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Special recognition for RGF grantee, Martin Bland. Top trampoliner, Martin, has just won a Newcastle Rising Star award, an event staged at Newcastle’s Civic Centre. The Lord Mayor of Newcastle presented Martin with his trophy, but that was probably eclipsed by the presence of none other than Mr Alan Shearer. Martin commented: “I was thrilled … Continued
Introducing Rachel Driver, another RGF superstar! – Rachel is a Senior Practitioner with CLIC Sargent. The RGF and Rachel have a very special and mutual bond committed to helping young people. Rachel wanted to “give back” to the RGF and such was her motivation to do so she took part in, and completed, The Anglesey … Continued
Thank you! We are delighted to announce that the RGF 2019 Fifth Anniversary Ball was another major success raising a magnificent £ 12,501 in much-needed funds for our foundation. In true RGF style, the evening commenced with a sparkling champagne reception with musical accompaniment by the very talented Renato Paris, followed by a sumptuous roast … Continued
Shaun and his family approached the RGF in August 2018. Shaun, having faced a serious illness requiring surgery, needed funding for driving lessons so he could learn to drive. Shaun wanted to be able to drive to widen his opportunities and to enable him to attend his ongoing hospital appointments without over-burdening his family – … Continued
The RGF has awarded the Bello brothers a grant for the second time to support their beach volleyball aspirations. They are multiple national champions, Youth Commonwealth gold medallists and their most recent achievements include two 5th places at the U19 World Championships and Youth Olympic Games in Argentina in October 2018. The twins continue their … Continued
RGF Grantee Serena to represent the Catholic Schools Sports Federation of Great Britain 2019 – the RGF is delighted to announce that Serena was recently nominated by her current school (Notre Dame R C High School) to represent Great Britain in the Catholic Schools Sports Federation in athletics. Her head of PE, Andy Clitheroe, handed … Continued
Climbing high! – The Rob George Foundation provides grant for GB competition climber Thea Cameron. Thea has been selected to represent Great Britain this year in international competitions and will be travelling to Portugal, Switzerland and France for the European cup climbing competitions. The Grant provided by the RGF will help Thea to pay for … Continued
“Thank you so much for your help, we can’t tell you how much we appreciate your support and Kate and her son have just enjoyed an amazing first Christmas together in their new home to build the memories they deserve. I honestly cannot begin to tell you how your kindness has brought me to tears. … Continued
The Rob George Foundation provides a grant to Megan Larkins – 20 year-old athlete, Megan, is from Braintree, Essex. She is currently ranked 3rd in the UK U23’s for hammer throw, and with the help of the RGF was able to buy new equipment to facilitate her training and help her develop as an athlete. … Continued
The heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of 7 events including 100m hurdles, high jump, shot putt, 200m, long jump and 800m. Lucy’s best events are the 100m hurdles with a personal best time of 13.72 and long jump with a personal best of 6.04m. In 2017 Lucy represented Great … Continued
“We are delighted to be sharing the fantastic news that Emma has been offered a place on the British Canoeing World Class Programme 2019. It has been an incredible year for Emma competing in both Marathon and Sprint canoeing in her final year as a junior kayaker. The support from the Rob George Foundation has … Continued
A big well done and even bigger thank you to Nathan and his family and friends for organising a 24-hour charity shoot to raise funds for the RGF. We’re reliably informed that they had great fun and in doing so raised an amazing £725. Nathan’s family told us: “We are so happy to give back … Continued