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2008 CharitiesMoney raised from runners’ sponsorship will be split equally between the following two charities. 1st Keynsham Scout Group SPACE TO GROW
The Scout movement celebrated its centenary in 2007 and 1st Keynsham is not far behind – our centenary will be celebrated in 2009. The group are the organisers of the event. They provide a wide variety of interests for up to 200 youngsters in Keynsham and the immediate vicinity. Its leaders are all unpaid volunteers and spend a great deal of their available time organising not only weekly training programmes but also weekend events such as camping, canoeing, abseiling, archery, rock climbing etc. A week’s annual camp for Scouts takes place in July each year when the youngsters are encouraged to use the skills they have acquired during the previous 12 months. The group organises a traditional auction in November each year, a Christmas card postal scheme, Clay Pigeon shoots and are involved in the Keynsham Music Festival. The group has its own campsite at Chelwood, which is also used by many other Scout Groups. Two Beaver colonies for the 6 to 8 year olds have been opened recently to provide opportunities for younger boys. There is a close association with the Explorer Unit for 14 to 18 year olds. They run independently of the Scout Group but are based at our headquarters at Mayfields, and provide valuable assistance at the Road Race and other events. The Forever Friends Appeal’s NICU “s p a c e to grow” Campaign (part of Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust Charitable Fund, Registered Charity No. 1058323)
The Royal United Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has a great reputation for saving the lives of tiny, frail babies. Why change? Simple. Each year, they provide 24-hour care to around 500 premature or desperately ill newborn infants in cramped, noisy surroundings. There's barely enough space for essential life-saving equipment, let alone any privacy for distressed new parents. Therefore, The Forever Friends Appeal is raising £4.5 million to fund a new building that will create a light, calm, sustainable environment allowing our babies 's p a c e to grow'. Their aims are to:
This is the area that the trust covers: 
http://www.foreverfriendsappeal.co.uk/NICU/Index.html Charities previously supported 2008 Space to Grow 2007 Babe's Big Appeal 2006 CLIC Sargent 2005 Hammer Out 2004 Jessie May Trust 2003 Mencap (Keynsham branch) 2002 Look West 2001 Keynsham Guides 2000 Keynsham Seals Disabled Swimming Club 1999 Keynsham Junior Gateway Club 1998 Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal 1997 Friends of Florence Brown Special School 1996 Children’s Hospice South West 1995 Keynsham Scouts New HQ Appeal 1994 Claremont Special School 1993 Cancer & Leukaemia in Childhood Trust 1992 Trust for Metabolic Diseases in Children 1991 Keynsham Gateway Club 1990 Meningitis Trust 1989 Send a Cow to Uganda 1988 Bristol Children’s Hospital |
