HELP FOR HEROES FUNDRAISING WEEKEND AT TESCO MIDDLEWICH 2016 (ARCHIVED)

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SUNDAY 12th JUNE
Good morning!  It's day two of H4H's Fundraising weekend! Watch out for us again between 10am and 4pm today in the foyer of Tesco in Southway, collecting money for HELP FOR HEROES. Many thanks to the volunteers who will be manning the stall, to TESCO for giving us this opportunity, and to YOU for supporting us!

www.helpforheroes.org.uk

THANK YOU!

HELP FOR HEROES FUNDRAISING WEEKEND - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! (ARCHIVED)

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Help For Heroes

Tesco Helping Heroes

Come and Support Help for Heroes on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 June 2016

at Tesco Stores Nationwide

Help for Heroes (H4H) are delighted to announce that Tesco stores will be supporting the charity in June with a National Collection weekend! Over the weekend of 11 and 12 June hundreds of volunteers will be collecting donations at participating Tesco stores across the UK. 

Could you spare a few hours over the weekend to help collect much needed funds for our Heroes.  

Please contact H4H on 01980 846459 or www.collectforheroes.org.uk for more details or to register to take part.

Bryn Parry, CEO and Co-Founder, Help for Heroes: “H4H is all about ‘doing your bit’ and this event is a wonderful example of people rallying support and having a great deal of fun while they raise money for a wonderful cause. Sailors, soldiers and airmen who are injured today will still need our support tomorrow and in the days that follow, for the rest of their lives. They are still battling and we won't let them battle alone so we’d love for as many people as possible to support them while out doing the weekly shop and help make this year a huge success.”

If you can’t spare a few hours to collect, please try and make it down to your local Tesco store; our volunteers will be really pleased to see you. 

ABOUT HELP FOR HEROES

Help for Heroes offers comprehensive support to those who have suffered life-changing injuries and illnesses while serving our country. This support is provided through grants direct to our Heroes and their families, grants to other charities and through four Help for Heroes Recovery Centres across the UK. A recent study launched in January 2016 by Help for Heroes and King’s College London found of the 750,000 men and women who served as Regulars between 1991 and 2014, at least 66,000 need long term support.

Would you be able to spare an hour or two on either Saturday 11th or Sunday 12th to collect donations in the foyer at Tesco and help give something back to the men and women who have served our country so well?


Find out more about the invaluable work done by H4H
by following this link:

HELP FOR HEROES WEBSITE

With many thanks to everyone at

First published 30th May 2016
Re-published 6th June 2016

THE MIDDLEWICH DIARY CHRISTMAS QUIZ 2014 (ARCHIVED)

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Event Registered with HELP for HEROES

HELP US RAISE MONEY FOR A WORTHWHILE CAUSE!

If you'd like to donate a prize either for the quiz or the raffle, please contact us by email or Facebook:

middlewichdiary@aol.com

 Middlewich Diary on  Facebook 

or ring us on

01606 833404 (David)

01606 835371 (Peter

We're not looking for anything too fancy - just the usual boxes of chocs, bottles of wine etc. All donors of prizes will be acknowledged on the night and also on the Middlewich Diary. Thank you!

Start your Christmas in style with the Middlewich Diary Christmas Quiz 2014, a riot of fun,

facts, disgracefully cheesy music and parlour games nicked from TV, radio and anywhere else we can think of!

Featuring old  favourites like:

MIDDLEWICH PICTURE ROUND

Pictures taken fromThe Middlewich Diary. How well do you know the town you live in?

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2014

 Current Affairs, Major Events,

 Names In The News,Trivia, and loads more...

MUSIC ROUND ONE

Music - All Kinds - 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s Big Bands, Little Bands, One Man Bands, Rubber Bands, Gastric Bands, Novelty Records, Rubbish Records, Fabulous Records. Everything under the sun, in fact!

 Musical snobs will hate it!

MIDDLEWICH

Based on The Middlewich Diary. Have a look through our extensive Middlewich Diary archives. There's plenty to go at, and more to come before Christmas! 

PATENTLY ABSURD

(Crazy inventions)

Mr Roberts challenges you to tell real crazy inventions from the ones thought up in his semi-deranged mind

CALL MY BLUFF

Based on the popular TV Show. Can Mr Roberts fool you with his definitions of obscure words from the Oxford English Dictionary?

DEAD OR ALIVE

Famous people. All we need to know is: Are they alive and kicking or pushing up daisies?

Nicked from Radio 1

MUSIC ROUND TWO - CHRISTMAS

We turn up the Control marked CHEESE to bring you well-known Christmas songs.

Musical snobs should cover their ears or stay at home!

REFRESHMENTS KINDLY PROVIDED

by THE BOAR'S HEAD HOTEL

RAFFLE

 PRIZES

Plus loads of old tracks from the last 60 years presented 

by the famous

A great night out for a worthy cause!

COMPILER/QUESTIONMASTER: DAVE ROBERTS

SCORER/QUIZ CO-ORDINATOR: PETER COX

SPECIAL GUEST QUIZ CO-ORDINATOR BERNICE WALMSLEY

PRIZES DONATED BY BERNICE AND BILL WALMSLEY

LYNNE HARDY

First published 13th November.

Re-published 4th December,

 17th December and 21st December

Final update 16th April 2015

UPDATE - 22nd December: Many thanks to those who attended and helped us raise £50 for this worthy cause. Attendances were depleted because of the appalling flu bug doing the rounds at the moment. Even Peter Cox, our organiser and scorer, had to bow out after bravely taking the PA system down to the pub for us. Get well soon! 

Many thanks to Bernice Walmsley for stepping into the breach and helping out with the raffle etc. and, as always, to Pat and Liz at the Boar's Head for hosting.

We'll be publishing details of winners, etc, as well as selected questions from the quiz in due course. Many thanks again everyone! - Dave Roberts

UPDATE - 16th April 2015.

Help for Heroes says thanks!

Note: This was the last ever Middlewich Diary Quiz.

NORTHERN FLYER CHARITY RIDE FOR HELP FOR HEROES

FOR UPDATES, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE

 Lynne Hardy writes...

Between June 5th and June 8th 2014 my son Luke is taking part in the Northern Flyer Hero Ride from Manchester to London, on behalf of Help For Heroes.
Luke completed three to tours of duty in Afghanistan with 3 Para, so understands firt hand the effects of loss and the devastating injuries suffered by many.
Along, I imagine, with many other families I thank God every day for his safe return.
But what about those who returned to the United Kingdom with
terrible injuries - missing limbs or lost eyesight;mental issues including frightening flashbacks and difficulties settling back in to life here in Britain?
Help for Heroes is trying to raise a massive 1.5 million for our wounded service men, women and veterans and this ride is part of the fund-raising effort.
Please sponsor Luke in the Northern Flyer ride by going to the
bmycharity link below.
I would like to ask you to please spare whatever you can afford in aid of this wonderful charity as a small thank you to those who have sacrificed so much and need our support so that they can carry on leading the lives they deserve.
Thank you,
Lynne

Find out more about the Northern Flyer ride at:

HELP FOR HEROES - THE NORTHERN FLYER

To sponsor Luke, please go to:

BMYCHARITY LINK 

UPDATE 6th JUNE 2014:

DAY 1 -  JUNE 5th 2014

At 9.30 on the morning of June 5th thirty-five riders set off from the Velodrome in Manchester on the first day of their journey from Manchester to London.

There were three separate groups of riders, each group including four injured ex-servicemen. The other riders in the party were civilians who had, between them, raised thousands of pounds for Help For Heroes.

The riders were in for a very hard and tough day, as they left the City and headed into the hills of Derbyshire en route to their first stop in Derby.

Their route took them to a height of 1580 metres above sea-level and they covered a total of 82 route miles  from Manchester to Derby.

Derby was reached at 7pm, after a tough and gruelling first day on the road. All the riders were exhausted but in good spirits and enjoyed a hearty meal before retiring to rest in preparation for day two.

UPDATE 7th JUNE 2014:

Day 2 - June 6th 2014

The party left Derby at 8am on Day 2, the 6th June, and headed south into Staffordshire, heading for the next destination of Northampton.

The terrain was a little gentler on the riders than the steep hills of Derbyshire on day one(although there were some very long and drawn out climbs).

Right from the start the day was very hot and it they all found it very hard work to keep going in the warm sunshine.

Only a matter of eight miles or so from Derby the riders stopped off at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas to take part in the Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings. A wreath was laid at the memorial on behalf of the riders,and they were able to remember the fallen as well as taking the opportunity of talking to some of the WWII veterans who were in attendance.

One of the memorials at the National memorial Arboretum

The riders resumed their ride towards Northampton amid stunning scenery and enjoyed a  very pleasant ride with some very pretty villages and hamlets along the route.

Northampton was reached at 6pm and, altogether, the party had clocked up a total of 85 miles on day two.

Accomodation was provided at the Hilton Hotel where several riders took advantage of the services of a physiotherapist before enjoying a meal and drinks and retiring to bed.

The third and fourth days (Saturday and Sunday) take the riders a further 68 miles to their final destination in London.





LINK: THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM

UPDATE: 10th JUNE 2014:

DAY 3: JUNE 7th 2014
There was another early, 8am, start for the riders on day three and they left the Hilton Hotel in Northampton in the direction of Newport Pagnell, a matter of 50 miles away where they were to meet up with another contingent of thirty riders coming down from Edinburgh . 
This part of the ride, on another hot but beautiful day,  took them through more lovely
villages and the Salcey Forest.
After crossing from Northamptonshire into Hertfordshire the riders were able to see the skyline of London on the horizon as they  followed the River Lea through Wheathampstead, St Albans and Colney Heath before reaching Enfield in North London at 6pm.
Although this section of the ride was relatively flat compared to earlier sections, the hot day made the going hard, but everyone was in good spirits and pulled together, enjoying the scenery and forging new friendships along the way.
After an evening meal and drinks in Enfield an awards ceremony took place in which Luke Hardy was presented with the Harry Long Award.
The Award is named after Harry Long, a member of the Ghurkas who was seriously injured in Afghanistan.
The award was given to Luke in recognition of his hard work in putting across Help The Heroes' message to everyone, and showing that it is possible to overcome hardship, pain and injury and win the day through sheer determination and effort.
There were many very well-off people taking part in the ride who had been motivated to help Help The Heroes through the efforts of Luke and many other people like him.
After another tiring but rewarding day, everyone retired to bed.

DAY 4 - JUNE 8th 2014
On Sunday morning everyone set off from Enfield to complete the final thirty miles to Blackheath and then on to their final destination at The Mall in Central London.
At Blackheath Common  they met up with yet more groups who had been riding from various points all over the country to come together for the final ten miles into the heart of the Capital.
For the final ten miles through Central London, down Horse Guards Parade and into The Mall, the riders were joined by top cyclist Mark Cavendish and his wife Peta.
Mark is a patron of Help For Heroes and was introduced to the charity by Peta, who has also cycled many miles and raised thousands of pounds for the charity

Mark and Peta Cavendish.
Photo: Press Association/Daily Mail

Everyone stopped at The Cenotaph in Horse Guards Parade for a memorial ceremony and then headed for their final goal in the Mall after a gruelling but exciting four days of riding in a very worthy cause.

Hero Ride June 2014
 Luke Hardy is towards the right of the group wearing a yellow jersey. Many thanks to VICKY BROWN for allowing us to use this photo.

LINK: DAILY MAIL - MARK CAVENDISH JOINS HELP FOR HEROES RIDE

LYNNE and LUKE THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND REMIND YOU THAT YOU CAN STILL HELP  RAISE MONEY FOR HELP FOR HEROES BY VISITING THE LINK ABOVE. LUKE'S PAGE IS STILL OPEN FOR SPONSORSHIP MONEY, EVEN THOUGH THE CHALLENGE IS NOW COMPLETED. MANY THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE SPONSORED LUKE TO RAISE MONEY FOR THIS VERY WORTHWHILE CAUSE.

Thank You!

First published 1st June 2014

Updated 6th June 2014
                 7th June 2014
                10th June 2014