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 We have lots of fund raising events in the pipelines - so please keep checking back to see the latest news.

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Current Events

Grandma Linda - Sponsored Slim - Linda has lost 2 1/2  Stone - Well done & raised a HUGE £1027, Thank you.

Andrew 'Dobby' Dobson - Sponsored Slim - Dobby lost and amazing 4stone 4lb (Ben's weight) - Well Done. 

Heather Macpherson & friends - Sunday 27th June 2010 - Sponsored fancy dress walk - Ilkley to Burley & Back - Ben will join them for the last bit.

Cowling Primary School - Non-Uniform Day - Friday 9th July.  £157:40 RaisedTHANK YOU

Alex Macpherson & friends - Saturday 10th July - Car wash at Booth Ilkley. Raised an amazing £609 ~ Well Done everyone.

Addingham Gala - Penalty Shoot-Out - Addingham - Saturday 10th July.  Raised £137 ~ Thank you so very much.

All Saint Primary School - Summer Fair - Stall & Baskets for Ben - Saturday 10th July ~ over £500 raised in total.

Phil Cooper - 40 mile cycle through Wyle Valley - 17th July 2010 ~ Phil raised an AMAZING £751 ~ Thank you so very much.

Nigel Ezard - Etape du Tour - 18th July 2010 - Click here for more infomation - Raising a HUGE £1150 ~ Amazing Nigel, Well Done & Thank You.

Yorkshire 3 Peaks - Damian Smithson & Friends - 18th July 2010. (Ben's Birthday!) ~ Amazing effort chaps ~ Thank you. Raised over £1000.

The Kangaroo Club Nursery - Sponsored events, Teddy Bears picnic & bun sales ~Wednesday 21st July 2010 ~ Raising £1389 ~ Jo, Gemma & Tracy Thank you so very much.

'Buzzbox' Live Band Night - Lightcliffe, Halifax - Saturday 24th July 2010. Thank you so very much ~ £660 rasied ~ Amazing.

Mary & Phil Hall ~ Cycling the Scottish Cirle (420 miles) ~ starting Saturday 31st July 2010 ~ Raising a HUGE £2320 ~ THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Abacus Day Nursery - Sponsored Toddle/Walk around Ilkley Park - Saturday 31st July.

Esme (9yrs) & Nina (7Yrs) Pearce & Family - 100 miles walk along Devon & Dorset Coast Pathways - April/August 2010. Click Here to see Esme letter. - Raising £210 ~ Thank You girls & Ted!

Shona Macpherson and 3 friends - Sponsored read - July 2010 - They raised £87:50 ~ Thank you girls.

Summer Pub Weekend - The Station/The Midland Pubs Ilkley - Saturday 31st July ~ 6pm till 11pm.

Beach Volleyball & Family Fun Day ~ The Station Pub ~ Sunday 1st August ~ BBQ and lots more. 1pm - late ~ Raised a HUGE £2284 over the weekend.

Fuzzy's Hair Dressers - Addingham - Cut & Blow Dry - Saturday 14th August 2010 - an AMAZING £700 raised THANK YOU Ladies.

Pub Crawl - Val Ogrez, Katie Moss & Friends  -  Guiseley ~ Burley ~ Ilkley - Sunday 15th August 2010 ~ total rasied £237.56.

Cafe Maranetti - Mario Maranetti is opening his restaurant on Monday 30th August 2010 ~ all proceeds going to Ben Wish - ending the day with a live auction with wonderful prizes ~ Mario and his wonderful staff raisesd a HUGE £6000, THANK YOU X.

Verve Hair Designs ~ Ilkley - Raffling hair care products through their salon - August 2010. Raised £100 ~ Thank you ladies

Settle Charity Dances - Settle College, Settle - Saturday 4th Sept, Saturday 2nd Oct & Saturday 6th November 2010. Thank you £1000 raised

Sally Skipper & Robbie Grech-Cini ~ Great North Swim ~Lake Windermere ~ Saturday 4th September 2010. Postponed due to 'Algae' - Sally & Robbie completed 2 miles in the freezing Lido - Well Done Ladies. Raising a brilliant £500.

Steve Newell ~ Vitruvian Half Ironman Event ~ Rutland Water, Leicestershire ~ Saturday 4th September 2010 ~ raising an amazing £920 - THANK YOU Steve.

Andy Clewes - North West Triathlon- This is Andy's first Triathlon - Sunday 5th September 2010 ~ Well Done Andy, Raisied £170 ~ Thank you.

Amy, Lee, Clarissa & Friends - Sweepstake for 'Lee's race time' Bristol 1/2 Marathon & Bun Sale - September 5th & 7th 2010 ~ Raised a impressive £200 ~ Thank you very much.

John Thompson - Cycling 70 miles Addingham to Norton in Teeside - Monday 6th September 2010 - this will be John's 70th Birthday ~ Raised a huge £1647 ~Thank you John.

Redwood Park Fishing Match - Hubey, North Yokshire - Saturday 11th September 2010.  Click here for results and Sponsors ~ £700 Raised Thank you everyone.

Emma Curran & Nona Toothill - Wetherby 10K - 12th Spetember 2010. Emma PB 56 mins 36 Sec & Nona 58 mins 39 secs - Raised £700 - Thanks x

Hollygarth Family Fun Day ~ Sponsored Bungee Jumping, 40 people so far! ~ Sunday 12th Spetember 2010 ~ ONE AMAZING DAY! Over £3000 Rasied Thanks one and all.

Otley Vintage Transport Extravaganza ~ Stalls & Collections ~Sunday 12th September 2010.

Northern Dance Centre & Ilkley Dance Centre - Seniors Dance Show - Saturday 25th September - Kings Hall Ilkley ~ Raised an AMAZING £3000! THANK YOU

Margaret Kaupe - Buy You Birthday for £1 ~ Calendar - Available through Northern Dance Centre.

Ilkley Juniors FootBALL - Saturday 25th September - 2 Auction Lots - Craiglands Hotel Ilkley ~ Raised £640 ~ Thank you

Big Boys Lakes 3000 Challenge - Damo, NNOP, Jon, Tim, Si, Rik, Tall Paul, Billie & Si C - Sunday 3rd October 2010. Collectively raised over £2000.

Mike Picken - Sunday 3rd October - Loch Ness Maraton, Scotland. Mssive Thanks Raising over £2750 ~ Thanks Mike.

Golf Day - Nigel Jenkinson, Noel Stephenson & Graeme Walker - Ilkley Golf Club - Friday 8th October 2010 - Just AMAZING THANK YOU. HUGE HUGE THANKS

An evening for Ben - Addingham Golf Club - Food, Bar, Disco & Auction - Saturday 9th October 2010 ~ Raised £2867 ~ Thank You

Tim & Maggie's Old Skool Disco - Saturday 16th October 2010 ~ raising £440 ~ Thank you everyone.

Ilkley Bowling Club - Live Music & DJ - 30 Prize raffle & Supper - Saturday 16th October 2010 ~ Raising £708 ~ Thank you

Northern Dance Centre & Ilkley Dance Centre - Junior Dance Show - Sunday 17th October - Grassington Town Hall - Raising £2500 - AMAZING.

Eleanor Temple - Bradford Half Marathon - Sunday 17th October 2010. Thank you ~ over £250 rasied

Ashlands Primary School - Fund Raising Day for Ben - Friday 22nd October 2010 ~ Raised A HUGE £1507:18 - Thank you

Ilkley White - Race Night - Hollygarth Socail Club - Friday 22nd October 2010 -Raising a HUGE £1800 - Thank you very much everyone.

Angel Riding & Livery Centre - Charity Showjumping Event - Sunday 24th October - Click here for more details - Cancelled due to water logged paddocks - a presentaion evening will be taking place. Raised a wonderful £393.51 ~ Thank you very much.

Flag Day - Ilkley Town Centre - Saturday 30th October 2010. Raising a whooping £1300 ~ Thank you Ilkley.

Steeton Male Voice Choir - Holy Thrinity, Skipton - 6th November 2010  ~ Raised over £1300 ~ Thank you.

Jim Read - New York Marathon - Sunday 7th November 2010.

Nick 'Billie' Beanlands - Rutlands Marathon - Sunday 7th November 2010.

Ilkley Harriers - Ben' s Wish To Walk 5 Mile Road Race - Sunday 7th November 10am - Raising fantstic £1800 - THANK YOU.

All Saint C of E Primary School, Ilkley - Singing For Ben - Whole school singing all day! - Friday 12th November 2010. Raising a fantastic £1500.

Ilkley Estate Agents - Abseil the Cow & Calf - Friday 19th November 2010.

Clear - Local Covers Band - The Yard - Saturday 20th November 2010. Raised over £500 - Thank you.

Hang On To A Dream - A Christmas Concert - The King's Hall, Ilkley -  Saturday 4th December 2010. Rasied  £2000 ~ Thank you for you ongoing Support.

Soul Rites Gig - 'Ben's sending off gig' - HollyGarth Social Club, Ilkley - Friday 17th December 2010. Rasied £1100 ~ Huge thanks to all involved.

Upcoming Events 

Joda Freight Truck Pull

Rock School Concert (Feb 2011)   

Tough Guy (January )

Rowing Lake Windermere

                  

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