Home »
A grant from the Rob George Foundation made a dream come true for young Evan Coggins. His grant has made a trip to Majorca to swim in an international competition with his swim club a reality. Dad, Alex, asked for a polo shirt too, so that he could promote the work of the RGF whilst … Continued
We all like to receive an email where the bank tells you it wants to give you some money, so you can imagine how chuffed we all felt when a message arrived from Gavin from Barclay’s to tell us how successful the previous evening’s Barclay’s Quiz Night had been. In Gavin’s words: “The evening went … Continued
Lorraine George from the Rob George Foundation, writes: “There I was, off skiing with my friends; it was 5.30am at Stansted Airport and we were checking in at the Easyjet desk. Across the way was a gathering of young sports people, all with their GB kits on and big equipment cases alongside them. Well, I … Continued
The RGF has been supporting the talented fencer, Chloe Dickson, helping to pay for her equipment. Chloe (pictured second from left) has recently captained a team win at the Junior Commonwealth Games 2015. These games only happen every three years and 2015 saw competitors gathering in Cape Town, South Africa. Chloe was this year’s captain … Continued
Jeremy is just back from Portugal, where he competed in the Youth Laser European competition. Click here to check out Jeremy’s blog for the whole story. His next stop is the British Nationals where he is hoping to be placed, we look forward to hearing how that goes. If you would like to get a … Continued
The RGF proudly continues to support Justin. He has truly been an outstanding ambassador for the RGF and we love receiving all his updates. In recent months he has won medals and learnt new skills. As someone who considers a good day on … Continued
It is the end of the academic year, and Colchester Institute has been busy counting up all the money raised throughout the year by students and staff. A whopping £6646 was the final total, with almost every department of the Institute getting involved. The chefs cooked, the singers sang, the trainee hairdressers had special uniforms, … Continued
How many of us dream of representing our country? Well, young football goalkeeper, Hannah Hampton, has done just that. Hannah’s home team is Stoke City U15’s – they finished their unbeaten season with a big win 5-1 against Everton. That one goal past Hannah was the first since October 2014! That’s over 500 minutes in … Continued
Callum, a skier, suffered a few tumbles in June, but did bag a third place at the Jibworx competition, apparently learning a new trick in the process! It’s great to see the Callum putting his RGF grant to such good use.
Double trouble! Two sisters both mad keen on basketball and both super talented. Charlotte earnt herself a place in the England U17 side June 2015 playing in matches against Sweden and Scotland, losing the first but winning the second – she produced very exciting stats for the matches. Katie continues to work really hard, she … Continued
The “Prosecco and Strawberries” afternoon on Sunday 11 June 2015, in the beautiful garden of Bob and Kathy Hopping in Langham, was a great success, with approximately 150 at the event. Entertainment was provided by Exaltation! Gospel Choir. Not … Continued
To cycle from John O’Groats to Land’s End was Rob’s final challenge to friend Abi, and me, his mum. 1114 miles, the wiggly way, the length of the country – how hard could that be? 16 good friends set off on 2nd May and, miraculously, 16 of us cycled together over the finishing line 16 … Continued