Happy Wednesday everyone :)

Wow lol,I think I have just about got my strength back after the 3 legged! We still have money to come in, but I can tell you we will have raised over £600.00 on the pub crawl...which means we will have raised over £1000.00 from our first two events!!...THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH :)

We haven't set a date for our next fundraising meeting, but that is my fault...I will have a word with myself! We have been banding ideas around, I can say if we can find a location...we will be holding a charity car wash..this we think will be great fun :) When we have more,I will update the events page.

I wish to thank War on Cancers new supporters..

Airedale General Hospital HODU.....my old HODU unit are selling the Pink glow in the dark bands and promoting this web site...go my favourite set of medical staff :)

Sagars Pet Shop.....my best and oldest friends older sister ( like my older sister ) Doris for also selling the bands and promoting with a poster or two!

My sister-in-law Caroline who is also doing the same in her craft shop and cafe in Plymouth.

It is really great of you all and War on Cancer thank you all for believing in the cause :)

It is not a definite....but I will of course let you know if it comes off.....there is a great chance that I will be promoting the War on Cancer web and the cause...on the radio!!! BCB radio may do a piece! I am really excited at the prospect of having an opportunity to promote my web and what we are all about :)

Just a quick update today, I have a hospital consultation late tomorrow and will fill you all in on my latest saga afterwards when I have more information, stay safe and have a great day whatever you are up to friends.

Tracy

3 legged fancy dress pub crawl success

Well what a wonderful time we all had on the pub crawl!...it was great fun and everyone in Bingley joined in with the fun when we were in the pubs :)

We to date have raised a massive £425.00! there is still some sponsor money to come in...a really big thank you to everyone who got sponsors :) There is a really good chance we will break through £1000.00 raised from our first two fundraising events, a really good result. We are currently at £861.00 :)

War on Cancer wants to thank not only the teams but everyone who has sponsored or donated on the night! I'm having problems loading all the photos today, but will keep trying to get them up for you all to see! Damien is going to change how the photos look in the gallery, so hopefully you will like the new and improved gallery in a few days :). I have changed from Flickr to Picasa for loading as I can do it in an album instead of a set. Anyway we will see if it is better.

I'm sure as you will see, there were some cracking costumes! we certainly entertained everyone in the pubs,there was lots of laughing going on... we sure had fun!

A big thank you to all the pubs who donated bottles of wine to the raffle and to the Brown Cow who donated a meal for two. The winning raffle tickets have been picked out and the numbers will be posted in the pubs, so keep your eye out if you bought tickets!

It was a really nice surprise for me to see my eldest brother Graham turn up and my niece Kelly who came over from Hull and my nephew Dean who came over from Manchester :) was great to see Kevin,Paul and Joel after such a long time too :)

I have two announcements...one happy and one sad...Kirsty my sister-in-law has had to back out of climbing Mt.Kilimanjaro for personal reasons, but I know she will be there in spirit with us :) and the good news is that my niece Kelly has said she really wants to climb with us :)

I was even asked on the pub crawl if we are going to organize another on the build up to xmas!...not sure about that one, will have to have a think!

I will be sorting out for us to have a fundraising meeting in the next week or two...we are looking into doing a charity car wash and possibly a treasure hunt before it gets too cold.

More details about the Ladies only event to be held in the Ferrands Arms in October to follow soon...start saving ladies..you could be picking up some bargains for yourselves!!!....we all know a girl deserves to pamper herself a little :) Not to mention a little tipple or two :)

Right I'm back over to the gallery to try yet again with the photos!

Well done everyone for helping raise money and more importantly cancer awareness, I cannot put into words how much I appreciate you all giving your time and money for a cause that is really close to my heart :)

Tracy

Less than 24 hours to go!!

Hello people :)

Well we have less than 24 hours to go to the sponsored charity 3 legged fancy dress! It's 8.30pm and the pub crawl for most will be nearly over! I hope you are looking forward to photos for the event!!

I have the battery for my camera charged up and a memory card empty and ready to go lol! I think everyone taking part are getting pretty excited now, I for one cannot wait!

I want to say a really big thank you to everyone taking part, everyone who has sponsored the teams, the pubs for donating to the raffle and providing free orange juice and helping us to promote sensible drinking and also to those who aren't taking part in the pub crawl as such but are coming down to show their support.

I'm looking forward to seeing all the different outfits!

Prizes will be given to the first team to finish and best dressed male and female....good luck everyone!

Once again , pls remember to bring something to tie yourselves together...and pls make sure you use the pelican crossings...keep yourselves and the drivers safe by not risking just darting across the road.

As well as raising awareness for my two chosen cancer charities and hopefully loads of money...the big aim is that everyone has fun, and will then remember the night fondly for years to come :)

Will post over the weekend with tales from tomorrow night and of course the photos ( probably not Saturday though lol)

Keep smiling and I'll catch you soon

Tracy

3 legged fancy dress is almost apon us!

Hello everybody!

Wow the 3 legged fancy dress pub crawl is almost apon us now! I have drawn up and printed the pub crawl checksheets.....there will be prizes for first to finish and best fancy dress teams----so good luck to each and everyone of you!

I am in the process of doing some blog information posters to go in the car...when they are ready, anyone wanting one to help promote the blog and cause, just let me know and I'll get one to you ( the more the message is spread, the more people become aware...this can only be a positive thing ).

Photo's from the 3 legged will be posted over the weekend ( not saying it will be Saturday lol )....we have the water board coming between 10.00-12.00 am to check for a potential leak, man alive...that's going to be rough on us all...me with probable hangover and the water board person who has to breath in the brewery fumes off me lol!!! Don't know who I'm going to feel more sorry for!!

We will decide on the next fundraising mtg on Friday ( before the pub crawl starts ) we are already floating with a couple of idea's.....a charity car wash and a treasure hunt. If anyone can think of more fundraising idea's please write it in the comments---remember my friends we are fundraising for a full year.. PLEASE HELP US RAISE A MOUNTAIN OF MONEY! :).

Again, anyone wanting or knowing of anyone wanting to advertise on the blog, e-mail me with business details and donation amount. Remember I will advertise for the full 12 months for a fair donation!

Comment and let me know what kind of ticketed event you would go to...we have been graciously offered somewhere where we can hold events for up to 120 people free of charge because it's for charity...so have a think and let me know.

I for one cannot wait to see everyone's outfits, hope you are looking forward to the pictures too!

Speak later

Tracy

Ferrands Arms last pub on pub crawl!

The Ferrands Arms is the last pub on the pub crawl....well done to everyone for making it here! There will be a prize for first to finish and also best fancy dress! The Ferrands are our champions...they have agreed to sell the glow in the dark silicone charity bands and for that I'm really grateful. We will be having a Ladies only events night in the Ferrands in Oct, more details to follow later.

I actually struggled to find any history on the Ferrands, so again if anybody has any information I will gladly edit the blog and put it in. I will say that I have seen a photograph of my great grandad and his work-mates all standing outside the Ferrands Arms with flat caps on lol!...no idea the date...but a great photo it was :)

I hope you all have a proper look around the blog and everything it has to offer now, I am on constant repeat but please share on the wall of your FB, let your friends have a look, they themselves may take some thing away from the positive message I am putting out. Anyone starting, having or finished treatments for cancer will see you can still challenge yourself and do good for others at the same time.

Want to advertise your business for a donation? know others who do? click onto the supporters page and click my e-mail link and leave details of your business and the donation you are giving.

I hope you like the fundraising thermometer...it's supposed to represent Jack's beanstalk and hopefully the money we raise will overflow the target we have set initially. I will gladly increase the target!!

For all of you taking part in the 3 legged pub crawl...I will see you at 7 pm in the Old White Horse!! Pls don't forget to bring something to tie yourselves together with!!

Catch you later folks :)

Tracy

The Blog is fully functional!

Happy Sunday to you all!

I am very happy to announce my blog is fully functional now :) Let me say the comment facility is now working.....pls leave comments and let me know what you think of the blog, any suggestions etc...I feel so lonely and unloved!!

As you can see, there is now a thermometer to show total raised! I'm very happy to have this gadget, I think it is always better when we can visually see the funds going up.

Anyone who wants to advertise a business for a donation on the blog can now go to the supporters tab, in there is a link to my e-mail so you can send details you want advertising.

The shop is now LAUNCHED!!...click on the tab and then the War on Cancer logo and it will take you directly there....there are still stuff to be loaded into the shop, so be sure to keep dropping by.

I am happy to say I think I'm finally over the bug I've had for a few days this week gone by, I have finally got back into the gym!

It is our sponsored three legged pub crawl this coming Friday...we are hoping for good weather and I want to say a big thank you to all the pubs and teams taking part, we are going to have a great time :)

I will write a little piece on the Ferrands Arms tomorrow...the last pub on the pub crawl and of course carry on loading gear into the shop.

Until tomorrow

Tracy

Hello this Wednesday-pub eight on the route!

The Myrtle Grove opened in 2000 and is the former Myrtle cinema. In bygone years Bingley was home to a total of four cinema's ( not bad for a little market town! ). The Myrtle cinema was the newest built of all the cinema's and was built in 1921....it was open to the public until the 1960's.

The Myrtle Grove is the pub number eight on the pub crawl ( nearly at the end now ), staff are looking forward to seeing what everyone is going to be wearing! I ask that everyone when leaving to go to the final pub on the pub crawl take care and use the pelican crossing to make sure you and everyone driving are safe. From this point it is a short walk down to the last pub!

Next and last pub is the Ferrands Arms....until then.

My week so far is going really well on the health and fitness side! Not only did my fitness review go really well....I have lost 3.5lbs this week too! Back to the gym tomorrow morning ( had today off ) and back to pounding away!!

Tracy

Foundry Hill

Hello everyone, hope your Monday has or is going well :)

The seventh pub on route is the Foundry Hill gastro pub and restaurant, it has been opened since Dec 2007. Foundry is a popular place and is ideally situated opposite the train station car park, they boast the best and biggest home-made chips in Yorkshire....and I and many other customers can attest to the Foundry been correct in the boasting they do-- in fact I think they are probably the best in the world!

The food is great,the atmosphere chilled and relaxed and the staff really friendly. We thank you for allowing a bunch of crazy money raising people to pop in on route.

I have started my sixth week of training at the gym, I am still averaging four times a week and have decided not to stretch it to five times,I think I would end up burning myself out. I am looking forward to tomorrow morning, I have a fitness review at 8am and I really want to see how they think I'm doing. I figure another couple of months and I will start my endurance training properly.

I am waiting for a date from my Gp's secretary to confirm when I will be getting the lump that has grown in the last four months removed. I also have a consultation coming up in September, will see what happens from that. In the meantime life goes on!

Next time the pub is the Myrtle Grove, till then.

Tracy

Hi all, I thought I would put a little more detail and more facts about our Mt.Kilimanjaro climb next year. At the top ( Roof of Africa ) the breathable oxygen is less than half the amount that is common at sea level, and climbers cover approx 60 kilometres on nothing but their own feet during the climb to the top and back down to the bottom.

Phases of the climb....stage one....tropical forest.

With most of the lowland forest now cultivated, the first experience of the mountain environment starts between 1850m and 2800m, this is where the dense vegetation of the Tropical Montane Forest begins.

Cloud condensation mainly gathers around the forest, so this area is usually damp or drenched in rainfall,creating a mass of plantlife and running rivers.

Open Moorland

At around 3200m an expanse of moorland extends beyond the heath and cloud line, this results in intense sunny days and cool clear nights. The climbing incline is gentle still at this stage, but the oxygen is thinning, so dramatically slows the walking pace down as muscles are less energized due to less fuel from the oxygen.

Alpine Desert

Beyond 4000m vegetation becomes very sparse, the earth is sandy and loose and intense weather conditions and temperatures fluctuate dramatically that barely any plant species can survive here. Above 5000m only the odd lichen survive and after the Kibo huts and beyond the saddle, where the landscape is predominantly rock and ice fields, this is where we will experience the final steep push to the summit.

Saddle to the summit

All the eastern routes converge to the west of saddle near Gillmans point, between the peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo. Kibo's crater is roughly circular and is 100m lower than Uhuru Peak.

At the centre of an inner crater,with walls 12 to 20 m high it contains a minor concentric cone. The centre of which falls off into the 360m span of the ash pit. This is the 120m deep central core of the volcano,and casts sulphurous boiling smoke from it's depth's despite the frozen, snowy outskirts.

This challenge is going to be a major test on our endurance, but one we will achieve.

Tracy

Happy Friday one and all!

A really big thank you to the Ferrands Arms who are really getting behind my War on Cancer cause.They have agreed to sell the glow in the dark charity silicone bands...I cannot thank you enough for helping to highlight my blog and the message I am trying to get out there.It is not all about the money that's raised....it's about raising awareness and showing life can be fantastic even when surviving cancer....life is for living.....so live it!!

Ok onto the next pub on route. The Suburban Bar is situated in what was the old fire station, it has been open since 2002 and brings the environment and service of a city centre pub into the suburbs. It has large covered outdoor area's.

Posters and sponsor forms have been handed out to participating pubs...all we need now is all of you who want some fun to meet us in the Old White Horse at 7pm two weeks today to have a night of fun!

I didn't go to the gym today ( not because of a hangover ) but will be there when it opens at 8am in the morning! I am having a six week review this coming Tuesday...can't wait to see what my new programme will be! I am still really enjoying working out and am looking forward to pushing myself further!

The doctor is referring me to get the lump removed from my eyelid...I honestly cannot wait..it has grown in only 4 month's. Hoping my appointment comes through soon...I can actually see it!....doc says they will probably deal with it from under my eyelid.

Off for now, will post up in a couple of days and the next pub on route I will publish a picture of id the Foundry Hill, until next time.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Tracy

Shortage of photos of the exteriors of Bingley town centre pubs

I have decided due to the lack of available photo's of the exterior of Bingley's town centre pubs that I will take some myself today when we are delivering the posters and sponsor forms. So with that in mind, I will edit yesterdays blog and add photo's of the pubs that are on route.

So in the mean-time, totally off the subject of War on Cancer and my cause...I want to give a massive shout-out to my big brother Graham ( Andy to his Navy buddies ) who is going to be cycling 500 miles in 5 days around Scotland. The charity he is cycling for is The Royal Navy & Royal Marines...my brother served 22 years in The Royal Navy and this is a way for him to show his support. If you want to support this marvelous charity and help our boys who do so much for us and our country,here is the link where you can sponsor him. ( Graham / Andy Anderson ).

In his words this is going to be a painful experience ( not sure if the bike will have to be surgically removed after 5 days and 500 miles--I will keep you posted lol ). And it is not the value of the contribution, but the contribution itself that has the value.

Here's the link for anyone who's interested.http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/beattheblock .

Thank you for reading :)

Tracy

Happy Wednesday!

Hello everyone!

I wanted to give a little bit of history about all the pubs in the pub crawl, I however have been struggling to find anything on the next three pubs/clubs on route. I couldn't find any photo's of the exteriors either.If anyone knows where I can get them, pls let me know and I'll edit this piece and put more detail in with pleasure!

The next pub on route after the Brown Cow is The Fleece Hotel, which is followed by the Con Club and then onto the Midland. This takes us to five of our total of 9 pubs on route.

Tomorrow I will highlight the Suburban Bar, the 6th bar on our route. After the Suburban Bar, teams will have to cross over the road....Please make sure you use the crossing opposite the Old Library, everyone while having fun needs to make sure that they stay safe....so be careful!

Caroline,Maureen and myself will be going around the participating pubs tomorrow ( I've told you before.....it's dirty work raising money for charity!! ) to drop off promotional posters and sponsor sheets in case any of the locals would like to have an evening of fun while raising awareness and money for this years chosen cancer charities been championed by War on Cancer! For those of you wondering...War on Cancer is here to stay and a new challenge will be chosen for 2013.

If any of you know of any businesses that want to advertise here for 12 months for a sensible donation, don't hesitate to comment. I will get back to you and we can sort it out. All advertising will be done on the Home page in the form of a continuous slideshow!

Also if anyone knows of a band,comedian,drag act etc that you think would be willing to do a ticketed event at a reduced rate for our cause, pls let me know.

Ok that's it for my quick update, will see you tomorrow with a new one!

Have a great day/night

Tracy

Brown Cow is on the banks of the River Aire. To get to the pub, you have to cross the 17th century Ireland bridge which is a Grade ll listed structure. The Brown Cow is situated on the west bank of the River Aire. Although the pub doesn't seem that old, it was once used as the courtroom and even after a dedicated courtroom was built, cases were still occasionally heard at the Brown Cow.

This is the second pub on the 3 legged pub crawl. The teams will walk over Ireland Bridge, which has a narrow footpath and the teams will have to be careful with the traffic.

Posters have been made and will be put up in the pubs this week,hopefully we will get more teams wanting to take part in our fund raiser, this will be fantastic as not only will we raise more money...but what a great way to raise awareness! Everyone who is participating,sponsoring and just generally supporting. I thank you very much!

I hope to see you dressed up in the Old White Horse at 7.00pm on Friday Aug 26th.

Tracy

Pubs on the pub crawl route

Over the next week, I am wherever possible going to put a photo of the pubs taking part in the pub crawl and some history up.

Our meeting and kick-off pub on the pub crawl is the Old White Horse Inn ( pictured )

The Old White Horse Inn is one of the oldest buildings still in use in the town. It was originally constructed as a coaching inn in the mid-seventeenth century, strategically positioned with Ireland Bridge on the one side and the Parish church on the other. The building is an English Grade II listed building and has a significant amount of coaching inn infrastructure surviving including a stable, barn and two coach entrances which are located around an inner courtyard. On each side of the gable are stone lanterns that denote the former owners Order of Knights of St John of Jerusalem. There is evidence that a hostelry has been on the site since 1379.Bingley is a very old market town and appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Bingheleia".

Next time....The Brown Cow on the opposite side of Ireland bridge!

Happy Weekend everybody!

Hello everyone! hope you are all enjoying your weekend so far ( despite the weather ).

Before I go any further....I want to let you all know I have updated the BBQ money raised total to £436.10!!...we had a couple of late donations...details of these will follow shortly on the supporters page :)

We are hoping in the next week to have a total money accumulator working next to the donate button.

I have updated the upcoming events page with details of the fancy dress 3 legged pub crawl. Please make sure you have a read, especially if you are taking part :)

I want to shout-out a big thank you to all the pubs who are participating in the most worthy fund-raiser for my chosen charities in our 12 month fund-raising challenge :) I know it is going to be great fun and I hope you all enjoy yourselves! Please respect other customers in the pubs on route!

A massive thank you to all the pubs/bars that have kindly donated a raffle prize, it's very generous of you. Most have also given us permission to sell raffle tickets on the night to the other customers. Also to the pubs who are offering a free orange cordial,we thank you and recognize the promotion of sensible drinking.

The pubs/bars participating and route order are The Old White Horse,The Brown Cow,The Fleece,The Con Club,The Midland,The Suburban Bar,The Foundry Hill,The Myrtle Grove and Ferrands Arms

Again....check out the upcoming page for Pub Crawl details. Thank you again to everyone who is taking part, and I hope we all have a great night of fun.

Busily in the background,I am working on the E bay shop and again hope to have the link working this coming week...I hope you will all take time to have a look.

I hope you will take a few moments to share the blog with your friends and ask them to have a read and share with their friends too. It would mean a lot if you could do this, hopefully anybody starting or going through any treatments for cancer will be able to take something positive from the blog. Life is for living not existing :)

Thank you

Tracy