CHARITY
BRIGHTON LAWYER TO DODGE CROCODILES ON THE ZAMBEZI FOR CHILDREN’ S CHARITY
Hurtling down a hippoinfested river in a canoe proved to be a memorable experience for Red Nose Day celebrities a few years ago and now a Brightonbased lawyer is taking the same challenge to raise money for the children’ s charity, Winston’ s Wish, the leading childhood bereavement charity in the UK that offers practical support and guidance to bereaved children and their families.
Lee Hills, a Brighton lawyer who lives in Cuckfield, near Haywards Heath, has decided to take on the challenge of rafting 100km along Africa’ s Zambezi River between 10th – 17th September, to raise money for this worthwhile cause.
Known locally as the‘ Great River’, the Zambezi flows for 2,700kms through six countries on its path from Zambia to the Indian Ocean. This unique and demanding challenge will start at Victoria Falls and take in unforgiving rapids. Lee will expect a rough ride, with sweltering heat, humidity, blistered hands and harsh conditions- all the while sleeping under canvas on the bank at night- and will paddle and raft his way along the course of the river to the journey’ s end at Chabango Falls.
Lee really needs your help to smash his fundraising target of £ 4,000 before the 24th of June, and should you wish to make a donation, you can do so via his Just Giving page at www. justgiving. com / Lee-Hills1.
BBQ FOR HEROES 2016 – SERVING THE NATION
Served: Royal Air Force 1992 – 2010
Serving the Nation 16 – 31 July 2016
Served: Royal Navy 2008 – 2014
Served: British Army 2000 – 2012
Serving: In the garden 2000 – 2100hr
Served: British Army 2001 – 2015
Served: Royal Marines 1992 – 2014
When you BBQ, BBQ for Heroes!
For your free fundraising pack visit www. bbqforheroes. org. uk or call 01980 846459
Help for Heroes( H4H) are asking that when you BBQ this summer, you BBQ for Heroes and turn it into an opportunity to fundraise for our wounded, injured and sick service personnel, veterans and their families.
Whether you invite family and friends over for a BBQ in your garden in exchange for a donation, or arrange a bigger community event, it all makes a difference to the support H4H can provide. Everyone who registers and raises money for H4H will be entered into a prize draw to win a Weber 2200 portable black glass barbecue, which has kindly been donated by Debenhams.
A free fundraising pack will be sent to everyone who registers a BBQ for Heroes event, to help make each event a success. The packs include collection boxes, bunting, balloons, a BBQ for Heroes banner, and lots more additional items.
The‘ BBQ for Heroes’ campaign officially takes place from 16th – 31st July 2016, however, if this isn’ t convenient, please feel free to choose a date that suits you. To register, or for more information visit www. bbqforheroes. org. uk, or call 01980 846459.
CHESTNUT TREE HOUSE AND BRIGHTON DOME JOIN FORCES FOR THE BIG HEART AUCTION 2016
The Big Heart Auction is a very special charity art auction, raising money for Chestnut Tree House children’ s hospice as well as Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival ' s Umbrella Club.
The auction will include a wonderful range of donated artwork from professional local, national and celebrity artists, illustrators and photographers. All the works will be available to purchase via the online auction site, eBay, running from 1st-10th July, and you can view them all online at www. bigheartauction. org. uk.
One highlight for 2016 is ' The Art Bird ', a painting donated by the immensely popular Sussex-based children ' s illustrator, Sir Quentin Blake, and this year ' s Big Heart Auction will be going on a road trip around Sussex to ensure more people have a chance to see and experience all of the wonderful art included in the auction. Selected pictures from the auction will be travelling to the Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne on 7th-9th June, St Mary in the Castle, Hastings on 21st-23rd June, and the Brighton Dome 1st-5th July.
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