Former Royal Marines Commando and adventurer Dave Thomas from Seven Sisters in South Wales has just celebrated his 68th birthday in the coolest possible way. Dave is aiming to set a new Guinness World Record, becoming the oldest person to ski unsupported from Hercules Inlet to the Geographic South Pole as part of Mission Spiritus Antarctica. This is a multi-purpose scientific polar expedition featuring a gruelling sled-haul of 1,150-km with fellow Bootneck, Alan Chambers MBE with whom he has been buddies…

BUZZ Parks would like to bring us all together to celebrate ‘Lucien’s Legacy’ and Cancer52!   Sadly, last year we lost our amazing colleague and friend Lucien to an exceptionally rare cancer (Thymic Mucinous Adenocarcinoma). On Saturday 28th May we will be celebrating Lucien’s Legacy in both our parks and would love for as many people to get involved as possible. On the day we will be fundraising with Cake Sales, Raffle, Tik Tok incentives plus more to come! Buzz…

  Intrepid and sprightly accountant Ian Mitchell is tackling the round Wales coastal path to mark his 75th birthday. Ian and his accountancy firm Mitchell Meredith nominated Alzheimer’s Society Cymru as their charity of the year for 2021/22 and have already raised over three thousand pounds to support people affected by dementia in Wales. Ian, originally from Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan, said: “I am really looking forward to complete even more of the round Wales coastal path…

Noah’s Ark fundraisers (from left): Holly Padfield, Andrea May, Lucy Toutt and Vicky Toutt   Six brave fundraisers have raised £1850 for Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital by facing their fears on the world’s fasted seated zipline, situated at the old Tower Colliery mining site in Aberdare. Swansea Building Society cashier, Vicky Toutt, joined her sister-in-law Ceri Toutt and four other ladies to take part in the event organised by Noah’s Ark at Zip World Tower in the Rhigos mountain range….

Nathalene had a stroke while she was still in the womb and was born with cerebral palsy. This has affected her movements down the left side of her body. Her family and their supporters fundraise for regular month-long constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT), which has helped her regain the use of her left hand. Fundraising for Nathalene’s therapies as well as for accommodation and other costs around the sessions continues. Mum Katie Szekely, 31, from Pentwynmawr, said: ‘We’ve been fundraising…

Geraint John, peer mentor and ambassador of Paul Popham Fund   On Sunday 4th October, a team of runners from Paul Popham Fund, Renal Support Wales, took part in the 40th London Marathon, raising a grand total of £3987.70. This brings the charity a step closer to its target of £132,000 to help refurbish the Children’s Kidney Centre at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales.   The marathon was completed by four Paul Popham team members, who had to endure…

Emmeline’s parents, Clare and Mike, first realised something wasn’t right with their daughter in July last year. They noticed a small dip in her lower back and though they didn’t think anything of it at first, the area began to swell and they decided to get it checked.  At the local hospital, Clare and Mike were told that their daughter probably had a cyst but were given a referral to the surgical department at the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital just…

Tŷ Hafan, the children’s hospice for Wales, is challenging you to improve your fitness – whatever your starting level – by completing 26.2 miles or 55,374 steps during the month of May while raising much needed funds to support children with a life-limiting condition and their families in Wales.  You can do your marathon any way you like from walking, to star jumps, to cycling, to jogging to bouncing on a trampoline – basically anything that involves doing the distance or counting those all-important steps.  And Marathon in May is open to anyone…

In his 90th year Alan Blake aims to climb Welsh, English and Scottish mountains with an aim to raise 100K for Parkinson’s and Rotary club charities.. Alan aims to navigate the majestic hills and mountains, without leaving his own garden. Alan will be raising money for Parkinson’s, Rotary and the local Parish church of Burghill. Alan will be climbing the bank of his steep riverside garden to complete the same amount of steps as it would take to climb the…

Jodie Tanner is the owner of The Queen B Boutique, a clothing retailer specialising in high-end mother of the bride and occasion wear, with stores in Penarth and Barry. The business owner has fundraised £1,500 to pay for 10 days of nursing care in City Hospice’s Donate a Day campaign. Despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, including store closures for the majority of 2020 and cancellations of weddings and other events, Jodie adapted and diversified her business. The Queen…