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19-year-old Ali Ahmed is currently a volleyball performance scholar at the University of Essex. He also plays for the England national team. He first started playing volleyball at 8 years ago at his school and then progressed through England youth squads after some club success. Recently, the University of Essex won the BUCS championships for … Continued
Up and coming ice dance skater, Aimee, decided to take on the “Ice Bucket Challenge” and managed to coerce her family to join her to help raise funds for the RGF. Aimee assures us it was great fun and watch the video to make your own mind up. We supported Aimee earlier this year and … Continued
The RGF has awarded Heaven a grant to support her personal development as she pursues her long-term goal to swim competitively, both nationally and internationally. 12-year-old Heaven is completely committed to her future sporting aspirations to be a successful swimmer. Heaven’s base club is Nottingham Leander SC whom she still represents in local competitions. She … Continued
The RGF supports highly talented dancer, Keeley – Keeley, just 16, from Lancashire approached us in May to help fund her first year’s fees at The Hammond in Chester. The Hammond is a top-rated specialist co-educational performing arts school and Keeley’s aim is to gain a Level 6 Diploma in Professional Dance. There’s no doubting … Continued
A picture is worth a thousand words – The RGF bought Kieran a new double bed big enough to share with all his pets while he recovers from his chemotherapy. We’ve just heard from Kieran and they all say thank you very much to the Rob George Foundation. Kieran then shared with us that it’s … Continued
Manchester-based Sabre Fencer Eleanor Blackledge, aged 13, has been competing internationally for GBR on the Under 17 Cadet circuit. Eleanor is currently ranked in the top ten GBR and 130 in Europe with four more years to move up the rankings within this age category. Earlier this month Eleanor became the English Youth Sabre Champion … Continued
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