Cinnamon Trust
On Wednesday 5th November Pat McCallum invited Clare Howard and I to meet a lovely lady Sue Preston of Grimston, who accepted a cheque for £500 from Megan’s Challenge on behalf of the charity Cinnamon Trust. This wonderful charity was brought to our attention by Pat, Clare’s mum; a supporter of Megan’s Challenge and also a dedicated volunteer for The Cinnamon Trust.
Butterfly Ball 2014
By Debbie Thrower Megan’s Challenge held a Charity Butterfly Ball on Saturday 30th August in a marquee at Gayton Social Club, posh frocks and black tie was worn, with hog roast, disco, photographer and we also held a raffle. The ball was an amazing success and everyone loved dressing up and enjoyed a really good […]
Sponsoring Reffley U8’s Football Team
By Debbie Thrower Megan’s Challenge is proud to sponsor Reffley U8’s football team, providing them with their new look away kits in memory of Megan. Back Row L-R Coaches Ben Fowler & Mark HunterMiddle Row L-R Joe Fowler, Jack Mitchell, Cole Thompson, Riley Blewitt.Front Row L-R Vinny Marchetti, Finlay Hunter, Wesley Harrod-Bunting Absent for photo […]
Summer Event 2014 at Gayton Social Club
By Debbie Thrower On Saturday 19 July 2014 at Gayton Social Club we held the Summer Event 2014. What a brilliant turnout, huge crowds enjoying a scorching hot day and listening to live music provided by local bands and singers, Best Served Chilled, Lauren Isbel, 2Bit Operators, Lewis Murphy, My Cocoon and Harry Seaton. The bands and singers […]
Lake District 24 Peaks Challenge
By Debbie Thrower This year’s challenge, the most demanding yet, is to walk up 24 peaks, each over 2,400 feet, in 24 hours, covering approximately 32 miles. Some of the route follows well-defined ridges, but the height climbed and descended throughout the challenge is significant. The route includes many of the more famous peaks, such […]
Charity Horseride
by Debbie Thrower On 21 September 2013 Katherine McCallum and group of friends who live in Newcastle, organised a charity fancy dress horse ride for Megan’s Challenge and raised the fantastic amount of £412.00. They had a great day, with good weather raising additional money on route from passers-by, both of the pubs which they […]
Clare’s 40th Birthday
By Debbie Thrower On Saturday 17th August 2013 Clare Howard celebrated her 40th Birthday with a party at Gayton Social Club it was an amazing party all the men arrived looking very smart and the ladies in posh frocks. We had live music and lovely food all held in an elegant marquee. Clare generously asked […]
Sponsoring Sophie
By Debbie Thrower On Friday 30 August at Gayton Social Club we presented 17 year old Gayton girl Sophie Green with a cheque for £2,500 to help towards the costs of her final year of a two year Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma in Sports at Easton College Swimming Academy, where she is a residential […]
Sponsoring Sophie
On Friday 30 August at Gayton Social Club we presented 17 year old Gayton girl Sophie Green with a cheque for £2,500 to help towards the costs of her final year of a two year Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma in Sports at Easton College Swimming Academy, where she is a residential student thus enabling her to successfully complete the course and manage the demands of an intensive physical training programme.
The Flutter Buy
By Debbie Thrower On Saturday 20 July 2013 at Gayton Social Club, 1st Gayton Rangers held a fundraising event called ‘The Flutter Buy’ to raise money for Megan’s Challenge. The girls had been very busy and creative putting a lot of time, thought and imagination into this event. They had games such as ‘Pin the […]
