John’s 104-mile Bike Ride!
Friday 29th July 2016
Your Fundraising Stories
A Momentous Year
As Ataxia UK celebrates its 50th anniversary, the East of Scotland Branch are this year celebrating their own milestone: 20 years as a Branch.
Bridges Walk Success!
After weeks of preparation, planning and anticipation, the City Bridges Walk was finally upon us…and what a day we had!
London to Paris
We’re delighted to tell you about more fundraising efforts courtesy of the Steege family! You may remember from a previous post that Joanna Steege and Richmond Golf Club helped to raise a whopping £8,000 last year, whilst her daughter Isabel ran the Cheltenham Half Marathon, raising an additional £2,500 a few months back. Last month Joanna’s niece, Hannah Willcock, …
Tina’s Hair-Raising Challenge
Tina Evans, a good friend of Ataxia UK, has undertaken a real hair-raising act of fundraising…Tina, alongside five others decided to shave off her hair in aid of the charity! Together a whopping total of £3,664 was raised! In Tina’s words, “A cure would be great, but it doesn’t just happen while you sit back and wait. …
Removing Barriers
Removing Barriers is a light hearted board game which engages users in discussion about the barriers that face disabled people, and suggests ways in which those barriers can be overcome. Disabled people are significantly more likely to experience unfair treatment at work, and in the other scenarios, than non-disabled people. The game aims to provide …
Community fundraising
A big thank you is in order to Barry and Christine Ellis who organised a raffle for their local community in Marlborough, raising £100 in the process for Ataxia UK. We would also like to thank their local Waitrose branch for supplying a few of the raffle prizes. Raffle tickets were also drawn by next door neighbours, …
Ceri Leather is Fundraising!
Ceri Leather is carrying out an incredible fundraising journey this year in aid of Ataxia UK. Ceri’s dad was diagnosed with ataxia in the last two year’s after a lengthy struggle to achieve a specific diagnosis. His first consultant simply put his failing health down to ‘old age’. In this time his health has deteriorated and …
Land’s End to John O’Groats
Rick Pethen took part in a mammoth bike ride with three friends in September, raising just over £2000 for AUK. One of the highlights of the trip for Rick and the others was the enjoyment of the autumn countryside, especially through the West Country, the Wye Valley, and all through Scotland. He said ‘that travelling …
A Toast to Joanna Steege
We would like to say a big thank you to the efforts of Joanna Steege, who alongside her friends and family have been exemplary supporters of our work for a number of years. Last year Joanna and Richmond Golf Club helped to raise a whopping £8,000, whilst her daughter Isabel ran the Cheltenham Half Marathon, raising an additional £2,500 in …