Posts by Emily Byrne
Oliver’s 62 Mile Eden Project Cycle
On 13th May Oliver Robinson is cycling 62 miles to fundraise for Let’s Play. Oliver will be cycling the length of Eden, beginning his challenge at the Rainforest Biome! There’s a muscle climbing start followed by hair pin bends and the route makes the most of the undulating south coast through picturesque villages and along…
Read MoreHelen’s Fashion Fundraiser
Helen Spencer of Nellie and Dove, Deddington held a Fashion Show Charity Dinner on Tuesday 20th March at The Boxing Hare in Swerford. VIP guests enjoyed a two course dinner whilst previewing 2018 Spring and Summer Collections. Helen raised an amazing £300 for Let’s Play. Take a look at the fabulous Nellie & Dove collections…
Read MoreJonathan’s Big Swim
Not only is the wonderful Jonathan Ruffle creating a brilliant short film for us, he’s also doing some fundraising! Jonathan has recently been working hard on a film project for us here at Let’s Play, and has also now decided to dedicate some of his time to fundraise for us! Aren’t we lucky! He is…
Read MoreLynn’s Cotswold Club Lady Captain 2018 – Charity
Lynn Norman, Captain of the Ladies Cotswold Golf Team has raised £703.30 for Let’s Play and is still fundraising for us throughout 2018. We can’t thank Lynn and her team enough for their continued efforts. For details of how the money has been raised or to make a donation yourself please click here
Read More#This Girl Can
Lisa Moulder – Marathon Runner! She did it! So proud of our amazing playworker Lisa Moulder who took on 26.2 miles of the London Marathon on April 22 2018! Lisa has shown incredible dedication throughout all of her training making her a hero and an inspiration to us all! Lisa invited parents of children who…
Read MoreBig Build Update March 2018
We are finally settled in our new home, after school club is up and running smoothly, and we have just enjoyed our first half term holiday session. We have successfully raised £50,885.82 including gift aid but there is still more work to be done. Our target for the new building is £70,000.00 which includes renovation…
Read MoreNeil Stewart sets himself a goal and raises £1,438.53 for Let’s Play in the process!
Neil Stewart ran his first Wolf Run in 2016 – from that point onwards there was no stopping him! Setting himself the goal of running a half marathon in under 1 hour and 44 minutes by the end of the year Neil’s journey is a story of grit, determination and dedication! Read Neil’s story here!
Read MoreBig Build Appeal
We launched our Big Build Appeal in May and have now raised £44,962.27. This has been a combination of fundraising events, direct donations, bids and online donations on our Just Giving campaign page. We have had great support from the local business & charity community including Prodrive, Rock The Atic, Bloxham Mill, Puritans Radio, Banbury…
Read MoreComedy Night – 14 July 2017
Thanks to everyone that came and supported us – we raised £467.00. The money raised will go towards renovating our new building. For more information go to:- https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/letsplay/letsplaybigbuild
Read MoreFundraising news 2016
October 2016 Autumn is a time for reflection, kicking leaves around and Harvest Festival celebrations. The village of Horley held their very own ‘Horley Harvest Festival’ and the Red Lion pub, Horley, selected Let’s Play to be the lucky local charity to receive the fantastic amount of £315.00 raised in the process. Thank you so…
Read MoreKatie-Anne’s Staffordshire Ironman 70.3
On the 18th June our amazing Playworker Katie-Anne Birch took part in the Staffordshire Ironman!!! A 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile cycle and 13.1 mile run. 70.3 miles in TOTAL – it was really hot on the day and Katie-Anne totally smashed it! Katie-Anne raised £750.00. The money raised will help us renovate our new building. For more…
Read MoreLet’s Play AGM 2017
Let’s Walk In The Dark
Our first Walk in the Dark raised a whopping £3,000 – thanks to Natalie Marques who put the whole event together!
Read MoreCharity Football Match – Puritans Radio vs Rock The Atic
An amazing time at Banbury United FC raising £687 for Let’s Play! Thanks to Stewart of Puritans Radio & his team who took the buckets round the stands, Ryan at Rock The Atic & all the lads who played in the Charity Match! You are all awesome! We are so lucky to share this fantastic…
Read MoreRosie Wyatt ran the Vitality North London Half Marathon for Let’s Play!
On 12th March 2017 one of our lovely Playworkers Rosie Wyatt ran the Vitality North London Half Marathon on her birthday to raise money for Let’s Play and in the amazing time of 1:57:22.She has raised £1520.01 which is absolutely amazing .. thank you so much!! The money that Rosie has raised is going towards…
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