Posted by Sarah 09-01-2011

Well I thought I would go running this morning but it was to frosty and icey, so when the sun had come out I went cycling for an hour instead, well I got to shed the xmas pounds somehow!

Posted by Sarah 7-01-2011

Well Happy New Year everyone, I know I haven't been posting much on the blog lately but as with everyone Xmas is a hectic time and I managed to write my car off in the ice so have been busy sorting that and trying to buy a new one. On the plus side I have been getting plenty of exercise walking to work!
So the New Year is upon us and we have had the dates confirmed for our trek we actually fly out on the 12 May 2012. Emma and I are already planning lots of Events for this Year, the 1st one being a Quiz Night to be held on Thursday 24th March at the Rarebreeds Centre Function Room. So does any one fancy getting a team together and joining us for the evening? Teams are a maximum of 8 players, there will be a bar, raffle and its £2 each to enter with all proceeds going to The Canterbury Oast Trust and Rarebreeds Centre our chosen charity we are raising money for alongside our trek.
There is limited tables for the quiz night so do get in touch if you are interested, contact me on, sk@rarebreeds.org.uk  01233 861493.
When the weather gets better I hope to start running and cycling again, I feel like a slug at the moment as I haven't done any  proper exercise in ages. Its either to dark, snowing or raining when I get time and want to go out.
I also fancy doing an assault course, I know you will think I am mad but it's something I have always wanted to do one and of course I will be making Emma do it as well! So does anyone know of any local ones? My sister seems to think there is one at Moat Park in Maidstone but I have tried google this with no success.


Right I am off now to do some sit ups then watch the darts. Xx

Quiz Night

PLEASE COME AND JOIN US FOR A FUN AND EXCITING EVENING AT OUR FUNDRAISING

QUIZ NIGHT

ON: THURSDAY 24TH MARCH 2011

AT: THE FALCONS CENTRE, RARE BREEDS CENTRE

TIME: 7.00PM

TEAMS OF 6-8 PEOPLE AT A COST OF £2 PER PERSON

BAR WILL BE OPEN AND THERE WILL BE A RAFFLE

WE ASK YOU PLEASE TO BOOK YOUR TEAM IN EARLY BY CONTACTING SARAH AT THE RARE BREEDS CENTRE ON

01233 861493 EXT 221

THANK YOU SARAH AND EMMA

A new year update...By Emma

Christmas has been and gone and New year is fast approaching.......Our fundraising is a never ending job which we knew when we agreed to participate in this challenge and are both really enjoying, both Sarah and I have been busy oragnising our next event which I can now confirm as being a quiz night which will be held at The Falcons Centre(rare breeds centre) on the 24th March at 7pm. Teams will be 6-8 people at the cost of £2.00 each person and we are asking that you book your table as soon as possible, If you require any more details then please contact either of us.
The dates are in I said I would let everybody know so here goes.......Sarah and I will be trekking the Great Wall of China from the 12th May 2012. I cant explain my feelings its a mixture of excitment and anxiety but I am so glad my rollercoaster journey is confirmed and I am going to be taking on the challenge with Sarah, Sarah and I speak daily on the phone with updates on necessary things including all the letters that will be sent out in the next couple of weeks, we have sponsorship requests, requests for raffle prizes and the important ones for now which are kit sponsor requests. We believe the company willing to sponsor our kit will recieve great publicity and advertising and ofcourse will have our heartlfelt thanks so we hope our requests are not overlooked, infact any help from anybody will be recieved with our heartfelt thanks so please if you can help us in any way contact us.
Its really happening Sarah and I will be taking on this challenge and I guess with the new year just round the corner it would not hurt thanking those people again who have supported us in 2010, our friends, our family, our charity, buckland print, rainbow gallery and I know i have missed people out but from the bottom of our hearts THANK YOU.
The cook book is in the process of being amended having noticed a few spelling mistakes we are taking time to get it just right before the final print, Sarah and I have had a sneak preview of how the final look will be and we are so excited and cant wait to announce its arrival. We are yet to decide the cost but thank those that have contacted us regarding this.
Happy new year everybody, thanks again for your support.

Christmas update By Emma

Christmas is so very near upon us, its been such a busy period that the blog has been neglected, but please do pop back often to keep an eye on things, your support is always needed and much appreciated by us both.

We recently had are Christmas fundraising event at The rare breeds centre Christmas craft fair. It was a 2 day event held inside our Falcons centre where we had 2 stalls selling homemade cakes, cookies, jams and other such items and also a guess the weight of the cake and how many sweets in the jar competition.

The event was such a huge success that come Sunday night Sarah and i could not believe the total sum of money raised. £345.00

We were overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of the people who made the cakes and of course the people who brought them. We had many donations too which is so kind, are hope is that people realise just how much their support means to us.

Other updates.........

The trekking dates will soon be confirmed and we will very soon know just when it is we will be heading to china, we are both really excited that all the details will be confirmed possibly even before Christmas and will update you all when this becomes apparent.

And of course our update on the cookbook, the Rainbow gallery craft centre have worked so hard on producing the artwork and putting the cookbook together and we are so pleased to say that it has been sent to the printers. Its fantastic news that come the new year we will be launching the cookbook.

Its with such special thanks to BUCKLAND PRESS who are so kindly producing 200 copies of the cookbook for free. Buckland press are a dover based company producing high quality, value for money and fast turnaround printing in the South East. 

http://www.buckland.co.uk/

Well this does not leave us much else to say other than to all our supporters happy christmas and a happy, healthy new year.

Fundraising event update by Emma

Our next fundraising event is fast approaching so Sarah and I are busy with preparation. Come and find us at the Christmas craft fair being held at the Rare Breeds Centre on December 11th and 12th, Sarah and I will be selling homemade cakes, jams, soaps and we will be having two competitions to guess the weight of the cake and how many sweets in the jar. excting news might be that the cookbook may be back from the printers so we will be launching the cookbook too.
Its going to be a great weekend which we hope will boost our fundraising amount which currently stands at £513.
we look forward to seeing you all there.

Update by Emma

Hi everyone we are slowly recovering from the manic week of halloween, sarah is busy at home packing as she is off on her holiday to mexico tomorrow (i am not jealous), Sarah deserves this break and I really hope she has a really good rest so when she returns she can continue the fundraising with me.
I will be holding the fort (so to speak) replying to any emails etc so any enquiries for the next 10 days can be sent to me at emmastan@hotmail.co.uk.
We have recieved great news this week, we have a company willing to print 200 copies of our charity cook book.....I wont give to many details untill I have spoken to the company involved but we cant express how happy and excited we are about this and will never be able to thank the sponsor enough.
other news is that today Sarah recieved an email from Delia Smith who has offered a recipe for our charity cook book this will be the 3rd celebrity who has offered a recipe others inclide Phil Vickery and Gary Rhodes, its great that even celebrities can take time our of there busy schedules to help us with our fundraising.
Happy holiday Sarah enjoy the sunshine and the beach it will be a world away from The Great Wall of china trek.