Haddenham

Skydiving for Charity

Home » News » Skydiving for Charity
SkyDive image 01

Cancer is an awful disease that touches far too many lives.

On Sunday 4th June Rachel Lester, one of the receptionist staff at Haddenham Medical Centre, will be participating in a Tandem Skydive and falling 10,000 feet to raise money for Bowel Cancer UK — a cause close to her heart having lost her own dad to the disease at the age of 67, when retirement was cruelly snatched away from him.

By combining a lifelong ambition to skydive in honour of her Dad with raising funds for Bowel Cancer UK, Rachel hopes to help prevent further lives being taking away too soon. It is hoped that fundraising will help to save and prolong lives for all those who are touched by this awful disease and allow them a future which they can enjoy with their children and their children's children and take pleasure in seeing them grow up.

Bowel Cancer Awareness
On the Wednesday 24th May the surgery in Haddenham will be holding a 'Drop-In' Bowel Cancer Awareness morning between 10.00am and 12.30pm when there will be a speaker available to answer any questions you may have and give you information and advice about this disease — a subject on which many people are reluctant to seek advice.

Tea, coffee and cake will also be on hand and a raffle will be held to raise further funds.

If you are unable to attend but would still like to contribute to Rachel's fundraising efforts, please go to www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Rachel-Lester2

Cheque donations are also greatly appreciated (payable to: Bowel Cancer UK).

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving — they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails.

popular recent storiesAlso in the news

Winterfest 14
Haddenham Webteam: Mon 04 Dec 3:45pm

Winterfest is happening this coming Saturday!The village is gearing up for another great party -- Winterfest 2023Saturday's day of fun is fast approaching, and we can't wait to welcome you to the event. There is a lot going on and you can check this out either on Facebook or via the website but, and there is always a but, we do need to share some safety and other do's and...

Road Closure Sign
Haddenham Webteam: Mon 04 Dec 3:23pm

Road Closure AnnouncementHaddenham Winterfest is happening this Saturday (9th December) on the village green and so there will a road closure along Aston Road from each corner of the green between 10am and...

Festive Trail
Haddenham Webteam: Sat 02 Dec 2:00pm

The 4th Haddenham Festive Trail opens today (Saturday 2nd December) when lights throughout the village will be switched on from 4pm onwards. A big thank you to all those who signed up for this year's Trail, which includes almost 40 displays. The online Trail Map is included on this webpage — see the PDF — plus a List of Displays, which includes details about the name and creator of...