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BBC News
6 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Duo's Thames River kayak challenge after family death
Two friends have completed a challenge of running and kayaking the length of The River Thames to raise money for a Fenton and Chris Malles, from Cirencester, Gloucestershire, wanted to support Prospect Hospice in Wroughton after Mr Fenton's brother-in-law was cared for by the charity before his Fenton said: "They give end-of-life care that is second to none. It was a lovely challenge and great to make money for Prospect at the same time."They totalled around 299km (186 miles) in three days, and raised more than £2,000. They set off on a half marathon run on 7 June from the source of the river which is in Kemble, the run, the pair were joined by friends from the Dolphin Running Club, in Tetbury, Ross Bransby and Tom Fenton said the first day was "very, very wet"."We slept on an island which was great until we woke up in the morning and realised it was covered in goose poop," he 10 June, they managed to finish earlier than expected as they caught high tide when going through the tidal barrier.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Free concert to support Prospect Hospice at Swindon church
A Swindon church will host an evening concert to support Prospect Hospice. The Highworth with Shrivenham and North Swindon Good Afternoon Choirs will welcome The Ivy Green as their special guests at Immanuel URC Church on Saturday, July 12, at 7pm (doors open at 6.30pm). Sarah Summers leads both choirs, and they are busily preparing their programme for the concert, which will aid Prospect Hospice, the choir's chosen charity for 2025. The Good Afternoon Choirs were started by Grenville Jones in Bath 16 years ago, and there are now 34 across the South West, South Wales, and London, with over 1,600 members. Read more: Are Swindon council's finances in as good a shape as claimed? Grenville Jones said: "It is going to be a great evening, and we are absolutely delighted to be welcoming Chantelle and Jessie as The Ivy Green." The Ivy Green is a new creative project from Swindon-based folk singers and musicians Chantelle Smith and Jessie Thompson. Highworth with Shrivenham meet every Wednesday afternoon from 1pm to 3pm at Highworth Community Centre, and North Swindon meet every Thursday afternoon from 1pm to 3pm at St John's Haydon Wick. Both choirs are led by Sarah Summers. This event is free entry, so everyone is invited to Immanuel URC on July 12 to enjoy a pleasant evening of music.
BBC News
13-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Wiltshire man finishes 12-hour darts world record attempt
A school cover manager has provisionally set the Guinness World Record for scoring the most points on a dartboard in 12 Barkham, from Wroughton, Wiltshire, set the world record at The Carter's Rest pub on Saturday and had aimed to score 160, funds for Prospect Hospice, the amateur level darts player ended up achieving a score of 166, Barkham said his "calves felt like concrete" and his arm was "somewhat non-existent" but he felt relieved to complete the challenge. Mr Barkham said: "I've never done anything like this before."It feels like someone injected concrete into my calves my right arm is somewhat non-existent."I started off terribly, I think the nerves got to me, and then at the end of the first hour I was about 30 mins ahead of schedule."At around 6pm I was taking my socks and shoes off to get some feeling back into my feet. "I thought, 'Am I going to get this done?', then I caught a second wind and powered through." Mr Barkham said he trained for hours in the weeks leading up to the challenge, which meant he missed out on a lot of family time."It's not been easy for my family so I think they'll be happy to have me to themselves now," he said."At the end my daughter ran over and gave me a hug."Mr Barkham was doused in champagne when he finished but he said the challenge had taken its toll."I was so tired and in pain," he said."The feeling was more of relief than excitement - I was so tired." When asked whether he would attempt to set another darts world record in the future, he said: "It's not something I'll do again."I've been playing darts for over 20 years, but I'm going to take some time off now." Mr Barkham and his family, who helped collect witness statements and footage of the feat, now have to send the evidence to the Guinness World Record team for the end of the process, which could take a few months, he will be awarded with a medal and a certificate.
BBC News
15-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Swindon 'life-changing' research to help choking in MND
Research described as "life-changing" is under way in a bid to help people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) with a distressing symptom of the disease - is one of the most life-threatening symptoms of the disease and the focus of the research is to develop guidance for healthcare professionals, carers and people living with is being led by Swindon's Prospect Hospice and Great Western Hospital, along with the University of Oxford. The plan is to get insight from people living with MND and their families. Dorinda Moffatt, MND specialist practitioner at the hospice, said it would give "carers clearer guidance on how to manage choking episodes safely and with dignity". With funding from the Motor Neurone Disease Association, the project is called "Management of Choking in People Living with Motor Neurone Disease: A Co-Designed, Evidence-Based Clinical Algorithm". Dr Sara Mazzucco, Neurology Consultant at Great Western Hospital said: "We are thrilled to have been awarded funding from the Motor Neurone Disease Association to be able to take forward this life-changing research."Bringing everyone together in a shared space means we can have open conversations, grounded in compassion, and give those who live with the condition the chance to be directly involved in developing treatments that will positively affect others on the MND journey," she added.
BBC News
24-02-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Hospice to open second Wiltshire bereavement cafe
A second bereavement cafe is set to open in Wiltshire due to high Hospice, based in Swindon, is set to launch the new cafe in Royal Wootton Bassett on 6 hospice opened its first cafe in Marlborough in 2023 after families of patients said they needed a drop-in service to talk about losing loved Gullis, clinical lead for therapy services at Prospect Hospice, said the town was a "natural choice". Ms Gullis said the cafe would be open to anyone."Through the care we offer in our community, and various conversations we were having with patients and their families, we realised there was a real need for a community-based drop-in service open to those dealing with grief," she cafe will be in the Angel Hotel and will be open from 10:30 GMT.
