Lily's Fund,
1 The Crescent,
Thorngumbald,
Hull,
East Yorkshire.
HU12 9LZ
Tel. 07974 811152
Reg Charity No 1119184
"The modest Rose puts forth a thorn:
The humble Sheep. a threatning horn:
While the Lily white, shall in Love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright"
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Instead of receiving Birthday presents for his 60th, Gordon Burr from Aberdeenshire asked for donations from family and friends. He sent us a wonderful donation of £122. Thank you for such a kind and thoughful gesture. |
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A group of health service officials really went beyond the call when they organised a calendar girl style shoot. They sold the resulting calendars and donated a massive £610 to our charity. What a brilliant effort and the most novel donation we have had yet ! A massive thank you to Carol, Tracy, Tracy, Julie, Chris and Helen, well done ladies. |
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When ABP Ports recently held a raffle for Arsenal v Hull City tickets, it was won by Darren Gill who chose Lily's Fund as the charity to receive the fantastic £108 donation. Thanks for a wonderful gesture. Pictured is Judie Bratton (ABP Ports) presenting Gail with the cheque. |
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With sincere condolences, we accepted a donation from Tony Crawford, daughters Joanne and Rachel, family and friends, on behalf of his late wife Wendy. With many thanks at such a difficult time. |
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The kids from Thorngumbald AFC have been busy of late. They made a tremendous effort on a supermarket bag pack and raised a wonderful £300 for us. A big thank you to Nigel Bielby and all who helped. |
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Barn Farm Public House in conjunction with Barn Farm Golf Society recently held a race night at the pub. They managed to raise an extraordinary amount both for us and 'Help for Heroes' donating a very welcome£300 to Lilys Fund. Well done everyone and a big thank you to Stuart and Michelle at The Barn Farm. Pictured L to R Michelle, Gail and Dave Wilson (Golf Society) |
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When Gavin Ewen said he could give up drinking for the whole of October we thought he must be mad ! He did it though and raised a massive £300 for us as well. Well done Gavin ! Pictured is Gavin in the middle handing over his donation. |
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With sincere condolences we accepted a donation from Judy Charlton and family, on behalf of her late husband Trevor. Thank you for considering us at such a difficult time. |
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The first ever 'Mini Lily Ball' helped Lily's Angels raise a brilliant £250 for us, not only that, everyone had a great night. Thats not all Lily's Angels did, they baked and sold buns, planted flowers in the village and all manner of good deeds. Thanks girls, what a fantastic effort. Pictured L to R, Grace Christiansen and Aimee Steward aka Lily's Angels. |
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Litter picking was the order of the day for the Footy Fans Lifestyle team, amongst other good deeds helping others around the village. All their hard work paid off as they handed us a cracking £120. Well done lads ! Pictured L to R are Thomas Teall, Jake Barratt, William Kirke and Ellis Jumps |
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The Fabulous Four Lifestyle team came calling and brought with them a fabulous donation of £300 which they had raised during the summer by doing all manner of fund raising. Spending the day tied together, clearing up horse poo (Uuugh !) amongst other jobs.. A big thank you to team members Georgia Oliver, Eleanor Parkin, Alice Parkin and Becky Morrod, well done girls. Pictured (L to R) Eleanor Parkin, Gail and Georgia Oliver handing over their donation. |
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When Sue Fairclough told us she was going to do 3 (Yes thats 3 !!!) 10k runs in quick succession for Lily's Fund, we thought she must be mad ! Sue is not the type of person to shirk away from a challenge and true to her word, she completed all 3 (in very good times I might add) and raised a massive £302 in the process. Well done Sue, an excellent effort x. |
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Many friends were unable to attend Lily's Ball this year, but sent in donations in lieu. Many thanks to Jill & Gavin Lambert, Mr & Mrs D Foster and Tian MacKenzie, it is very much appreciated. |
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When Jessica Marsden and her friends at the Minotaur Student Theatre Company did their bit for our fund, they raised a massive £250. Well done and thank you to you all, especially Jess x. |
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It's with heavy hearts that we thank the wife of John Spencer who recently passed away. Even going through such a difficult time, she still managed to think of others and donated the proceeds raised at John's funeral. With many thanks for such consideration at what is a very hard time. |
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One of the local village pubs, Barn Farm, have long been supporters of Lily's Fund. Always raising money, they recently added £40 to our total. Well done to the staff and customers especially Stuart and Michelle, a big thanks to you all. |
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Billy and Annie Ridsill put in a lot of effort on a sponsored walk and raised a massive £320. Well done you two and good to see they are following in their dad Jason's footsteps and raising lots of money for charity. Well done, an excellent effort. |
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Staff and Pupils at Hedon Nursery School didn't send Christmas Cards to each other this year. They also organised other events and we were over the moon when they donated £36.34 to Lily's Fund. It was all the more special because Lily was an ex-pupil of the Nursery. Thank you everyone. |
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Our thanks go to Mike Jordan for his very generous donation of £200. Mike and his family are keen supporters of Lily's Fund but where unable to attend this years Lily Ball due to other commitments, Mike still wanted to do his bit though, thanks for your support Mike. |
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DS Mike Reed and his team from Humberside Police were recently commended at National Level by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT). To recognise the excellent work, FACT made a donation of £500 to a charity of the teams choice. Lilys Fund were flattered and honoured to be chosen. Well done lads.
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When staff at local company Seven Seas organised a charity 'Girls v Boys' Netball match, Lilys Fund benefited to the tune of £200. A great effort and a lot of fun, a big thank you to Staff and the Management Team at Seven Seas, with special thanks to Karen Ollett.
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Our thanks go to Mr & Mrs Wharton, The Quiz Night Organisers and Steve the Landlord, for a wonderful night at the Nags Head Pub, Preston. A very high scoring quiz and well supported raffle which produced an excellent donation of £311. Our thanks to everyone who supported the event and helped raise such a fantastic amount. |
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Local girl Charlotte Mills pulled out all the stops on a recent fund raising event at Far Grange Caravan Park. With European Caravan Services Ltd matching the raised funds, we were over the moon to gratefully accept a donation of £400, well done Charlotte. |
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Oct 2008 saw a group of lads from Thorngumbald and the surrounding area, attempt to climb Ben Nevis for Lilys Fund. Dogged by horrendous weather the lads battled on but just failed to reach the summit as it was too dangerous. We were delighted to receive a cheque for £963 from their endeavours, well done lads. |
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Our thanks go to Mrs Kim Kirke and her helpers who recently held a coffee morning at the Thorngumbald Village Institute. It was well attended and everyone had a very enjoyable morning, made all the more impressive by raising a splendid £325 for us. Well done Kim ! |
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Lifestylers James & William Burdick, Callum Smith, James Teall and Chris Smith (all pictured) had a cracking summer raising lots of money for us. We were delighted to receive a cheque for £500 from all their hard work, well done lads. |
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The GAB Girls (Thats Girls are Best) had a really busy summer for Lifestyle. Walking across the Humber Bridge, supermarket bag pack and car boots, all helped the girls raise over £850, an absolutely wonderful effort, well done girls ! Pictured are Morgan Beckitt, Ebony-Mae Goodwin, Michaela Haggerty and Lara Goldthorpe AKA the GAB Girls |
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Lifestylers Grace Christiansen and Aimee Steward held a bun sale as part of Lifestyle 2008 and raised a very welcome £60 for us, well done girls. |