2015 – 2018
15th November 2015 – Raffle at Palm Springs Dance Show
We were delighted when Diane Gibson of Palm Springs Dance Academy allowed us to arrange a raffle at their Dance Show. Special thanks go to all the parents, friends and family who bought raffle tickets and helped to raise £254.45!
September 2015 – Thank you to Dennis at Hessle Golf Club for your kind contribution
11 November 2016 – Race Night
Our fourth Video Horse Race Evening held at Hull University was a huge success with almost 200 guests in attendance! A great night was had by all and a massive £5733.55 (including £500 matched funding from Alison Branton at Lloyds Banking Group) was raised. Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the evening.
August 2015 – Hull City ‘Guess the Score’ Competition.
Despite relegation from the Premiership at the end of last season, interest in the fortunes of Hull City remains high if the number of entrants in this years “Guess the Score” competition is any guide. We are delighted to have received 257 entries, including a large number of “first timers” and we (and the team !) are very grateful for your support. Each participant has predicted the score of all of Hull City’s matches this season, earning 3 points for a correct score and 1 point for a correct result (i.e. win/draw/loss). From the entry fee of £2, this competition will raise £257 for nsif, with the remaining money being paid out in prizes to the top three points scorers at the end of the season in May 2016. Special thanks to Bobby Pye for organising and administering this competition and good luck to everyone taking part !
November 2016
Thank you to Davina Wilbraham for her kind donation of £40.00
14th June 2015 – Hull 10k
Weather conditions were perfect for this year’s Hull 10k! ‘Team Nicholls’ was made up of seven runners (left to right – Sam, Josh, Angela, Jo, John, Bobby and Glen), who all trained hard to raise vital funds for nsif. A massive thank you to Team Nicholls and everyone who supported the event. Total amount raised £674.00. Same time next year?!!
September 2016 – The Ridings Tablers Lodge
After hearing about nsif from a fellow Freemason in a different Lodge, Barry Eyre as representative of The Ridings Tablers Lodge, was happy to support our work with a generous donation of £100. Thank you for your kind support.
August 2016 – The Beech Tree in Kirk Ella
As part of their ongoing support of our fund raising efforts for nsif, the Managment team at our local agreed to place a collection box for the charity on the bar. This was soon packed with change which totalled £38.71. A replacement cannister is on it’s way!!
June 2016 – Pete White
A massive thank you to Pete White, a good friend of Steve’s, who decided to make a number of sacrifices and donated the money saved in support of nsif. Great work Pete!!
1 – 3 July 2016 – Bridge to Bridge 2 Bike Challenge
After the success of the first bridge to bridge bike challenge in 2013 which saw 5 riders travel from the Humber Bridge to Tower Bridge, London, in early 2016 plans were put in place for its successor. Coninuing the “bridge” theme which represents the essence of the groundbreaking treatment for spinal injury being perfected by Professor Raisman and his team, this time, eight riders signed up for the 280 mile challenge from the Forth Bridge, Edinburgh to the Humber Bridge. We were fortunate to have the excellent help of Dave Waters as the driver of our support vehicle, ably assisted by Steven Pye. Day 1 of the challenge saw us leave the Forth Bridge viewing area at 8.15am, with 130 miles ahead of us that day. After some 8,500 feet of climbing and every type of weather that the British summer can throw at you – except sunshine! – we arrived in Morpeth 12 hours later. The next day was a shorter ride of about 80 miles but was challenging, seeing a seemingly endless chain of climbs and descents, before a relatively flat ride in to SandHutton, near Thirsk, where we all enjoyed some excellent cooking and hospitality from the host/chef of the Kings Arms. Our final day in the saddle was pretty flat, covering the 70 miles back to the Humber Bridge for a photo-shoot before finally returning to a welcome from some 70 family and friends at the Beech Tree, Kirk Ella. The challenge proved to be a great success with fantastic support from a large number of donors, helping us to raise a grand total of £6,311.97 (including gift aid). Special thanks go to the following for their support of and input to the event: Tony Good of Broach Hill Garage for providing the support vehicle; the proprietors of Morpeth Lodge Guest House and the Kings Arms, Sandhutton, each of whom made a sizeable donation to nsif; The Beech Tree, for providing us with a buffet and venue for the home-coming; Angela Pye for arranging the welcome home party; the Support Crew of Dave Waters and Steven Pye and, of course, the team of riders who gave up their time to undertake this challenge: Andrew Cooney, Ronnie Fletcher; Richard Hardy; Ray Lydon; Phil Nevet; John Pye; Dave Sayers and Grant Stables – Many thanks to you all – we are confident that a cure for spinal injury is moving ever closer as a result of fund raising activities of this nature !
19 June 2016 – Jonny and Hollie Lees Hull 10k
After many weeks of late night training runs, the big day finally arrived for husband and wife team Jonny and Hollie. Jonny was a relative veteran of the race, usually wearing a spiderman mask! Whilst Hollie was making her race debut. Supported by a number of family members on the day, the pair battled against hot conditions to finish in a very respectable time. Well done to you both – a fantastic effort and thank you for raising an amazing £846.25 in sponsorship!!
May 2016
Unfortunately, we received the terrible news that Terry Davidson had passed away. Terry was a family friend, known to me most of my life, being the father of my best friend Kerry McDonald. Our thanks and condolences go to Alma, Tina and Kerry for donating the collection taken at Terry’s funeral to nsif, a charity in which Terry showed great interest and belief. All our love, Angie, John, Steve and Bobby xxxx
24th April, 2016 – Virgin Money London Marathon
Congratulations to Matthew Pye who completed the London Marathon in an impressive 2 hours, 38 minutes and 46 seconds!! Matthews fund raising reached an excellent total of £2,410.25 (including gift aid). Thanks to everyone who supported Matthew.
January 2016 – Jennifer’s 30th Birthday!
To celebrate their Daughter’s 30th Birthday, Dave and Denise Thompson organised a video horse race evening at the Red Lion Pub in Anlaby. Family and friends gathered and a fantastic time was had by all! The Thompson family, who are regular supporters of nsif, donated £120.00 of the proceeds from the evening to our charity. A massive THANK YOU to you all and a very Happy Birthday to Jennifer! x
13th November 2015 – Quiz Night
We are very grateful to our friends, Dave and Steph Foster, for assisting with our recent quiz night. Dave and his pal, Steve, were very professional in their delivery of the questions which ensured a great time for everyone and made sure that the evening ran smoothly. A total of 82 people took part in the quiz and enjoyed a chip butty supper before the ‘Old Friends’ were crowed champions and took away their prize of a hamper of goodies. Thanks go to everyone who supported the quiz and raised a total of £678.00 on the night with special thanks to our good friend, Alison Branton (and Lloyds TSB), who in helping to organise the event will attract match funding of £500 taking the total raised £1,178.00.
October 2015 – Hook Primary School
Marking the first anniversary of the breakthrough into providing a cure for spinal injury as featured on BBC Panorama, the school arranged a raffle to raise awareness and funds for nsif. Well done and thank you to you all for your donation of £63.65
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