful afternoon. From the initial ideas and design, the generous printing of the flyer, the dedicated deliverers of flyers to all the surrounding villages, the decoration of the hall and setting up of stalls, right through to the stallholders themselves for partaking in the event.

Dick Downer and Bruce Jordan very kindly donated their beautifully made items to the Village Hall to sell and the extremely busy Gidding Gobblers Café donated all of the days takings.

Love our Village Hall  

Our Village Hall is most valuable to the community and is in need of some TLC. The funds raised will help to repair, decorate and replace some items that are just plain worn out.

Look forward to seeing a refreshed, bright and welcoming Village Hall soon!

Paul’s record breaking armour challenge

Paul's record breaking armour challenge

Walking round the village yesterday we were confronted by the strangest sight!

Paul Beddows Pauls record breaking armour challenge

Paul Beddows Pauls record breaking armour challenge

This is Paul’s story:

Through my time in the Army I’ve seen some of the incredible things that SSAFA does to help both serving personnel and veterans. Whilst I’ve not needed their help yet who knows what the future may hold.

To give back to this amazing charity I’ve decided it is time to properly challenge myself, so on 22nd April 18 I’ll be competing in the London Marathon in a full suit of Gothic plate armour. As part of my challenge I’ve decided to try and break the world record for the fastest marathon in a suit of armour, this currently stands at 6hr 46mins 59sec.

I’ve completed 4 Ironman Triathlons so am not a stranger to endurance events; however, I think this is without a doubt my craziest and hardest challenge to date.

I’ll be posting regular updates both here and on my FB so people can follow my training progress. Any support you can give will be hugely appreciated

Paul Beddows, Sawtry

Paul’s Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/145369002768849/

And to donate to his challenge: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/paul-beddows-SAVMLMBONDS3332018-821034

Dan’s marathon for Barnardo’s

Dan's marathon for Barnardo's

Great Gidding resident Dan Valderas is less than 3 weeks away from taking part in the London Marathon on behalf of Barnardo’s children’s charity.

Dan would like to let the people of Great Gidding and surroundings know what he is doing, as the few people who are aware have been extremely generous in their donations towards Dan’s target of £1800. Currently Dan has raised just over £750 via Facebook, friends and family.

Dan needs your donations!

If you would like to read more about Dan’s story and to help Dan reach his target amount of £1,800 for Barnardos visit his Just Giving page

The Virgin London Marathon 2016 takes place on on 24th April

Great Gidding’s Dan running for Barnardo’s charity

Great Gidding's Dan running for Barnardo's charity

Great Gidding resident Dan Valderas who lives in Main Street is running next years London marathon 2016 on behalf of Barnardo’s charity for young people.

Dan needs to raise £2,000 for this worthwhile cause and in one week has already raised over £200 from friends and family who have donated via Dan’s Just Giving page, but there’s still a long way to go!

Dan plans to organise fun fund raising events in the future, so any help you can give for this very worthwhile charity will be hugely appreciated. Just click on the Just Giving link to help towards Dan’s marathon appeal www.justgiving.com/Dan-Valderas

Mencap – Can you help to make a difference?

Mencap – Can you help to make a difference?

Cambridgeshire Mencap is a local charity. We support children, young people and adults with learning disabilities in lots of different ways. Our services include supported living, access to enjoyable community activities and training. We also support parents and carers, providing them with information, advice on relevant issues and backup when they need a rest.

Urgently seeking new volunteers

We rely on volunteers to help deliver our services and welcome those who want to make a positive difference and we are urgently seeking new volunteers at the moment.

Please contact Volunteers Support Co-Ordinator, Marika Newman if you can help. Telephone 01223 883141 or email: marika@cambridgeshiremencap.co.uk

For more information visit www.cambridgeshiremencap.co.uk