Stuart Charnock (golfer) and Rick Fielder (runner) and Liz Fielder (stopwatch).

Saunton Golf Club Men’s Captain Stuart Charnock is organising a fundraising challenge with a difference to raise funds for the new Seamoor Chemotherapy & Day Treatment Unit, which opened at the end of March this year.

The challenge is for every hole that Men’s Captain Stuart Charnock plays on the golf course, Chatty Paces runner Rick Fielder must run a mile around the perimeter of the course, over a gruelling 12 hours.

This unique fundraising idea is the brainchild of Rick Fielder of the Braunton based running and training club, Chatty Paces which Rick leads with his partner Liz.

Saunton Golf Club Men’s Captain Stuart Charnock said “When Rick suggested this challenge to me I couldn’t resist taking it up, although 12 hours now seems a very long challenge.  It is though for a great cause and we are looking forward to a great day.  The chemotherapy unit is very important to Saunton Golf Club”.

The Captain’s 12 hour Challenge will take place on Monday 14th September from 7.30am to 7.30pm at Saunton Golf Course near Barnstaple.

Fundraiser Julie Whitton said “Stuart and Rick will certainly need a lot of stamina to keep going on this 12 hour challenge and deserve lots of support.  The money they raise will be a great help to our new chemotherapy unit enabling us to raise additional funds to purchase new equipment to care for our cancer patients “over and above” what the NHS can provide.”

You can support Stuart and Rick by visiting http://www.justgiving.com/Stuart-Charnock1 .

To find out more about the hospital charity “Over and Above” visit www.overandabove.org.uk and the charity’s facebook page or contact the North Devon District Hospital Fundraising Team on 01271 311772 or email ndht.charity@nhs.net

Alastair Ashworth, Mary Bragg, Linda Atherton, Shirleyann Andrews, Fundraiser Julie Whitton and Roger Andrews.

A group of entertainers from North Devon villages with some of their friends, got together with the intention of raising £1,000 over 12 months for the new Seamoor Chemotherapy Unit.  They exceeded their target by raising an amazing £1,200.

Organiser Linda Atherton said “We formed our entertainment group Cloud 9 specifically to raise funds for the chemo unit and we performed to senior groups in Bideford, Northam and Fremington, and ran other successful events, including a cake raffle, name the doll competition, a wine and wisdom quiz in Bradworthy, an afternoon tea in Hartland, and folk singing at Hartland Quay.  It was lots of fun for a worthwhile cause.”

Four of the group, Shirleyann and Roger Andrews, Alastair Ashworth and Linda Atherton, came along to the Unit in July to present their cheque. They enjoyed their tour of the new Seamoor Unit and were delighted to have helped to fund equipment and special treatments for our cancer patients.

Fundraiser Julie Whitton said “Linda and her team have been absolutely amazing over the past year.  I don’t think there is a community in North Devon that hasn’t heard about their events.  Their drive and enthusiasm to ensure they reached their pledge, which exceeded their expectations, has been phenomenal.  I understand that they had so much fun and are now looking forward to doing more fundraising events for the future.  “Cloud 9” have shown that fundraising can be a great way of getting together, having fun and at the same time making a real difference to help our local hospital charity support our patients in North Devon.”

A few rain showers didn’t dull the enthusiasm at this year’s North Devon Show, where crowds of eager show-goers took part in Over and Above’s ‘Giant Turtle’ Raffle in aid of the new Special care Baby Unit (SCBU) Appeal.

Fundraiser Julie Whitton explained: “Our new Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) appeal aims to raise money for state of the art ventilators, incubators, photo-therapy lights and other equipment (such as heartbeat monitors) vital to the care of the most vulnerable new born babies. 1 in 10 children will need the urgent help of the SCBU unit, so this is a really important appeal for us.”

Our prize draw, which raised nearly £500, was won by Andrea from Braunton (congratulations Andrea!) Thank you to our volunteer team who ran our stall for the day, and to everyone who bought a ticket to help get the new appeal off to a flying start. You can learn more about the SCBU appeal here.

We also collected many new sign-ups for our annual fundraising events; including the upcoming Exmoor Ramble, 90ft Abseil and Sponsored Tandem Skydive – why not register today!

Bideford Bike Show Organisers Lisa, Terry and Mike present Fundraising Manager Ian Roome with a £1,700 cheque for the Seamoor Unit.

Over and Above would like to say a big thank you to everyone involved in organising this year’s Bideford Bike show, which raised over £1,700 for the Seamoor Chemotherapy and Day Treatment Ward at NDDH.

In what was billed as the ‘biggest ever’ Bideford Bike Show by the local press, more than 2,000 motorbikes and fine weather attracted large crowds to Bideford quayside, with organisers estimating that the show was twice as big as in any previous year.

Fundraising Manager Ian Roome praised the Show’s success, adding: “With the Seamoor unit itself is now complete, the extra funds raised will be used for additional equipment and therapy which will help make a real difference to our cancer patients’ care. Thank you to all who took part in this fantastic event.”

The winner of the Purple Day Summer BBQ was ticket no 1272 of Hatherleigh.  The fantastic prizes – a BBQ, £40 food voucher, alcohol hamper, summer toys and a picnic set were kindly donated by the Tesco Stores at Barnstaple Rose Lane, Barnstaple Extra, Bideford, Ilfracombe and Braunton.  Thank you for your amazing support to our Special Care Baby Unit Appeal.