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| Angela Peake began fundraising by collecting outside a local Penzance supermarket and selling plants, books and bric-a-brac at carboot sales. This is continuing, with the help of a few other people. This progressed to sponsored swims and a sponsored walk, and toy sales raised some money. £3,000 was raised in 2004 through various activities in local schools, and contributions were received from Cornish churches and chapels. We raised £18,748 in the financial year 2005-2006 and £19,508 in 2006-2007. 2007-2008 was an exceptional year and fundraising was £40,017. Another £29,395 was raised in 2008-2009. |
2010
Fundraiser on Dartmoor
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ACE supporter, Tanya Jewell, organised a Charity Fundraiser over the August Bank Holiday weekend in the small village of Ponsworthy on Dartmoor. The proceeds were divided between ACE, Shelterbox and Leusdon Church, and Tanya has sent ACE a cheque for £350. |
Newmill Open Gardens 2010
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Newmill gardens were again open in aid of ACE on Sunday 20th June. It was a beautiful sunny day and Newmill quickly filled up with visitors. By the end of the afternoon we had raised just over £3,300 for the ACE funds.
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Cream teas were available in two of the gardens and there were lots of interesting things for sale - plants, artworks, quilts, wooden garden items, books and CDs. |
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We put on an exhibition of quilts in The Jamieson Library at The Old Post Office. This quilt was made and donated by ACE's Sponsorship Secretary, Janet Pye, and was won in a competition by Edris Stratford.
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and a small choir from Bolitho School performed in the garden
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Coffee Morning in Scarborough
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Mrs V. Humphreys has recently sent ACE a donation of £240 which she raised by organising a coffee morning in Scarborough. Mrs Humphreys had previously contacted ACE because she wanted to sponsor a young man, Denis Musasizi, who she had met during a trekking holiday in Uganda. We have helped her to get him placed at Kisoro Vision School. |
Concert for ACE
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Mounts Bay Rotary Club organised a concert and donated the proceeds to ACE. It took place on Saturday 8th May at Paul Church and raised £200. The performers were Kate Cattran (soprano), Angela Thomas (alto), Rob Murdoch (tenor) and Mike Preen (bass), with Nigel Wicken playing the piano and organ. |
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For the first time, ACE was awarded a place for a runner in the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday 25th April 2010. Our runner was Polly Jacobs, who is a doctor and lives in Salisbury. She is a niece of ACE trustee, Phil Budden. Polly is a keen runner who has run the London Marathon before. She is seen here on the train to the start at Blackheath with her brother, Julian, who also competed. |
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Polly was proudly displaying her ACE running vest. She reported "My brother and I got the train up with family and then I made my way to the red start and my brother to the blue start. |
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"Despite the predictions of hot dry weather, the runners were heavily rained upon in the starting area and unfortunately for me the rain stopped my Garmin (stop watch/pacing device) from working so sadly I had no means of pacing myself for the 26.2 miles to come. I was in the 4th block back and after passing the red start and seeing our support team for the first time, the first 3 miles were spent doing a lot of side stepping around fellow runners before I could really get into a steady pace. |
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"There were so many highlights such as passing over Tower Bridge and the incredible support of the crowds and seeing all the amazing runners with "in memory of..." on the back of their shirts. It is certainly a very emotional event to be a part of. I think the race is a bit like labour you forget how long and painful it is, but the presence of my family at 5 key points along the way really helped keep me going through the most painful miles. |
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Unfortunately I did not quite get the time I hoped for and ran 12 minutes slower than last year, but I did manage to "sprint" the last 500 metres in order not to be beaten by a teletubby!!! I crossed the line in 4 hours 2 minutes and vowed I would hang up my marathon boots....well for the immediate future anyway. I have been overwhelmed by everyone's generosity and have raised around £1,700 for ACE so far." |
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Bucket Collections
during 2010
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Bucket collections are being held as follows - 26th & 27th March - Morrisons, Penzance - raised £542 10th April - Co-operative store, Hayle - raised £203 9th & 10th July - Morrisons, Penzance - raised £626 23rd & 24th July - Marks and Spencer, Hayle - raised £317 15th & 16th October - Morrisons, Penzance |
Quiz
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We held another Quiz Night on Friday 26th March at Rosudgeon Community Centre, raising £102. Many thanks to all who helped or took part. |
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Novelty Dog Show
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A Novelty Dog Show, in aid of ACE, took place on Sunday, 28th February 2010, at Marazion Community Hall. The judge was Dr. Uwe Gerecke. ACE profited
from the entry fees, a tombola, a bookstall and the sale of refreshments.
By the end of the afternoon our funds were increased by £413. |
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An enthusiastic crowd attended and there were a good number of entries. These were the winners in the 'Best Long Coated' section. |
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this was the popular winner of the 'Fancy Dress' section .....
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..... and a special mention must go to Newmill's own Henry, seen here with his owner, Geoff Brighton. Henry was looking immaculate without his usual coating of mud and won rosettes in both the 'Best Rehomed Dog' and 'Waggiest Tail' categories. |
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2009
Sponsored Walk Raises £1,500
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We entered a team of walkers in Penzance Rotary Club's Sponsored Ramble on Sunday 20th September 2009. You can read further details of the event by clicking here 75% of the money we raised went to ACE and 25% to charities supported by Penzance Rotary Club. These were Cornwall Hospice Care, Shelter Box and The Stroke Association. We originally set ourselves a target of £600, but friends were so generous that we raised it to £1,000 and then to £1,350. |
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We had a team of three - ACE trustee, Phil Budden, and friends David Gibbons and John Pring. In the end, we exceeded our target and raised just over £1,500. We have passed on £382 to the Rotary Club. You can see details of our fundraising by clicking here |
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Bucket Collections
during 2009
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Bucket collections were held as follows - 27th & 28th March - Morrisons, Penzance - raised £598 4th April - Co-operative store, Hayle - raised £159 26th & 27th June - Marks and Spencer, Hayle - raised £229 17th & 18th July - Morrisons, Penzance - raised £463 16th & 17th October - Morrisons, Penzance - raised £700 Collections at Morrisons in 2010 will be on 26/27th March, 9/10th July and 15/16th October. |
Cream Tea
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Angela and Vic Peake hosted a cream tea, in aid of ACE, at their home, Chynoey, Newmill, on Sunday 6th September 2009. The weather forecast was very poor with heavy rain being predicted. However, it turned out better than expected and, although it was cloudy, it kept dry.
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The event was well attended. As well as tea, there were plants, cakes, books, and wooden garden items for sale. At the end of the day the treasurer announced that £387 had been raised for ACE funds. |
Sponsored Walk
by Cape Cornwall School
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Cape Cornwall School held a sponsored walk in aid of ACE on Tuesday 7th July. More information will be posted here soon. |
Newmill Open Gardens 2009
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Visitors to the fifth Newmill Open Gardens were greeted by the ACE's own very special constable, Vic ' the Truncheon ' Peake. ACE trustee, Vic, manned the road junction for the whole afternoon and directed traffic to the car parks. We were fortunate this year to have much more off-road car parking available so traffic problems were kept to a minimum. |
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We were blessed by a most beautiful sunny day. Rev Tim Hawkins had been praying for us again! A constant stream of visitors came throughout the 6-hour opening period. Many cream teas were served and we also sold plants, wooden garden items, cards, paintings and books. There was a stall manned by Serendipity of St. Ives selling ethnic products, some of which were made in the Ugandan villages where our schools are situated. They raised £140 for ACE which will go back to the villages. Takings for the day reached almost £3,000 and more money has come in since. Currently the total stands at £3,890. Some of this is in the form of gift-aided donations, which will add on enough to take us over £4,000. |
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The Jamieson Library at The Old Post Office also presented an exhibition of pottery and prints. We featured the work of potter, Debbie Prosser, and prints by 8 members of Penwith Printmakers . The exhibition was open each day until the following Saturday. |
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A £49.50 New Book For £1 Melissa Hardie donated a copy of her new book Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall 1880-1940 to be raffled for ACE. The draw for the winner, performed by ACE chairman, Angela Peake, was made when the show closed at 5pm on Saturday 27th. The winner was Geoffrey Brighton of Lower Cranken Farm, Newmill. |
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Quiz
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Following the sucess of last year's Quiz Night, we held another on Friday 29th May 2009 at Rosudgeon Community Centre. As last time, the quizmaster was David Leek from Trythall School. £141 was raised for ACE. |
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Dog Show
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On Sunday 15th March 2009 a Companion Dog Show with Pedigree and Novelty classes took place at St. John's Hall, Penzance. It was organised by Goldsithney Dog Training Club. The winners rosettes were sponsored by GMO Cars of Eastern Green, Penzance. We are very grateful to them for their support. |
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The judging of the Pedigree classes took place during the morning and the Novelty classes were held in the afternoon. ACE supporters provided refreshments and also ran a bookstall and a tombola. There were plants for sale courtesy of Marazion Bypass Nurseries. By the end of the day £350 had been raised for ACE funds. |
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These were the three winners in the Pedigree section, proving, yet again, that size doesn't matter. We are very grateful to the Goldsithney club for holding the event for ACE. |
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For details of our fundraising in previous years click here.