Barry Light

Charities

The Prostate Cancer Charity
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and one man dies of it every hour in the UK. The Prostate Cancer Charity is the UK's leading charity working with people affected by prostate cancer. We are fighting prostate cancer on every front - by funding and encouraging research, providing support and information for diagnosed men, and their friends and family, and we campaign to improve the lives of men with prostate cancer. We provide the most comprehensive range of services of all the prostate cancer charities and offer the only UK-wide prostate cancer Helpline supported by specialist nurses who provide free and confidential information and support to anyone affected by prostate cancer. Your support could help save men's lives.
Mosaic
Mosaic is a Dorset wide charity offering a pathway of support for bereaved children, young people and their families. Mosaic also offers support for those young people facing the death of someone close. The service offers: Individual support Family group work Residential weekend programme Social activities Training for volunteers and professional working with bereaved children Our residential weekend programme gives children and young people the chance to meet others, share their experiences and express their emotions safely. During he weekends they take part in team building activities, make friends and spend time talking about the person who has died. The weekend closes with a short presentation to their parents and a balloons release by the families. These weekends and our ongoing costs are funded by charitable trust, community and individual donations and fundraising. We also hold our own fundraising events.
WaterAid
WaterAid is an international charity. Our mission is to overcome poverty by enabling the world’s poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. For a gift of just £15 WaterAid can enable one person in Africa or Asia access to these basic services.
The Wessex Autistic Society
The Wessex Autistic Society exists to help people with autism access good education, housing and services that in turn will help them to develop their social and communication skills, become more independent and lead fuller and more productive lives. The Society operates a residential/day school for children with autism from the ages of three to nineteen, residential and supported living services to adults; respite care to children and families; support groups for parents/carers/people with autism and an information and advice service. Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way a person relates to the world and other people around them. Autism affects 1 in 100 people. It is a spectrum condition, which means that, while all people with autism share certain difficulties, their condition will affect them in different ways. There is no know cure for autism. Some people with autism are able to live relatively interdependent lives whereas others may need a lifetime of specialist support. The main areas of difficulty are recognising and understanding other people’s feelings and managing their own, using and understanding verbal and non-verbal language, understanding and predicting other people’s intentions and behaviour and imagining situations outside of their own routine. People with autism may also experience over or under sensitivity to sounds, touch, taste, smells ,light or colours. We understand that everyone with autism is unique, as will be the support and services that they and those who are concerned for them require.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is a REGISTERED CHARITY (No: 1078685) and a Company limited by Guarantee. The Charity was established in January 2000. The operational costs of our helicopter are £1.4m a year, that’s approximately £3,800 per day. We receive no funding from the Government or the National Lottery and rely almost entirely on the generosity of the public to ensure we keep flying. Since our launch we have attended literally thousands of life saving missions. On average we are deployed 3-4 times per day, however during the summer months this can increase up to 8 and we can be anywhere within the two counties in under 19 minutes of receiving an emergency call, making our service the ideal choice in life-threatening or time-critical situations.

Event details

29 May 2012

My next Marathon is the North Dorset Village Marathon on Sunday 6th May.

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Barry Light's fundraising page

Fundraiser: 
Barry Light

My page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BarryLight

Hello - and welcome to 'My Fundraising Page'. My name is Barry Light and during 2012-2013, I have set myself the challenge of running 60 marathons in 60 weeks. As well as the running I have a long term goal of raising over £60k for 6 Charities. It all kicked off with marathon No.1 which was on my 60th Birthday - Thursday 22nd December 2011. See Picture and to read all about it click here.

For more information check out my website at http://www.60in60at60.com Please support 'My Challenge' and donate whatever you can. A great way to sponsor me and to keep up to date on how I'm doing would be to donate £1.00 for every marathon completed. If you look at the 'My 60 Marathons Page' you will see the marathons I intend to run and my finishing time and blog will be posted here ASAP.

Your support will be really appreciated by me and all the charities involved.

Thank you.

Barry

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Recent donors

17.05.12 £5 each for numbers 20, 21, 22 and 23. Keep on going Barry. Have fun in Australia xxx

07.05.12 So inspiring!!Go BARRY

03.05.12 Good luck with your challenge Barry.

03.05.12 You are doing brilliantly Barry, well done.

01.05.12 Good luck!

26.04.12 You are an inspiration to a lot of people and running incredibly strong! M20, in London is a great marker for a third of your challenge been done and dusted! Well done , and here's to the next 20 Barry! X

26.04.12 From the young lady with poppies on her top. Without your helpful tips on Sunday Morning moments before beginning my first ever marathon i'm not sure I would have made it through. I wore your bracelet with pride. Good luck with it all Barry xXx

26.04.12 Keep on running Barry - here's my next £20 for Marathons 13 to 16 - Good Luck with the rest!

23.04.12 All the best with the challenge Barry.

20.04.12 LM entry refund (thanks Ade). Good luck for the interview on Sunday...oh, and also for the running bit!!

17.04.12 £5 each for numbers 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19. Can't wait for London at the weekend - woopieeeeee!!!!

29.03.12 Nice to meet you again Barry, and here's a donation for your Charities. Good luck with the rest of all your Marathons.

29.03.12 Keep on running Barry - here's my next £20 for Marathons 9 to 12 - Good Luck with the rest!

21.03.12 Very best of luck in completing each and every one

20.03.12 And this'll take you into 4 figures! Enjoy your European tour... Rome, Barcelona... keep on running.

20.03.12 Congratulations on carrying the Olympic torch - let that inspire you on to you goal. You're nearly a quarter of the way there...

14.03.12 Here is £5 for number 13 and £5 for number 14!!! Going well Barry xxx

29.02.12 Here's the fiver for number 12 - we had a great time supporting you at SandyBalls - good fun!!!

28.02.12 Keep on running Barry - here's my next £20 for Marathons 5 to 8 - Good Luck with the rest!

15.02.12

15.02.12 Hey Barry, well done for doing all 4 of the quadzilla - so so proud of you!!!!!! here is the fiver's from number 6 - 11. love you xxxx

14.02.12 This money was kindly donated by Louise Harper from her Meon Valley Plod number which I got on Saturday.

14.02.12 Hope your legs have thawed out.....well done what an achievement

31.01.12 Hi Barry, This has been donated by ADE HOLLOWAY, who kindly sold me my race number for the Thames Trot this weekend. Keep going with all your hard work. Kind regards Louise

25.01.12 Keep on running Barry - here's my first £20 for Marathons 1 to 4 - Good Luck with the rest!

25.01.12 Good Luck Barry, here's £25 for a race entry I'm taking from Ade, he said I should bung it in to your charity pot - hope to join you in a few of your marathons in 2012.

24.01.12 Well done Barry just keep running

16.01.12 £5 for number 4 and £5 for number 5, good luck for number 6!!!!!!!

14.01.12 Keep up the good work!

12.01.12 Good luck Barry, it's a big challenge but you'll do it!

12.01.12 Wishing you all the best with this mad, mad venture. My joints ache just thinking about it!

08.01.12 Working on the power of 60.....I am aiming to get 60 sixty (+) years old's to donate.....forget the grey pound...what we want is the snowball pound !!!!

08.01.12 saw you running today!!! you are an inspiration to me and my friend who are in training for this years London marathon

03.01.12 Good Luck Barry, I'm sure your determination will get you through!!

03.01.12 Well Barry, as promised, my Broadstone time in money, I ran as slowly as I could (liar, I ran my **** off..!) keep up the good work mate, see you soon.

02.01.12 2nd and 3rd done - well done Barry. He is the £10 sponsor (£5 per marathon). Bring on the next one!!!!!

02.01.12 Best of luck Barry. Your fantastic.x

02.01.12 Best of luck - really inspiring!

01.01.12 Good luck

28.12.11 guys...

28.12.11 Best of luck with your amazing challenge Barry, and well done for raising money for such good causes x

27.12.11 A great start. Best wishes for the next 59!

24.12.11 Just keep going one foot in front of the other good luck

24.12.11 So proud of you Barry, we are behind you all the way!!!We will sponsor you £5 a marathon - more if we can next year - go baza!!!!!!!

23.12.11 Good running Barry - keep up the good work!

22.12.11 Great to run with you today Barry - the 1st of 60! All the best for the remaining 59, and beyond! Run and be free...

19.12.11 Hi Barry, good luck with marathon No.1 All the best from Good Old Germany

14.12.11 Best of luck with your big year mate

03.11.11 The very best of luck Barry. No doubt I'll bump into you along the way. May the force be with you!

02.11.11 Barry - I always thought you were 'Mad' now I know for sure, but in a good way and for some great causes! Here's £20 for starters and seeing that I'll be doing a few marathons with you an extra £1 for every one completed, Good Luck.

£1,200.05

Running total

Total raised incl. Gift Aid:
£1,422.56
Total donors:
50
Biggest donor:
Jon Cole
£60.00  
Last donor:
Lussi, Trev and Thomas 17.05.12  
Offline fundraising:
£165.00
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