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Peter Cooper staff push the accelerator on £100,000 Olympic fundraising drive
May 2012
Managing director Darren Cooper (left) with Bruce Elkins Staff at The Peter Cooper Volkswagen Group are helping press the accelerator on a charity fundraising drive inspired by the Olympics. Group managing director Darren Cooper is leading his team in aRead more
Serving up a £45,000 smasher
May 2012
TENNIS ACES: From left in front are doubles’ finalists Ashley Savage, Jim London, Julie Hanson, Kim Lawford, Anna Spencer, Tim Clark and Keith Hanson, cheered on by more than 50 other participants in the charity fundraiser sponsored by regional commercialRead more
Track Cycle event – Video
May 2012
Action weekend boosts appeal
April 2012
Originally published in The Daily Echo on 16/04/2012 A MAJOR fundraising event held as part of an open day at Calshot Activities Centre is thought to have netted about £10,000. More than 40 people took part in an endurance cyclingRead more
It’s best feet forward in bid to raise £100,000
March 2012
Originally published in the Daily Echo on Friday 30th March 2012. FUNDRAISERS took strides towards a £100,000 charity target. More than 200 people took part in a walk for the 123 Decathlon Challenge at Manor Farm Country Park, Bursledon. TheRead more
Holding a flame
March 2012
Originally published in the Daily Echo on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Action man and prolific fundraiser Bruce Elkins talks to BETHAN PHILIPS about his pride at being chosen to carry the Olympic torch in Hampshire FROM marathons to mountain climbingRead more
Local cycling champion supports Olympic themed charity challenge to raise £100,000
February 2012
The world track cycling champion, Dani King, has pledged support for the 123 Decathlon, an Olympic-themed ten event challenge, aiming to raise £100,000 for three Hampshire based charities. The challenge officially kicks off on 21st February with a badminton tournamentRead more
Ready to serve up a year of Olympic-themed fun
January 2012
Originally published in the Thursday, January 12, 2012 Daily Echo THE final countdown to London 2012 has begun – but in Hampshire a major Olympic-themed fundraiser is already in full swing. Over the next year, thousands of people will getRead more
Fundraisers turn to pedal power to promote charity initiative
January 2012
As part of the launch of the Olympic themed charity event, The 123 Decathlon Challenge, a team of local business people set off on a 17 mile bike ride to visit the charities being supported. The challenge officially kicks offRead more
Getting on their bikes
December 2011
Published in the Portsmouth News on Thursday 15 December 2011 A GROUP of local businessmen have taken on a charity bike ride in preparation for an Olympic challenge next year. The 19-strong team took to the road and cycled 17Read more
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