Emma completes Great Festival Dash at Carfest

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Thanks for all those who sponsored Emma for the Great Festival Dash at this year's Carfest

If you sponsored Emma, It's time to give her the money!

Being my third Carfest on the trot, I thought it was a great opportunity to experience something different!
The Great Festival Dash took place at the main arena at 10.15.  All runners arrived at 10am for a pre-race warm up.
The warm up was hosted by Radio 2’s Vassos Alexander who introduced James Cracknell to the stage for some final words of wisdom.
We all gathered at the start, including Chris Evans, his wife and two sons who joined in – running in head to toe Gorilla outfits!
 
The run itself took us around former racing driver, Jodie Scheckter’s farm, seeing some of the behind the scenes no go areas before coming back into the arena and across the finish line.
 
It was a really good run, despite running over uneven terrain and what seemed like a corn field. I met some lovely runners of all ages along the way.
 
Thank you all very much for your sponsorship – your support really means a lot to me and for Children in Need.

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Chris enters art competition - check out some of his work

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Chris produces some fabulous artwork. He is currently on the long-list for a prize, part of which is a public vote. We wish him every success!

Take a look at the artwork he has submitted for the competition (psst ... looks like you can also vote for his piece).

Visit Chris' website and instagram feed to have a look at other pieces he has produced.

 

#WhoMadeYourClothes? - more info from Jane's presentation

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“Thanks to those who came to the presentation that I did last week. If you have any questions, thoughts or want to find out more, please feel free to talk to me about it.”
— Jane

Here are a few links and resources you might find interesting:

Available on Netflix and Amazon Prime, this is the Movie trailer I showed in the presentation, which highlights some of the issues that I raised.

 

Other links:

The Ethical Fashion Forum
The Ethical Fashion Forum (EFF) is a not for profit network focusing upon social and environmental sustainability in the fashion industry.

Fashion Revolution
On 24th April each year, Fashion Revolution will bring everyone in the fashion value chain together and help to raise awareness of the true cost of fashion, show the world that change is possible, and celebrate all those involved in creating a more sustainable future.

Ethical Consumer
Tips on ethical buying, consumer reports on a wide range of goods, information on UK and worldwide boycotts.

Love your clothes
Loving your clothes starts with smarter buying: choosing clothes that are better ... it comes to keeping your clothes looking great, and they'll save you cash too.

Study34 Blog
Study 34 is a UK fashion blog focusing on responsible fashion brands and the issues surrounding the industry in becoming more sustainable and ethical.

Oppi Design  | Oppi Design Instagram
Beautiful babywear, intricately handmade from ethically sourced fabric. Every item sold supports family-based childcare in Mozambique.

Join Andy and Adam running the BathHalf

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Andy Battle will be running the 2017 BathHalf Marathon:

Hard to believe I know.  I’ve even started to train, which is a sight to behold in its own right.  Proper “fat man with football” moment (see clip …sorry for the American Football reference – I thought Fred might understand that more.)
I am running in aid of the the MPS Society which supports people with rare genetic diseases, people like my wife and two boys who suffer with something called Fabry’s disease. I won’t bore you with the details but it’s something that requires life-long treatment and, whilst it is manageable, it is degenerative.  

If you would like to join Andy (and now Adam too) and run the BathHalf for the MPS Society, please let Andy know.

In his words: 

– it’s fun (so I’m told), it’s good for you (so I’m told), it’s a worthwhile cause (well, it is to us!)

 

We had a great time at our summer party

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Thanks Emma for organising such a fun day out.

We enjoyed a delicious BBQ lunch prepared for us by The Holford Arms followed by an afternoon at Westonbirt Arboretum. The terrific treetop walkway ushered us around at a great height, while the walking trails took us through the flourishing woodland.

We needn’t have worried about putting together wet-weather plans … this year!