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Kilimanjaro trek - all from their own pocket Host a Big Lunch to celebrate
Shane Hanlon from Redhouse and his friend Anthony Clark will be or commiserate in July
climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania at the end of August and
every penny they raise will be donated towards Cancer Research UK. Want to carry on the World Cup celebrations or will it be tears for
England's performance? Whatever the reason, it will be good enough
Their target is £3,500 medical staff and make
for the charity but un- a small contribution to organise a Big Lunch on Sunday 18 July.
usually they are paying - to the fight against By encouraging neighbours to get a massive street party from scratch
all the travel and living cancer," he said. together - which can be anything but why not invite some of your
costs and the permit Anthony is doing the from a simple meal to a full-blown neighbours over for a barbecue
to climb the mountain climb in remembrance street party - the Big Lunch hopes or Sunday lunch and see what
entirely from their own of his nephew David to bring together communities happens?
pockets. who tragically died young of bowel and help people discover common Check www.thebiglunch.com
Shane, a radiographer and ul- cancer leaving his wife and three ground across the garden fence, for more information and great ice
trasonographer at GWH who now children. He said, "David was a It began life at The Eden Project breaker ideas.
teaches sonographers how to use gifted shoulder surgeon who pio- and last year the best part of a mil- There's also comprehensive ad-
new ultrasound scanners, said he neered new keyhole procedures; lion people got involved with some vice on what you need to do to hold
has seen how the NHS cares for he had become internationally 8,000 events, a street party, so you could always
patients with all kinds of cancer respected and had so much before It's probably too late to organise start planning for next year.
and has worked in major hospitals him."
including Great Ormond Street Help them at www.justgiving.
children's hospital. "This challenge com/ShaneHanlon-AnthonyClark
is to recognise all the hard work of

Vet helps rescue Haiti animals
Thameswood Veterinary Clinics held a fundraising open day as part
of National Pet Month to help the World Society for the Protection of
Animals care for wild and companion animals following January's
earthquake in Haiti.
Visitors had behind the scenes tours of the clinic and received advice
on keeping pets healthy and children were able to meet Roxy-Anna, the
lovable and still growing Great Dane, a giant bunny and looked inside
a creepy crawly box.
Giovanna Hartley of Thameswood said, "we are very pleased to have
been able to give £500 to the WSPA and would like to say a huge thank
you to all who attended and helped us raise monies for the animals that
are not quite as fortunate as our own."