Thank you

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Sometimes our best news is the feedback we receive from the people who’ve benefited from our service. Here’s a piece taken from a recent testimonial.

This is what makes it all so worthwhile.

Intrepid runners complete the Great North Run for ABOAB

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Massive thanks to our incredible Great North runners – Sharon, Ciara, Aoife, Sam, Mike and Ant! All smiling, despite the rain and you most definitely made your miles matter! Together they raised just shy of £2,000 for @A Bit of a Break, which means more holidays for more people living with a terminal illness.
It’s not too late to donate, just click on the pictures below to check out their JustGiving pages:

Aoife & Ciara’s Just Giving page

Sam’s Just Giving page

Mike & Ant’s page

Sharon’s page

Lucy completes 100km Ultramarathon for ABOAB

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A massive well done to Lucy for completing the Lake District 100km Ultra in June in support of A Bit of a Break! Yes, that’s right 100km! And, as if that weren’t enough of a chalenge in itself, she decided that rather than taking two days she would do it all in one go!!

Here’s Lucy at Ambleside after the first 29km – it’s clearly hungry work!

Lucy had a target of raising £1000 which they far exceeded.  It’s not too late to join in, follow this link to the Just Giving page Beach Bums on the Run take on Lake District 100K . 

Christmas Sparkle!

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Thank you to St Margaret’s, Ilkley for the opportunity to share in their Christmas Tree festival again this year. The trees all looked lovely!

TV star!

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Saturday Night Takeaway with Ant and Dec was elevated to new levels with the surprise appearance of our very own Matthew Sturgeon (Founder of ABOAB).   Matthew continues to raise substantial funds so that we can do what we do.   Matthew, Jane, Emily and Jack all deserve the thanks that Ant gave on the show.  We hope that they have a fantastic time in Florida.

 

Project Lighthouse – 100 Lighthouse target reached

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Matthew and his team are ticking off the lighthouses with the BBC picking up on his progress.  This is a fantastic achievement, we are very proud and grateful to all of the riders. Click the link below to see the story from the BBC News website.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-64348031

Whisky Galore!

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Big, big, thanks to our lovely Matthew Sturgeon for his generosity and genius idea of selling his bottles of whisky during December to make a unique Christmas present! The sales of his Bruichladdich Single Malt raised an amazing £1,100 for A Bit of a Break. At an average of about £180 per holiday that means we can offer 6 more holidays for families living with terminal illness. Incredible! Thanks Matthew and good luck with this week’s Project Lighthouse ride.

 

 

Ilkley Christmas Tree Festival

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We are so excited to have a tree at this year’s Christmas Tree Festival in St Margaret’s Church, Ilkley. The church has been filled with beautiful trees individually decorated by local schools, charities and community groups. There are musical performances and delicious refreshments to enjoy too!

Great news – introducing our new partner – Coquet Cottages!

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We’re thrilled to begin partnering with Coquet Cottages, a Northumberland-based holiday property agency with over 160 holiday homes on their books. Their strap line is ‘Escape the Ordinary’ and for starters we’ve been offered Fern House near Warkworth and Apple Tree Barn near Alnwick. Big thank you to the owner, Lisa! We know our guests will thoroughly appreciate a week’s escape in your two extraordinarily beautiful cottages.

The Principle Trust – Thank you!

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Massive thanks to The Principle Trust, another Yorkshire charity, for making their caravan at Blackpool’s Haven Holiday Park available to a lovely family referred to us here at A Bit of a Break! This family desperately needed a break in the school-holidays as time for them is limited. Such amazing generosity showing two charities working together to create a much-appreciated holiday for a family in real need. The sum of the parts is greater than the whole!

Thank you again Principle Trust.