Our dear and loyal friends at Colchester’s North Countrymen’s Club have now raised total funds exceeding £6,000 for the RGF. Since the launch of the RGF, John Davey and fellow regulars at the Club have been unstinting in their support, raising funds by various means, including John donating several items from his personal memorabilia collection … Continued
Thanks to our loyal supporters who posted online votes for the RGF throughout October and November on the Persimmon Homes Build Futures Fund website, we have won a £5000 cash award. RGF trustee, Beverly Davies, said: “We’d like to thank Persimmon Homes for choosing the RGF to participate in this exciting and ultimately generous initiative. … Continued
A big RGF thank you to Colchester Round Table 367 for selecting the RGF to be their chosen charity on one of their Santa’s Sleigh Christmas collection nights, 2021. Santa’s ‘collectors’, consisting of volunteers from Colchester Round Table 367 and the RGF, enthusiastically followed Santa’s Sleigh along this year’s chosen route, the St Michael’s Estate, … Continued
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On Sunday 5 December with just a hint of rain and strong winds, an intrepid group of RGF supporters, dressed in an array of Santa ‘themed’ outfits took to the bustling lanes of Fingringhoe, Langenhoe, Abberton and Peldon to take part in the RGF Santa’s Cycle 2021; a bracing 12.6-mile (or longer if you can’t … Continued
Pip and Lorraine’s neighbours, Tim and Christiane, achieved a commendable ‘first’ last weekend fundraising for the RGF when they set up the RGF’s first table-top sale. Tim and Christiane told us: “We had amassed a sizeable collection of unwanted items throughout our home and the thought occurred to us that we could organise a table-top … Continued
Are you an artist? Are you looking for a venue for an event in Essex? Or are you simply a lover of art? The latest addition to RGF fundraising is the Sentinel Gallery in Wivenhoe. Available for hire by the week or by arrangement with Lorraine and Pip, please visit thesentinelgallery.co.uk for full details. In … Continued
As previously reported, The Rob George Foundation is in the running to win a share of a £1million Persimmon Homes Building Futures fund aimed at supporting under-18s across the UK but first they need online votes to win. Please note you can vote every day and please share with all your contacts so we can … Continued
The little matter of walking and/or running the 2021 Virtual London Marathon (26.2 miles just in case you don’t know!) was never going to faze Vix, Cassie and Naomi, and so it turned out. All three posted very impressive times and Vix competing on her own with some help from her friends has so far … Continued
As you may recall, our very own long-term RGF supporter, Victoria Fenner (Vix to her friends!) is participating in the 2021 Virtual London Marathon on Sunday 3 October – Vix’s personal challenge is to complete the 26.2-mile marathon in under 9 hours and that’s including stops for drinks, energy snacks, and the occasional change of … Continued
We are delighted to announce that we have just launched our Annual Review & Financial Statement 2020-21. We strongly recommend that you look and see for yourselves what a positive difference the RGF has made to so many young people across the UK. Everyone associated with the RGF should feel very proud of another inspirational … Continued
Flautist, Brioni, performed at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 7th August with the National Youth Orchestra, live on BBC TV. Here is what she had to say about her experience: “It was absolutely fantastic to be able to perform at the BBC proms this year with NYO. A dream come true and something I … Continued