Acxiom's David Barker is taking on a challenge with a difference next week in a race called Spartathlon, a 153 mile foot race held annually in Greece since 1983 and takes place between Athens and Sparta.The Spartathlon aims to trace the footsteps of Pheidippides, an Athenian...
A team from Project Leaders are preparing to tackle one of the toughest challenges in the UK to raise money for the Freddie Farmer Foundation charity.The team of 12 will start their endurance feat at the foot of Ben Nevis on September 24. They aim...
An Orpington man and his determined granddaughter took part in a sponsored walk to raise funds for the Freddie Farmer Foundation charity last weekend.Allan Day walked from Orpington Hospital to Trafalgar Square on July 24. He was joined for the final stretch by his granddaughter,...
Enterprising youngsters from Crofton Junior School on Towncourt Lane, Orpington set up stalls including a ‘teddy bear raffle’ and ‘beat the goalie’ in the school playground on May 18 to raise money for the Freddie Farmer Foundation.The Charity Day initiative was organised by Year 6...
The family and friends of an 11-year-old girl held a charity night to raise money for the Freddie Farmer Foundation.Georgia Strudwick, from Purley, was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome and her mum Lisa organised the event to raise money for the Freddie Farmer Foundation and Reverse...
A secret charity postcard art sale held at Sainsbury’s, Crayford has raised £155 for the Freddie Farmer Foundation.Postcards painted by artists, schoolchildren, footballers and celebrities including former Prime Minister David Cameron and quiz show host Bradley Walsh were sold at the store on Stadium Way...
84 players joined representatives of the Freddie Farmer Foundation charity at Shooters Hill Golf Club on July 8 for the 10th annual golf fundraiser.The event raised a wonderful £5,500.The day was supported by Dickie Russ from Coppards Removals who sponsored the nearest the pin and...
Prime Minister David Cameron is one of the artists who have contributed to a secret charity postcard art sale being held this month. Postcards painted by artists, schoolchildren, footballers and celebrities including quiz show host Bradley Walsh will be sold on July 8-9, raising money for...
The Rotary Club of Beckenham is one of the latest to support the Freddie Farmer Foundation's campaign to purchase a £55,000 piece of equipment called a LokoHelp after reading about the fundraising campaign in the News Shopper newspaper earlier this year.Geoff Moore from the Beckenham...
Well done to the eight men and women who took part in the Freddie Farmer Sa Colobra Cycle Challenge over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, it was seven consecutive days of cycling over some pretty tough terrain.The hairpins, loops, hills and mountains of Mallorca were...