Club Night & Abigail’s Footstep’s Run
Good day all, a quick update on our club night and a possible mid month run-out to The Navigation Inn at Castlethorpe as well as Jackie & Martins new Charity Run for Abigail’s Footsteps charity.
Can I at this point stress we would like a good and timely response to both items, especially Abigail’s, a reply to me and Jackie (included) please
We had a small group of 9 attend the meeting with a number in Le Mans for the classic and others on leave. Jackie gave a detailed run down on her Abigail’s charity and how she and Martin would provide food and drinks at the end of the run. (see attached rally board and briefing notes) from Jackie.
A discussion on a mid month run was covered and the Navigation Inn was proposed again for either Wednesday the 16th or 23rd, Yvonne will arrange.
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Jackie & Martin’s charity Run on 17th August – Starting at The Inn on the Lake for a 1pm departure.
The run should take about 2 hours and finish in time for afternoon refreshments.
The run is 49.3 miles all around the South Bedfordshire countryside, which has some really lovely scenery and undulating roads to drive on.
Members will be given a Rally Board and a nicely printed and bound Tulip Map for the journey, Martin and I are providing the food and drinks at the end.
ALL of the proceeds are going to the Charity, Abigail’s Footsteps, those who donate will be sent an email of thanks, we aim to provide a Cooling Cot if possible.
Jackie, requires confirmation of who is coming as soon as possible to arrange the food and for the rally boards to be printed.
The cost is £30 per car and at present there is no limit so a non member would be accepted.
Payment of £30 should be made via bank transfer to :
Mr M J Billham
82384973
40-10-02
Please include – Abigail’s Footsteps as reference.
A bit about the Charity.
We are a baby loss charity, our aim is to improve the care given around stillbirth and neonatal bereavement. With one in every 200 babies being stillborn (around 14 stillborn and neonatal deaths per day in the UK), Britains figures are among the worst in the developed world.
We provide care and support to families who have suffered a bereavement, as well as education for healthcare professionals directly involved with caring for bereaved parents. Our fundraising pays for specialist midwifery bereavement training courses and the provision of Abi cooling cots to maternity units, to allow parents to spend additional time with their baby.
We also work with hospitals to advise on the sensitive layout and creation of bereavements suites that provides parents privacy and locates them away from maternity wards.
This year we have also seen the launch of our specialist baby loss counselling programme which funds sessions to help bereaved families once they’ve returned home.