Next Sunday Hyde Park Here We Come!

To all 23 of you that are running next Sunday in Hyde Park for both the Surrey / Sussex and the London Air Ambulance may I wish you all the very best. It's great that you're all doing this. I know that some of you haven't run very much before so to do this will be a great personal achievement. Sal, and I will be with you all the way and meet you with open arms at the finish! Remember it will be tough, but no pain no gain so you all must finish!! Love Always xx.

Week-end Of Highs and Lows!!

Last Friday I had great pleasure in giving a 'Luke memorial award' to one of his many friends George Stables at Ockley football clubs annual presentation evening at the Surrey Hills Hotel. Many thanks to Neil Cumming for his kind words about Luke and myself. As I said in my speech Luke had 4 great years playing for another club and my thanks go initially to Graham East for accepting Luke to play for Ockley where he made many friends from another village, you could say a great bunch of lads.

Saturday, woke up to a lovely morning where Brockham Football Club held there annual week-end football tournament where about 200 teams battled it out to win a Euro trophy. Enjoyed my time refereeing the under 12's with two other colleagues Tony and Phil. It was uncomfortable at times but as they say 'no pain no gain'.

Sunday was a strange day. Alot was crammed in to make my day special. Firstly I did enjoy very much managing the Brockham under 15 B's. The boys worked hard but didn't quite get the results. I blame the manager on the day, he should get the sack! Come back Martin!!

Then when the Surrey & Sussex helicopter arrived at 10.30am all I could think about was why wasn't Luke on it. He's well again. I just can't seem to come to terms with it that he's not! I keep repeating the same statement I know,he should be here, not me. Got through the afternoon don't know how but I keep saying that.

Take care all of you. x

BROCKHAM '08 FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT - 14TH & 15TH JUNE

This coming weekend is a huge event for the Brockham Badgers Football Club, when they hold their annual 6-a-side tournament at Kiln Lane in Brockham. 192 teams over the weekend will be taking part and it is a very well organised event.

Grant Ashley, the Chairman of Brockham Badgers, has arranged for the Surrey Air Ambulance to attend hopefully for all day on Sunday 15th, emergencies permitting, and there will be a stand there too. The pilot, Peter Driver, who attended Neil's accident, will be there on Sunday and it will be lovely to meet him, as we didn't see him when we visited their headquarters the other week. They are hoping to have talks about the helicopter and the service they provide. Neil and I will both be there probably for most of the weekend. Neil is running a team and I will be helping with anything that may need to be done! Luke played last year and his team were runners up.

The Surrey Air Ambulance is also hoping to do a fly by on Saturday 14th.