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Local lawyer sweats it out for a good causeA sporty Clarke Mairs solicitor is taking part in a variety of gruelling sports activities in order to raise money for a local cause.
The Percy Hedley Foundation was established in 1953 as a small charitable school designed to help children with cerebral palsy. Now the foundation provides care and assistance to over 1000 families a year, including both children and adults with communication impairments, sensory impairments and complex learning, therapeutic and social needs. Ronan is now raising money towards the construction of a brand new hydrotherapy pool at the charity’s Killingworth site, which will create a multi sensory and fun environment for children and assist in their development. The pool will be used in conjunction with the Percy Hedley Sports Academy and will be the centre for Halliwick Association of Swimming Therapy (AST), which teaches independent swimming and confidence in the water to disabled people using the Halliwick technique. The charity is hoping to begin work on the pool in January 2011 and the project is expected to cost around £1.2million. It is scheduled to be completed in time for the Paralympic Games in London the following year and the charity also hopes to attract teams to the North East for pre-games training. Ronan has been fundraising for the charity in conjunction with Clarke Mairs, and the next event he will be competing in is the Iron Man in Switzerland this coming July which consists of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile run, all in aid of the Percy Hedley Foundation. Des Bustard, fundraising director at Percy Hedley Foundation said: “We are extremely grateful to Clarke Mairs and to Ronan for the fantastic work they have been doing to raise money for our cause. The addition of the new hydrotherapy pool will allow greater numbers of people access to the comfort that hydrotherapy can bring. In warm water the restrictions placed on people by their disabilities are reduced, giving the opportunity for free movement, exercise and relaxation in a multi-sensory, fun environment.” To make a donation to the charity, please send a cheque payable to Percy Hedley Foundation to Des Bustard, director of fundraising, Percy Hedley Foundation, Hampeth Lodge, Station Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8YY, donate online at www.percyhedley.org.uk/timcarter, or telephone (0191) 2381302. |
Ronan Butler, a commercial litigation solicitor is competing in a variety of events for the Percy Hedley Foundation and has so fair raised £1500, along with a contribution from Clarke Mairs.