57 intrepid walkers tackled a variety of the 10 stages of the 84 mile Essex Way, starting at Epping Station at 5.00am on the 22nd June and finishing at the Pier, Harwich around 5.30pm on the 23rd June 2019. The sun shone, the breeze blew, the walkers smiled and it looks like we’ll have raised … Continued
Jasmin (Jaz) competes internationally on the FIS World Cup tour and is currently ranked 3rd in the world. Even more impressive is that she’s the first Briton to win a World Championship medal and has an amazing 29 World Cup podiums to her name, including five victories. Funding her development and participation in this sport … Continued
“Thank you to The Rob George Foundation for awarding me a grant to enable me to continue on my skiing journey. I am at home over the summer, although still training on dry slopes and doing physical/fitness training. The grant awarded will allow me to continue training with my ski race team academy and compete … Continued
Some exciting news from RGF grantee, Becca – “I’m so pleased to tell you that after some hard training sessions, I attended the British Karate Federation 4 Nations Championships in Leicester last weekend and I can now announce, (drum roll, please!)… I’m a British bronze medallist! I’m so happy with my performance. A few years … Continued
Acro-Gymnast, Aaron, thanks the RGF. Aaron contacted us earlier in the month to say: “I would like to say a huge thank you to the Rob George Foundation for their support and generous contribution towards helping me purchase sporting equipment. I am part of a competing men’s 4 in the sport of Acro-Gymnastics which is … Continued
Trustee, David Cant, visited the Rotary Club of Chelmsford on May 16th to be presented with a cheque for £250. The current President, Anne Moriaty, made the presentation and said: “Lorraine and Philip made a big impact when they visited us earlier this year to talk about the RGF and it was a privilege to … Continued
Up and coming ice dance skater Aimee Carrington has been skating since she was 6 years old. Now 14 she has won numerous medals in regional competitions across the country and has competed in the British National Solo Ice Dance Championships for the last 5 years. Her highest ranking in this competition being the bronze … Continued
late last month BBC Radio Essex (BBC Essex) invited RGF trustee, David Cant, to join their host Peter Holmes ‘on air’ for his Sunday Morning Breakfast show. David was invited to talk about the RGF at length (and he did!). David was also asked to be their newspaper reviewer choosing three articles from the day’s … Continued
We are delighted to share the news that the RGF has appointed Glen Dobbs to its Board of trustees with immediate effect. Glen met Rob at Colchester Royal Grammar School and they remained best friends. After leaving the school as Head Boy, Glen went on to study Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry at Oxford University where … Continued
When the RGF agreed to support Callum back in 2018 little did we know what an amazing young man we’d backed. Callum’s mum, Michelle has kindly given us an update on his exceptional achievements: “When Callum Mills was lucky enough to be granted funding from The Rob George Foundation last year, He promised to try … Continued
We wanted to share with you an update on the amazing support we’ve received from the North Countrymen’s Club since our launch in 2014. Our Chairman, Philip George said: “We were one of two charities chosen to benefit on the occasion of their 75th anniversary dinner back in January. The photo shows John Davey presenting … Continued
How the sun shone on another glorious RGF six-a-side Cricket Day – We all enjoyed a wonderful day in sunny Castle Park, Colchester on Saturday 20 April. The cricket was very entertaining and there was a lovely atmosphere throughout the day, and it was great to see so many families and supporters enjoying the event. … Continued