Friday, 13 November 2009
We Did It, Thankyou to Everyone
Sunday, 26 July 2009
Training Weekend - Scafell Pike, Lake District
Here's to the next and last training session in the Brecons on the 8th and 9th Aug - it would be much appreciated if as many of the walkers as possible taking part in the Challenge could attend.
Here's some pictures of the day at Scafell
Thanks
Monday, 20 July 2009
Quiz Night - Fri 17 July
We held a charity quiz night, raffle and mini-auction at Bournemouth & Westover Rowing Club on a gorgeous sunny evening last week and managed to raise a whopping £807.00 for Leukaemia Research!
Well done to everyone who turned up and took part in the event!!
Special thanks goes to Alexis Hack, Meredith Hack, Mike Hack, Richard Major & family for all the hard work they put into making the night so successful.
Raffle & auction prizes such as tickets to Monkey World, meals out at restaurants, car servicing and even fluffy pink dice were up for grabs and everyone had a great time.
Well done to Mike Battersby's winning team in the quiz!
Here's to more fundraising events in the future!
Michelle x
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Recent Fundraising!!!

All I can say is that we had an amazing day on Friday 26th June - the generosity of the customers at Sainsburys was overwelming and Dan, myself, Tracey, Liz, Jan, Irene, Barbara, Jason & Kay managed to collect a whopping £641.70!!!!!!
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Fundraising Quiz Night - Fri 17 July
We have finalised the details for the Quiz -
It will be held on Friday 17th July at the Westover and Bournemouth Rowing Club, 7:30pm-late.
Teams of 2-6 people. £6 per person include entry and buffet food.
There will be on tombola and cash bar on the night.
Would anyone like to put a team in?!
Please could you also forward on the information to anyone you think might be interested.
Due to limited numbers, pre booking is essential!
I will put the details up on facebook.
Any questions just give me a shout - 07795 175157
Alexis xx
Monday, 15 June 2009
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Superheroes and Villains Night Off - Sat 6th June
Here are some pics for you to laugh about! Enjoy!
Sunday, 7 June 2009
Training Walk - 6th June - Kimmeridge Bay
We kept up a good pace throughout the walk and managed to squeeze a quick half in at the pub just over halfway.
Near the start as we walked into Kimmeridge, opposite the Clavell Cafe.
Michelle doing the walk the week before, this is at the top of Houns Tout Cliff.
We had a enjoyable walk with some stunning views of the Dorset Coast.
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Fancy Dress Fundraiser - Sat 6th June - 8pm Onwards
- Champagne Cruise for 2 around Poole Harbour
- Personal Training Sessions
- Full Audi Valet
- Ski Lessons
- Snowboard Lessons
- Meals out at Funki Sushi
- Free Gym Memberships at Fitness First
- and Lots Lots more.......
01202 552 206
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Training Walk - Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June
- Walking Boots/Shoes (boots recommended for extra ankle support)
- Walking Socks
- Walking Trousers (could be jogging bottoms or combats)
- Base layer (i.e. T-shirt)
- Fleece or Jumper
- Waterproof jacket
- Waterproof trousers (optional)
- Hat
- Gloves
- Small Rucksack (25 litres ideal)
- Water (approx 2 litres)
- High energy snacks (sufficient for 5 hours per mountain)
- Small first aid kit
- Ankle or Knee support (if you need it)
- Camera (am sure there will be some Kodak moments)
- Sense of Humour (better to laugh than cry)
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Training Weekend - Snowdon
Sunday, 10 May 2009
Letters for Sponsorship/Donations
Sainsburys (Christchurch) - Michelle & Dan - reply now received - collection taking place on 26/06
Sainsburys (Boscombe) - Michelle & Dan
Tescos (Bournemouth) - Michelle & Dan - reply now received - £10.00 voucher donated
Tescos (Branksome) - Michelle & Dan - reply now received - £10.00 voucher donated
JP Morgan (Bournemouth) - Michelle & Dan - reply now received - unable to sponsor
David Lloyd Club (Worthing) - Pete
Keep up the good work everyone!
THREE PEAKS TEAM
Minutes of Meeting - 2 May 2009
We got a lot sorted and will have our next meeting at 11.00 am on 18 July 2009, again at Key West. If you have any queries in the meantime please email inmemoryofgem@googlemail.co.uk or call/text Michelle on 07779 652282 or Dan on 07921 147342.
Please can everyone note that as the Minutes from the meeting on 2 May 2009 were so detailed and long, they will not be posted on this blog.
If you lose or delete your email containing the Minutes and wish to have another copy please email inmemoryofgem@googlemail.co.uk or call/text Michelle on 07779 652282. We look forward to seeing you all at the next training walk on 16 May - details have already been sent to you all.
Thanks!
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Meeting Saturday 2nd May - Key West (1100)
Just to remind you there will be another Three Peaks Meeting on Saturday 2nd May.
This will be held at Key West on Bournemouth Pier at 1100 (AM).
This date was arranged at the last meeting and was included in the minutes of the last meeting.
If you can't make it please let us know.
Any topics you would like covered either let us know or voice them at the meeting?
Look forward to seeing most of you! (If it ain't raining, it ain't training)
Many Thanks
Three Peaks Team
Sunday, 26 April 2009
Next Training! Saturday 16th or Sunday 17th May!
You need to tell us what day you will be walking on.
Accommodation
Myself and Michelle are staying in the Gwynant Guest House in Betws-y-Coed. When I booked on Thursday 16th April there was a family room left @ £20pp B&B. The family room holds 4 people.http://www.gwynant-snowdonia.co.uk/
An alternative is the Glan Aber Hotel's Bunkhouse. This is £15pp this does not include breakfast. http://www.glanaberhotel.com/accommodation/index.html
There are also various Youth Hostels in the area, if you are not a member these charge an additional £3pp on top of advertised rates.http://www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation/wales/
Travel
We are travelling up on Friday night and will be coming home Sunday morning or evening depending on the uptake for a Sunday walk.
There are currently 3 comfortable spaces in my car, let me know ASAP if you need or want one.
We will be leaving Christchurch at 1800 on Friday 15th May. (Pickups can be arranged). call or txt 07921147342
Equipment for training walks
EssentialsWalking Boots/Shoes (boots recommended for extra ankle support)
Walking Socks
Walking Trousers (could be jogging bottoms or combats)
Base layer (i.e. T-shirt)
Fleece or Jumper
Waterproof jacket
Waterproof trousers (optional)
Hat
Gloves
Small Rucksack (25 litres ideal)
Water (approx 2 litres)
High energy snacks (sufficient for 5 hours per mountain)
Small first aid kit
Ankle or Knee support (if you need it)
Camera (am sure there will be some Kodak moments)
Sense of Humour (better to laugh than cry)
Most of this can be brought from either Millets or Blacks, some even from Tesco.
There will be a small kit check before we set off to make sure everyone is carrying the right sort of equipment and not too much.
We look forward to seeing most of you at the next Three Peaks Meeting Saturday 2nd May
At Key West on Bournemouth Pier 1100 AM.
If anyone would like anymore information the please get in contact. Via email or phone 07921147342.
Many Thanks
Dan
Three Peaks Team
Friday, 24 April 2009
Table Sale 16th May! Volunteers Needed!
Thursday, 9 April 2009
Sponsorship Site
Gemmas forget me not fund is now set up so is the sponsorship page, all donations will atomatically show in Gemmas fund which will be lovely for her family to see.
We are aiming between the 30 of us to raise £10,000 so please put out the spononsorship site as much as possible.
Donate at www.justgiving.com/inmemoryofgem
Keep up the good work 3 peaks team!
19 weeks to go!!
P.s dont forget to keep the 6th June free for the fancy dress fundraiser evening... details to follow shortly
Sunday, 5 April 2009
Sunday, 29 March 2009
Next Training Walk - Sunday 5th April
We will be holding another training walk for those who couldn't attend the last one.
The walk will be the same as last time, meet at Worth Matravers in the car park at 1030 am.
The walk is on a Sunday - hope most can make it.
This is a good introductory walk to get you started, however there will be harder ones to follow.
You can use all the maps and directions from the emails for previous walk.
Thanks
Three Peaks Team
Saturday, 28 March 2009
Pics of the Training Walk at Worth Matravers - 28/03/2009
Sunday, 8 March 2009
Minutes - 7 March 2009
Please can everyone note that as the Minutes from the meeting on 7 March 2009 were so detailed and long, they will not be posted on this blog.
If you lose or delete your email containing the Minutes and wish to have another copy please email inmemoryofgem@googlemail.co.uk or call/text Michelle on 07779 652282.
We look forward to seeing you all at the training walk on 28 March - details have already been sent to you all.
Thanks!
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Amendment to Training on 20 June!
Just noticed that the training day on 20 June coincides with the Race for Life in Bournemouth so we will therefore cancel that date and will reschedule - further date to be advised!!
THREE PEAKS TEAM
Monday, 2 March 2009
Training for The Three Peaks - General
Therefore I have devised a series of training walks.
These are designed to introduce the novice walker and let you progress onto the finale taking place on 21st - 24th August for Gemma.
These training walks are optional, however they are strongly recommended, to give you a taster of the physical exertion and effort needed from yourself for the main event.
It is not expected or realistic for everyone to attend all walks. However it is recommended to attend at least two of the walks and as the bare minimum just one mountainous walk. The reason for this is so you can better prepare yourself and get used to the speed we will be walking across the terrain.
The dates and locations are as follows:
Saturday March 28th – Worth Matravers (Local Walk, just past Wareham – No Mountains)
Saturday May 16th – Snowdonia (Practice route up Mt Snowdon)
Saturday June 6th – Kimeridge Bay (Local Walk, just past Wareham – No Mountains)
Saturday June 20th – Snowdonia (Practice route up Mt Snowdon)
Saturday July 25th - Lake District (Practice route up Scafell Pike)
Information Packs
Information packs will be distributed via email for each training walk three weeks before the event.
These will include details on how to get there and timings for meeting in the local area.
Maps will also be supplied detailing the chosen walking route, suggested accommodation and routes to get there.
Equipment for training walks
Essentials:-
- Walking Boots/Shoes (boots recommended for extra ankle support)
- Walking Socks
- Walking Trousers (could be jogging bottoms or combats)
- Base layer (i.e. T-shirt)
- Fleece or Jumper
- Waterproof jacket
- Waterproof trousers (optional)
- Hat
- Gloves
- Small Rucksack (25 litres ideal)
- Water (approx 2 litres)
- High energy snacks (sufficient for 5 hours per mountain)
- Small first aid kit
- Ankle or Knee support (if you need it)
- Camera (am sure there will be some Kodak moments)
- Sense of Humour (better to laugh than cry)
Most of this can be brought from either Millets or Blacks, some even from Tesco.
Mountain Training Walks (general)
Due to the distance involved it is advised to travel up the previous night, however it can be done in a day albeit a very long one. It is also advised to stay the night after the walk as most people will be extremely tired from a day on the Mountain.
Myself and Michelle will be travelling up on the Friday night of each walk, I have three spaces in my car but they are on a first come first served basis. We will split the fuel costs equally. We will also stay for the Saturday night, then travel home on Sunday morning after a good breakfast.
You will need to organise your own accommodation and transport for the training walks.
Michelle and I will be staying at Youth Hostels in the Lake District and Snowdonia.
Snowdonia
Capel Curig or Pen-y-Pass (both will be near to start point and can be booked online at
There is also a Travelodge and Premier Inn, these are in the towns of Caernarfon and Bangor, about 25min drive from Mt Snowdon. If booked early enough these are very well priced.
Lake District
Wast Water or Eskdale (both will be near to start point and can be booked online at www.yha.org.uk )
These are just suggestions if you want to stay in a more comfortable B&B or even go camping then there are plenty of available options.
Walk Day
We will all meet on the Saturday morning at a point and time designated in each information pack.
The walk should take us most of the day to complete, hopefully enjoyed by all. Then you have the evening free to either drive home or have a drink and a meal, then drive back on Sunday morning.
Final Note
Hope to see you all on at least one of the training events! Then you will all be ready for the main event in August and it will be a doddle!
Any problems or questions give me a call on 07921 147342
Many Thanks
Dan
First Meeting!!! - 11.00 am @ Key West, Bournemouth Pier - Sat 7 March 2009
We’ll draw up an Agenda so that we can have some sort of organised meeting.
We still need more ideas for fundraising to cover costs so please get your thinking caps on!
Getting there for the weekend of the challenge
We have heard that some of you may wish to fly up to Scotland rather than come in the minibuses. Please bear in mind that getting to Fort William from Glasgow, Edinburgh or Inverness takes at least 3 hours and obviously you will need to ensure that flight times, train times etc coincide with everything else, for example, everyone needs to be together on the day of the challenge (Sat 22 Aug) by midday in Fort William, NO LATER. It is entirely up to you how you get there but please bear in mind it won’t be straight forward. There are no direct trains down from Inverness (it will take at least 3 hours to get to Fort William from here by car). If you fly to Glasgow you will need to get a bus into Glasgow City which takes an hour and then get a train from Glasgow to Fort William which takes a further 4 hours.
We have seen that there are flights from Bournemouth to Glasgow with Ryanair which departs at 6.30 am on Friday 21 Aug if you are interested and wish to do this rather than go in the minibus but please bear in mind the above.
As we need to arrange accommodation for Friday 21 Aug we need to know by this Saturday who wishes to fly up on Friday or fly up Saturday and who is happy to come in the minibuses. Please email back as soon as possible regarding this.
We are currently making enquiries with regard to accommodation as it will need to be booked soon as there is such a large number of us as you can appreciate.
If you wish to book your own accommodation please also let us know by the latest this Saturday. Please note that we wish to have everyone staying in Fort William before the challenge (so we don’t have to keep driving round picking and dropping everyone off) and in Bangor (Wales) on the last night once the challenge has completed.
Those of you who wish to travel up in the minibuses, we are hoping to leave at approximately 6.00 am on Friday morning. We will of course be making stops on the way.
Please also bear in mind the cost of the minibuses and fuel. If the money we get by fundraising does not cover the total cost of this, the remaining balance will be split equally between everyone.
Anyway, that’s it for now – please email back as soon as you can
Everything and more will be discussed in more detail at the meeting on Saturday!! We look forward to seeing you all!!!
THE THREE PEAKS TEAM
Friday, 13 February 2009
The Walkers & Supporters!!
We now have our final list of walkers & supporters for the day!!!! They are as follows:-
Walkers:-
- Gavin de Souza
- Michelle Young
- Dan Warden
- Vicky Battersby
- Ant
- Barbara Battersby
- Jason Morris
- Peter Davies
- Paul Davies
- Sarah Davies
- Meredith Hack
- Alexis Hack
- Richard Major
- Vanessa Targett
- Vanessa King
- Sophia Hulbert
Supporters/Drivers:-
- Liz Clarke
- Alex Marle
- Jo Davies
- Gemma Feeley
- Tracey Gibbins
- Jenny Perry
More information to follow shortly ............................ please keep checking back!!
Saturday, 7 February 2009
Time & Dates of the Challenge
Friday
- We set off for a long drive to Scotland where we will spend the night in a local youth hostel hopefully near the base of Ben Nevis
Saturday
- AM - We spend the morning sorting out last minute preparations for the challenge that lies ahead
- 5.00 pm - The challenge starts! We start climbing our first peak, Ben Nevis
- 10.00 pm - We finish climbing Ben Nevis and start the long 7hr drive to Scafell Pike in the Lake District
Sunday
- 5.00 am - We start climbing our second peak, Scafell Pike
- 10.00 am - We finish climbing Scafell Pike and take a 3hr drive to Snowdon, Wales
- 1.00 pm - We start climbing our last peak, Snowdon
- 5.00 pm - We finish climbing and FINISH THE CHALLENGE!
- EVENING - WELL DESERVED DRINK! we stay the night in Wales
Monday
- After a well deserved rest we make our way back home
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!!!
please remember that times and dates are subject to change but if anything changes you will be notified immediately!
A list of participants will follow shortly - please keep checking back for further details!!!
Friday, 6 February 2009
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