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Fantastic Roborough Women’s Circle

Roborough Women’s Circle has raised a fabulous £100 for the Cancer and Wellbeing Appeal through their Christmas craft event.  Over and Above Fundraiser Julie Whitton said “I am delighted to receive this cheque for the Cancer Appeal.  Every £1 is helping us to get that much closer to our target and we are very grateful for this generous donation.”

Photograph :  Roborough Women’s Circle Member Sandy Turner and Over and Above Fundraiser Julie Whitton

Out Door Events Team Do It Again!

Over and Above’s outdoor events team has raised a fantastic £1,000 for Over and Above’s Cancer and Wellbeing Centre Appeal.  Over and Above fundraiser Ian Roome said “Throughout the year the events team attend local regattas and local shows providing PA support, which in turn is helping our cancer appeal at North Devon District Hospital.  They are a remarkable team that dedicate their weekends to support our patients”.

Photograph:  Tim Hodgett, Over and Above Fundraiser Ian Roome, Eric Homewood and Norman Sanders

Thank You Eaton (South Molton)

Eaton South Molton Charity and Community Committee raised a fantastic £350 for the Cancer and Wellbeing Centre Appeal.   Eaton employee David Stoneman’s wife Gail receives treatment at the Seamoor Chemotherapy Unit and together they are prominent fundraisers for Over and Above.  Their fundraising is infectious and Eaton wanted to give their support.   David and Gail Stoneman are amazing supporters of the hospital charity and they have now raised in excess of £19,000 through their own personal fundraising and their supporters.  Over and Above fundraiser Julie Whitton said “We are thrilled to receive Eaton’s donation to the Cancer Appeal – this money will help us to open in early spring 2020.”

Pictured: L-R:  Eaton Site Manager Nick Matthews, Secretary of Eaton South Molton Charity and Community Committee Kevin Kingdon, Gail Stoneman and Treasurer of Eaton South Molton Charity and Community Committee Ian Pincombe.

Sainsbury’s Christmas Treats for Caroline Thorpe Ward

Barnstaple Sainsbury’s kindly brought in sacks full of presents and nibbles for the children to enjoy at Christmas.  The children on the ward were delighted.

Caroline Thorpe Children’s Play Leader Fran Greenaway said “Our children’s team are thrilled to receive so many toys that we can give to those children who come into hospital over Christmas.  The toys will help to brighten up their day.

Over and Above fundraiser Julie Whitton said “I have never  seen so many toys in the playroom.  There were tractors, trailers, a dolls house, Toy Story characters, computer games – it was piled high with gifts.  Truly, these gifts are a dream come true and we cannot thank David and Sainsbury’s enough for their kind support.

Pictured: Sainsbury’s Operations Manager Mike Harris, Heidi Walker, Morag Disney, Caroline Thorpe Ward Play Leader Fran Greenaway, Dr Jean Paul Smith, Staff Nurse Lynsey Goss and Sainsbury’s Mr Christmas

Christmas Comes Early for Caroline Thorpe Children’s Ward

THIS WEEK has been a wonderful day of toy donations on the  Caroline Thorpe Children Ward.   BARNSTAPLE MAN, 46 year old David Turner has made dreams come true for the children’s ward at North Devon District Hospital.

David’s brother Shaun sadly passed away in September but a few days before he passed away he asked David to bring to fruition 10 good wishes.  One of those special wishes was to give the children on the Caroline Thorpe Children’s ward a present for Christmas.

David kept his word and purchased over £2,000 of toys and this week he brought them into the hospital. The majority of the toys were purchased from local toy shop, Youings, in Barnstaple, who were so impressed by David’s kindness that they gave him an excellent discount on his purchases.   David also purchased twenty £5 Boots the Chemist vouchers for the ward and Boots the Chemist gave him some gifts for the children.

David said “I’m really pleased that the children will have something nice at Christmas.  It was what my brother would have wanted.  I found it quite difficult to know which toys to pick but Youings Toy Shop assistants and the Caroline Thorpe Ward Play Leader helped me.  There is such a big selection I think the children will like what we chose for them.”

Pictured: Over and Above fundraiser Julie Whitton, Caroline Thorpe Play Leader Fran Greenaway, David Turner, Caroline Thorpe Ward staff Sarah Morrag, Becki Westlake, Kate Turnbull and Rowena Burrows

Ilfracombe Ladies Golf Club Help to Raise the Roof!

WOW!!!
Ilfracombe Ladies Golf Club have raised a fantastic £1,100 for the Cancer and Wellbeing Centre Appeal.

Ladies Captain Val Kimberley chose the Appeal as her charity and organised many raffles and events across the year. The new captain Evelyn Jones is also very supportive of the appeal and has chosen to continue to support the Centre during her year as captain.

Over the past few years they have raised a phenomenal £2,939 – they truly are helping us to make this centre a reality.

Ladies you are TERRIFIC supporters THANK YOU!!!

Singing Companions Sing to Support New Centre

Ilfracombe ‘Companions in Song’ singers Beryl, Shirley, Barry and Rosemary regularly sing to the residents at local care homes in Heanton, Braunton and Ilfracombe.  Over the past 6 months they have raised a fantastic £120 in aid of the Cancer and Wellbeing Centre Appeal, which Companions in Song member Beryl Maskrey presented to Over and Above fundraiser Julie Whitton.  Julie said “Over and Above are delighted to receive this fabulous cheque to support the new centre.”

Des Adams’ FAB Pumpkins!!

GOODLEIGH RESIDENT DES ADAMS organises the popular “Grow the biggest pumpkin competition” in Goodleigh, which he has organised over the past 11 years raising over £5,000 for local charities.
Des grows pumpkins from the seeds taken from the largest pumpkin grown from the previous year, and sells the small plants at £5 each to individuals to plant up for the competition. In October the pumpkins are weighed at the The New Inn, Goodleigh, which has become a fantastic community event. This year the largest pumpkin weighed in at a phenomenal 90lb. The Thatch Inn Croyde Bay are extremely supportive and they give Des a donation for the pumpkins each year which they make into creative Halloween pumpkins that are lit and glow around the pub. The Thatch Inn Croyde Bay then pass Des the seeds back from the largest pumpkin ready for the following year.

This year Des’ amazing event raised a fantastic £697.24 for the Cancer and Wellbeing Centre Appeal. Des is absolutely phenomenal – he organises this event every year and raises thousands of pounds to support the local community. Over the past three years he has raised almost £2,000 for the Cancer and Wellbeing Centre Appeal. He really is an amazing man, and his support is helping us build a new cancer support centre for the people of North Devon.

L-R – Over and Above Volunteer Pauline Petrie Isaacson, Des Adams and Over and Above Julie Whitton