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Local Help Crawley Charity

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Here At Last

Your Charity

Yes Crawley (West Sussex) Residents Only

We have been Listening to YOU

 

For some time we have been aware that there is a desperate need for HELP in Crawley and wherever possible we have been catering for that need.

Crawley Happy Times (CHT) and Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club (GDRC) have joined forces to create a dedicated Charity and website to help the people of Crawley.

If you are a resident of Crawley we need your help to raise funds for those less fortunate than ourselves who live in Crawley that may need our help.  Maybe as well as donating you might also be able to spare some of your valuable time to help us.

You can rest assured that if you give money to Local Help Crawley (LHC) it will only go to worthy causes in Crawley.

Rotary is a well known organisation (Established over 100 Years Ago) with over 30,000 Clubs throughout the world and every penny raised by Rotary goes to the designated Charity for onward distribution. Rotary already have a well established relationship with the community of Crawley which will go along way to making this new project very successful and beneficial.

CHT has become a trusted source of local information on news, events and positive feedback for Crawley. http://www.crawleyhappytimes.co.uk/ has a combined readership of well over 50,000 on a monthly basis and is growing on a week by week basis. We feel CHT have their finger on the pulse of the people and therefore are a great source for hearing, or being informed of, needy causes which Local Help Crawley may be able to assist with.

As more and more people use the internet on a daily basis Crawley Happy Times is the perfect medium for keeping Crawley residents informed on what is happening in our town.

This is why CHT and GDRC are the perfect partnership for this new project.

We look forward to hearing from you if you feel you would like to be involved in any aspect of Local Help Crawley….a modern charity for a modern town.

CHT Email: editor@crawleyhappytimes.co.uk  or Call 01293 572182

GDRC Email: smita.bhatia.inbox@gmail.com or Call 07404 041607

LHC Email: info@localhelpcrawley.co.uk

Circus Starr Tickets find good home – Updated 20/01/2012

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Trike Stolen then Destroyed by Vandals

 

 

We were given 4 tickets to the Circus Starr Winter Tour 2012 in Crawley Tues 17/01/12 at 16.45pm & 19.00pm at The Haven Centre, Hophurst Lane, Crawley Down, West Sussex, RH10 4LJ Charity: St Catherine’s Hospice and were looking for a worthy cause to give them to.

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We asked our friends at Crawley Happy Times if they knew anyone who deserved the tickets and they came up trumps with the following.
Sharon Quinn wrote to Crawley Happy Times saying: Hi.
I wonder if you could please help me. Our little Harry is disabled and can not walk at all. He has spinal cerebella Syndrome. He had a special needs trike which he loved so much. It really helped with the muscles in Harrys legs. It was stolen from his school last night. I wondered if you could ask every one you know if they have seen or heard any thing and if they could please keep there eyes and ears open. I have some lovely pictures of Harry on his trike. Harry loved going on his trike as all the other children at school went on bikes at break time. Harry used to get upset about this so we sent his trike to school . When Harry went to go on his trike this morning it wasn’t there. The padlock had been cut. He’s been sobbing at school. I hope you can help. Kind regards. Sharon, Kev and our little H.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crawley Happy Times UPDATE: The bike has now been found, but sadly it has been destroyed beyond repair. Sharon is hoping to claim off the schools insurance but if anyone has any information about the people who took this bike from a school which caters for the disabled, please call 101 and inform the police. Thank you for all your help in this matter x

12/01/2012 Just back from meeting the most wonderful people. We went round with our dear friend Geoff Williamson of Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club who donated 4 tickets to Harry who is 13 today. Happy Birthday Harry! You may know Harry as he is the young man who had his trike stolen and destroyed. His lovely Mum Sharon Quinn and her partner Kevin were overwhelmed and very grateful. We had a little chat with them too, which we’ll show you tomorrow. Thank you for the piece of yummy cake Harry. We are off to the Harvester in the Leisure park now to test out their new menu…yum yum, oh and to see our good friend Darren Hawes. Be good

Sharon Quinn replied :- a very big thank u Shelley. and Geoff from the rotary club. for the tickets. it was so nice to meet you both and Shelley u are a great lady. its nice to put a face to the name. yr kindness will always be remembered. speak very soon. shaz, kev and little H. x

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If you would like to help raise funds to buy a replacement trike as a result of this pointless vandalism please contact Shelley Facence-Traynor at Crawley Happy Times

A Gift For Harry

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Crawley Happy Times Broadcasts Henry Smith MP meeting

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Crawley Happy Times were invited to our special meeting on Tues 26th July where Rt. Hon. Henry Smith MP joined our Club

 

The Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club held a meeting on Tuesday 26th July when thr Rt. Hon Henry Smith MP was presented with his Honorary Membership. Apart from Club Members we were also lucky to have Shelley Fagence-Traynor fron The Crawley Happy Times in attendance and whilst there she made a video which has now been uploaded on to th Crawley Happy Times website

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Press Release after World Wide Wedding Day Events 2009

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Yet again our World Wide Wedding Day Events are a success.

 

 

www.crawleyhappytimes.co.uk have posted an article about our events.

On Friday the 28th August the Mayor of Crawley (Brenda Burgess) joined the Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club for its second of four days worth of events in and around Crawley. The events were based round the World Wide Wedding Day and this was the third year Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club had got involved. All those involved dressed up in Wedding attire which helped to create a great atmosphere.

Manor Royal was the venue for both of the walks. On Thursday the 27th August the walk went from the VW Dealer South to the Hazelwick Flyover and on Friday the 28th August the walk went from the VW Dealer North to the Pizza Express
All taking part in the walk thoroughly enjoyed themselves whilst raising money for their three Local Charities, Brambles Respite Care Centre, St Catherine’s Hospice and Open House (The Mayors Charity). The Mayor mentioned that this was a brilliant way to meet the public and she also was celebrating an anniversary shortly. When asked to comment after the event she said ”Brilliant but I am due to celebrate my Ruby Wedding later this year. Thank you. I had a great time.”

On Saturday the 29th August Raffle Tickets were on sale outside the Marmaris Restaurant in the High Street.
On Sunday the 30th August Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club had a Tombola stand at the Irish Festival in Southgate Playing Fields. During the day the Mayor of Crawley (Brenda Burgess) visited our stand and bought some tickets for the Tombola and won a can of Guinness. At the end of the day the two draws took place and the winners were as follows:

Name the Teddy Bear was won by Ticket No 4 Teddy’s Name “Boris” by Sue in Crawley

Trip for 20 to Hepworth Brewery Ticket No 3 Elaine of Crawley

A total amount of over £300 was raised over the four days which would be split equally among the three Charities, Brambles Respite Care Centre, St Catherine’s Hospice and Open House (The Mayors Charity).

Special thanks goes out to Becca Barnes who dressed up as the Bride, the Girls from Riva Hair Salon Jasmine, Amanda and Tia the Bridesmaid (Amanda’s Daughter), and The Mayor for dressing up as the Bride’s Mother. Clothes for the event were kindly supplied by Dickies Suit Hire. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone else who helped to make this a successful and enjoyable event and we look forward to an even better one next year.

To view pictures of the Events please visit www.gatwickdiamondrotary.org and click on Gallery

Geoff Williamson
MultiMedia Chairman
Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club

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Event Published in Take a Break Magazine