Charity: Stowe Family Law; GVA; Martin-Brooks
THE seventh annual Stowe Family Law Grand Cup at York races finished in a rare dead heat.
Two horses thundered over the finishing line so closely that the judges couldn’t separate them. The 3-to-1 favourite Clever Cookie came back from a slow start in the opening stages of the race to make an apparently decisive break for the finishing line – but 12-1 contender Ralston Road had other ideas and matched him hoof for hoof over the closing stretch.
Stowe Family Law senior partner Marilyn Stowe met the winners after the event for a formal presentation. Jockeys Graham Lee and Ronan Whelan joined trainers Peter Niven and Pat Shanahan.
The law firm’s guests at the event this year included representatives of Pancreatic Cancer UK, which saw nearly £4,000 raised for the charity.
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STAFF at GVA, the commercial property adviser, are taking on Le Grand Cycle Challenge, all in the name of charity.
In homage to the Tour de France, which will soon be tearing through the streets of Leeds, GVA is holding a static bike challenge in the city centre. Staff will be taking on the challenge in teams of four, to prove who can pedal the fastest.
GVA is looking to teams of professional colleagues and business contacts to join them for the event, which costs £5 per team member to sign up. All proceeds raised will go towards Martin House hospice.
The competition runs throughout the day, as GVA looks to crown the fastest man and woman, fastest team, and best dressed team or individual. A competition for King and Queen of the Mountain, to determine who can cycle the fastest at a fixed resistance over a ten-minute period, is also planned.
GVA will be setting up the bikes in Leeds City Square on June 20 The event will start at 7:30am, with the final prize giving for winning competitors taking place at 6:30pm.
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A GROUP of roofing specialists from Sheffield’s Martin-Brooks will be going into battle with some of the region’s hardiest fitness fanatics, to raise money for the firm’s nominated charities.
The five strong Martin-Brooks team will take part in the Total Warrior fundraising challenge in Leeds on Saturday.
Held in Bramham Park, the 12.5 kilometre chase puts participants’ mental and physical stamina to the test. The expert roofers will face a series of 30 obstacles along the course, combining mud, hills, water, fire and ice, which they will aim to overcome as a team in the shortest time possible.
Led by office administrator, Oliver Chapman, Martin-Brooks’ fundraisers include, director Nick Brooks and his wife, Jess, estimator, Andrew Wheadon and health and safety manager, Nicola Jackson.
To mark its 25th anniversary, Martin-Brooks pledged to raise £25,000 for local charities. So far, £15,000 has been donated to organisations including Amy’s Retreat, which helps children with cancer, Catcliffe MS Therapy Centre, Cavendish Cancer Care, Sheffield Talking News, St Vincent’s Furniture Scheme, The Rowan School for children with speech, language and communication difficulties, Norfolk Park Special School, Help for Heroes and Sheffield Institute Foundation’s motor neurone research centre.
