May
08
2012
Charity for Kids take on the Three Peaks
Charity for Kids takes on the Challenge of climbing the Three Peaks, Ben Nevis, Snowdon & Scafell Pike. A team of 20 will take on the Challenge of Climbing the 3 highest peaks in the UK, the event will take place over the Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend, the Team will leave Hastings, East Sussex Friday Night at 6:00pm. The first Peak to be climbed will be Ben Nevis (Pictured Below). We aim to Climb the highest UK Peak on Saturday 2nd June at 6:00am. Ben Nevis, the highest of the three peaks at 1344 metres (4409 ft), has one mainRead more
Apr
15
2012
Charity for Kids takes part in a 2 Hour Boot Camp Circuits Session with Paul Mccleery
Charity for Kids took part in a 2 Hour Boot Camp Circuit Training Session run by well known local Personal Trainer Paul Mccleery. The session was donated by local well known Personal Trainer Paul Mccleery. The 22 members who turned up was put through there paces from a gentle warm up leading to a hard but enjoyable Circuit, the training was based on a series of different exercises which target different parts of the body to give you a whole body workout! The 2 hour session saw each individual burn around 800 calories and cover a distance of just under 3 Miles, the group wasRead more
Mar
30
2012
Charity for Kids enters the Hastings Half Marathon
A team of 7 Adults & 1 Child entered the Hastings Half Marathon Below is Tony Harris (Brother of Paul)
Mar
12
2012
Paul completes his 3rd Half Marathon
Paul Harris (Chairman) completes his 3rd Half Marathon Paul part owner of www.1066mascots.com entered his 3rd Half Marathon, this time it was the 5th event in Lydd, Paul Said “I was delighted to be wearing the Charity for Kids NEW High-Viz running top, it’s bright & stands out, I like the design of the Charity for Kids LOGO it’s inspiring!”. Paul recored a Personal Best of 1 Hour 44 Minutes he was delighted as he has only been running since 28th May 2011. So far Paul managed to cover 635 Miles & losing 2 Stone along the way.
Mar
11
2012
CFK Spreads to the Cambridge Half Marathon
Charity for Kids spread it’s wings to Cambridge The Charity was supported by Sam Frazer on Sunday 11th March 2012, At the last minute Sam decided to take part in his first ever Half Marathon (Cambridge Half Marathon), you can see him wearing the CFK Hi-Viz top & proudly showing off his well earned medal. Sam finished the event in a good time of just under 2 hours. He is a keen Rugby Player & loves all sports, for his day job Sam works for Wright Cottrell as a Sales Consultant in the Dental Industry covering the PE Post Code. HeRead more
Feb
12
2012
Sponsored Sparring Round 2
Hastings Kickboxing Academy holds it’s 2nd session of sponsored sparring. The session started at 1:00pm by Instructor Carl Denne of www.hastings-kickboxing.co.uk 30 perople took part with mixed abilities and ages. The warm up The sponsored session saw Kickboxers & Boxers from 4 different Clubs 2 Fighters come togeather for a cuddle The 2 hour Sparring Session managed to raise over £200.00 for Charity for Kids, thank you to all that gave up there time to take part in helping raise funds for this great cause, thank you to Carl Denne of Hastings Kickboxing Academy.
Jan
14
2012
Charity for Kids Channel Swim
Charity for Kids take’s on 1 of the worlds toughest Challenges, a 2-way relay swim from England to France & back to England! Charity for Kids Chairman Paul Harris is 1of 5 people to take on the challenge of swimming the English Channel in August/September (Weather Dependant) 2013. Crossing the channel is considered one of the toughest challenges in the world. In 2005, only around 79 people crossed the channel, whilst in 2004, approximately 330 people climbed to the summit of Mount Everest! The swim is around 23 miles across the Strait of Dover (between Dover and Calais), in water temperatures ofRead more
Jan
14
2012
Charity for Kids reaches the £5,000.00 Target!
Charity for Kids is proud to annouance they have reached the £5,000.00 Target! Charity for Kids, set up by Paul Harris and Carl Denne, owner of Hastings Kickboxing Academy, last August, had to raise £5,000 to apply to the Charity Commission. Mr Harris, the organisation’s chairman, said: “We are really chuffed as when we started back in August we thought we would just raise a few hundred pounds. “It’s really been full steam ahead for two guys setting up an organisation to help children. The fundraising has just snowballed. “We reached the £5,000 target just before Christmas so it wasRead more
Dec
21
2011
Conquest Hospital Children See Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
Charity for Kids send 19 Children along with 4 Careers to watch The Christmas Pantomime Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs. 19 Childrem who are currently under The Conquest Hospital in Hastings, East Sussex went to watch the Christmas Pantomime Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs at the White Rock Theatre. The Children got a special mention over the sound system welcoming them to the show.
Dec
19
2011
Sussex Police join forces with Charity for Kids
Sussex Police Donate £250.00 to Charity for Kids Pictured from left to right, Paul Harris (Chairman CFK), Che Donald (Sussex Police) Carl Denne (Vice-Chairman CFK) Derek Poole (Sussex Police) Tina Gibbins (Treasurer CFK). managed website – www.bumblebeeauctions.co.uk. The website sells lost property that’s handed in and not claimed after a month, seized goods, false assets, shop-lifted goods and so on. Fourteen police forces currently use the service: Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Devon & Cornwall, Wiltshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Thames Valley, North and West Yorkshire, Kent and Cumbria. Unusual items that have been sold on Bumblebee include an industrial fog machine,Read more