News archive - 2009
30th December 2009
Amlin Insurance of Basingstoke has donated £650 to the Charity. Amlin is a long-time supporter of Cardiac Rehab. Many thanks!
30th December 2009
Canadean Ltd, the beverage research company based in Basingstoke, has donated £680 to the Charity - being the savings made by sending electronic Christmas cards and the proceeds of a coffee morning. Many thanks!
29th December 2009
2009 Grand Christmas Draw winners
First prize - £500 - Ronald Oakley of Liphook.
Second prize - Tiger Moth flight - David Smith of Bournemouth.
Third prize - Altonian Coaches excursion vouchers - Peter Morley of Basingstoke.
4th December 2009
Great South Run 2009
Our exercise instructor Jan Osborne raised £190 for the Charity when sponsored on the Great South Run in Portsmouth on 25th October. Well done again Jan!
30th November 2009
Triple fff Brewery of Four Marks has donated £500 to Cardiac Rehab, being the proceeds of their summer open day. The cheque was presented by brewery director Graham Trott, a long-term supporter of the charity.
24th November 2009
The Lions Club of Alton has donated £1,000 to Cardiac Rehab, being the proceeds of the jointly staged Golf Event held in August. The cheque was presented by Lions Club President Moira Baker on Monday 23rd November. Our warmest thanks go to the Lions and to the Rehab Golf Society for all of their hard work in putting on this annual event.
2nd November 2009
Alton Health Centre promotes Staywell Scheme
The GPs at Alton Health Centre are writing to patients considered at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease, suggesting that they consider enrolling on Cardiac Rehab's Staywell Scheme of exercise and health education. About 600 diabetics and other high risk patients are being mailed. Patients should receive their letter by mid December. The intention is to repeat this exercise with other local GP surgeries on a rolling basis.
30th October 2009
Exercise Instructor raises over £3,200 for Cardiac Rehab
Our super-fit exercise instructor Sandra Letford has raised a total of £3,263 for the charity (including Gift Aid to be reclaimed) by completing the Oxford to Cambridge Cycle Ride in September. Well done, Sandra, and many thanks from all of us here.
26th October 2009
Lord Armstrong delivers Cardiac Rehab Annual Charity Lecture
An audience of about 120 people were given an education in Government by Lord Armstrong on the evening of Thursday 22nd October at Alton Maltings. Lord Armstrong was Mrs Thatcher's Cabinet Secretary, and gave some interesting insights on ministerial behaviour from the 1970s to the present day.
Lord Armstrong was thanked by Dr Jason Glover. The event will have raised around £4,000 (including Gift Aid) for the Charity. Full report
21st October 2009
Glorious autumn day for Cardiac Rehab Ramble
Warm autumn sunshine blessed the annual sponsored Cardiac Rehab Ramble on Sunday 18th October. Fifty seven walkers enjoyed the glorious sunshine, beautiful countryside and vibrant autumn colours on a 5 mile circuit around Chawton and Farringdon. This was followed by reviving tea and biscuits at the Cardiac Rehab Centre, then off to Sunday lunch! The walkers even had the rare opportunity to see a ploughing match at one point along the route! The event is expected to have raised about £1,000 for the Charity. Many thanks to Alton Heart Support Club for devising the route and marshalling the event, and to Fyffes' of Basingstoke for donating the energising bananas!
14th October 2009
Cardiac Rehab seeks new General Manager
Graham Webb, Cardiac Rehab's General Manager, is to leave the Charity at the end of 2009, to pursue other business interests. Graham joined the charity in May 2007. The recruitment of a replacement General Manager is now starting. Please contact Denise Ellis on 01420 544794 or by email if you are interested in the post and would like to receive an information pack. The deadline for applications is 14th November 2009.
1st October 2009
The Wives Group of St Mary's Church, Bentworth, regular supporters of Cardiac Rehab, have donated £500 that they collected on their Annual Open Garden & Lunch Day. Many thanks, ladies.
30th September 2009
ThermoFisher Scientific (Oxoid Ltd) of Basingstoke, another regular supporter, has donated £250 to Cardiac Rehab.
30th September 2009
Collection at Sainsbury's, Hatch Warren
Our small but perfectly formed team of collectors took £225 from shoppers at Sainsburys on Saturday 26th September. Many thanks to all who donated.
17th September 2009
Alton Heart Support Club has purchased new heart rate monitors for the Cardiac Rehab gym.
10th September 2009
Macmillan Publishers of Basingstoke has kindly donated £250, the proceeds of a staff book sale. Many thanks to the staff who bought books!
7th September 2009
Cardiac Rehab at Alton Health Fair
Cardiac Rehab adopted a high profile, active role at the annual Alton Health Fair on 5th September
at the Assembly Rooms. On our stand we were assessing "cardiovascular risk", i.e. the risk of a person developing heart disease over the next ten years, based on a number of factors, including blood pressure and cholesterol level (which were being measured by others at the Fair) and height/weight (which we were measuring). Anyone with a poor result was advised to speak with their GP for a more thorough assessment. We had a non-stop stream of "customers" for five hours - a great success.
2nd September 2009
Triple fff Brewery Open Day
The award winning Triple fff Brewery of Four Marks, near Alton, held an open day on Saturday 29th August that raised £500 for Cardiac Rehab. A further £210 was raised from draw ticket sales and miscellaneous donations on the day. The event involved an unlimited supply of beer plus live music and curry - an unbeatable combination. Many thanks to Graham Trott and the rest of the Triple fff team for all their hard work.
29th August 2009
Eli Lilly & Co Ltd of Basingstoke has kindly donated £265 collected from staff on their July dress-down day.
6th August 2009
New Tuesday Non-machine class
Following an increase in demand a new Tuesday afternoon non-machine exercise class has been introduced, to be supervised by Sandra Letford and Debbie Newton.
6th August 2009
Sponsored Oxford to Cambridge Cycle Ride
Cardiac Rehab exercise instructor Sandra Letford is this year riding in the 89-mile event between the two university cities, on 27th September. You can sponsor her online at JustGiving.com - please sponsor Sandra and support the Charity!
6th August 2009
Alton Heart Support Club has donated £170 to purchase a further pulse oximeter for use in the gym. Pulse oximeters measure heart rates instantaneously when clipped to a patient's finger, and enable staff to monitor many patients frequently during exercise classes.
27th July 2009
Shalden Horticultural Society has very generously once again donated to Cardiac Rehab, this time £350 raised by the Village Fete.
14th July 2009
Clifton House Charitable Trust has donated £250 to Cardiac Rehab. Many thanks!
13th July 2009
Debbie joins the team
We welcome to the Cardiac Rehab team Debbie Newton, who has just passed her BACR Phase IV exercise instructor qualification, having been sponsored by Cardiac Rehab. Debbie has already been voluntarily assisting the Phase III team at the Centre, and some years ago worked as a secretary at the Centre. Debbie will soon be regularly supervising Phase IV classes as well as providing holiday cover.
7th July 2009
Morrison's Superstore Street Collection
We held our very first collection at Morrison's in Basingstoke on 4th July and collected £523 in the gorgeous sunshine. Many thanks to all donors, collectors and the management of Morrison's for giving us permission. A success all round!
30th June 2009
Haslemere & District Ladies' Circle presented the charity with a cheque for £200, collected by their members over the past year. Many thanks, ladies!
25th June 2009
2009 Grand Summer Draw winners
The first prize of £500 was won by Peter Dale of Alton, who has been exercising at the Centre for the past two years. The second prize - a balloon flight - was won by Ron Mills of Oakley.
24th June 2009
The Rotary Club of Basingstoke presented us with a cheque for £135, being our share of the money raised on the Club's Spring Walk.
23rd June 2009
Jollyon Coombs, Clerk to the Worshipful Company of Feltmakers of London, presented the Charity with a cheque for £6,500, being our share of the money raised by his recent fundraising row of the Thames from Gloucestershire to London. What a great effort! Many thanks to Jollyon and his support team.
17th June 2009
Bordon Working Men's Club donated £400 to Cardiac Rehab following a collection at a special performance by "The Wannabes" on Saturday 13th June. We have seen the photos and The Wannabes are pretty wild! Many thanks to all who put their hands in their pockets.
16th June 2009
Alton College donated £220.66 to Cardiac Rehab, this being our share of the proceeds of a series of sponsored sports events organised by students on the BTEC Natinal Diploma in Sport course. This was part of the diploma course. The events ranged from basketball to tug-of-war. Many thanks to all of the students (too numerous to mention by name) and to Tamsin Halstead, the course leader, who set up the programme.
12th June 2009
Our exercise instructor Julie Hewson raised £1,760 in sponsorship money and associated Gift Aid for the Charity by running the 2009 London Marathon in just over 3.5 hours. Great effort, Julie! Thanks to all your sponsors.
9th June 2009
Alton Summer Beer Festival permitted Cardiac Rehab to collect donations at both its lunchtime and evening sessions on 6th June, and we collected a grand total of £531! Many thanks to the ale enthusiasts from far and wide who contributed.
9th June 2009
Basingstoke Street Collection (Festival Place)
Shoppers were out in force in Basingstoke on Saturday 6th June. Our collectors fought off the rival British Legion collectors (outside Festival Place) to take £661 in donations. Many thanks to all donors.
3rd June 2009
Norman Jones of Tadley, our 81 year old London Marathon competitor, raised a total of £840 in sponsorship money for Cardiac Rehab in this year's event in April. Very well done Norman, we are all full of admiration!
12th May 2009
Jollyon conquers the Thames
Cardiac Rehab exerciser Jollyon Coombs successfully completed his 10-day row of the length of the Rover Thames from Lechlade (Glos) to Tower Bridge. He crossed the finish at around 10am on Sunday 10th May, having had to rise at 4am to be able to be in place for the opening of Teddington Lock!
Jollyon will have raised about £25,000 in sponsorship, which Cardiac Rehab will share equally with three other charities. More on this story at www.feltmakers.co.uk
8th May 2009
The Rotary Club of Odiham & Hook has donated £1,600 to Cardiac Rehab, raised following a highly successful Race Night held on 18th April. Warmest thanks to the Club, which has been a consistent supporter of the charity.
1st May 2009
Sponsored Thames Row begins
Our exerciser Jollyon Coombs today starts his marathon row from Lechlade (Glos) to Tower Bridge, where he is due to arrive on Sunday 10th May. Jollyon reports that he has already raised £21,000 in sponsorship money (of which 25% will be donated to Cardiac Rehab), with hopefully more to come. We hope that Jollyon arrives in London in one piece!
1st May 2009
Alton Street collection
The second collection of the year held in Alton, on 25th April and this time in the town centre, raised £602, slightly more than the corresponding collection last year. So much for economic doom and gloom! Many thanks to all who gave, and to our merry band of collectors.
30th April 2009
Cardiac Rehab runners complete London Marathon
Our instructor Julie Hewson completed the course in an excellent 3hrs 32mins, and 81 year-old Norman Jones completed it in 7hrs 6mins (the 6th man in the over 80 category). Very well done to both of you! Sponsorship payments can still be made through this site and JustGiving.com (or by post to the Cardiac Rehab Centre) until the end of May.
27th April 2009
Reading Half Marathon raises money
Our instructor Jan Osborne raised £423 for Cardiac Rehab by sucessfully completing the Reading Half Marathon on 29th March. Jan is a serial sponsored runner, raising thousands of pounds for us over the years. Well done again, Jan, and we hope you get your London Marathon place next year!
8th April 2009
81 year old to run Marathon for Cardiac Rehab
Norman Jones, an 81 year old graduate of the programme at Cardiac Rehab (and who currently exercises in Tadley) is to run the 2009 London Marathon on 26th April and is collecting sponsorship for the benefit of Cardiac Rehab. Any one who wishes to sponsor Norman should email the Centre or call us on 01420 544794.
17th March 2009
Race Night 2009
Race Night on 13th March was once again a great success, and will raise about £1,500 for the charity. The punters were sustained by a tasty curry prepared and supplied by Jimmy Patel (Alton Mayor and Cardiac Rehab alumnus), washed down with lashings of cold beer and wine from the in-house bar. Special thanks to Jerry Janes, our regular auctioneer and comedian, and to Jack Webb, our answer to William Hill.
13th March 2009
Jollyon Coombs' Thames Challenge
Cardiac Rehab exerciser Jollyon Coombs, who underwent a triple heart bypass operation two years ago, will be rowing the River Thames for 180 miles from Gloucestershire to Tower Bridge in May - after building the boat! The sponsorship proceeds will be split equally between four charities, including Cardiac Rehab. Go to www.feltmakers.co.uk for more information and to sponsor him online. Or you can download his postal donation form here.
11th March 2009
New Independent Exercise Session
Today we introduced a new independent exercise session on Wednesday afternoons, designed to increase our capacity to cater for new exercisers joining our Staywell Scheme.
2nd March 2009
The Diageo Foundation (the charitable arm of the drinks company Diageo) has donated £100 to Cardiac Rehab.
2nd March 2009
Alton Street Collection
The public very kindly donated to us £482 at our collection outside Sainsbury's Alton store on Tuesday 24th February. Many thanks to our hardy collectors!
26th February 2009
Cardiac Rehab Instructor to run the 2009 London Marathon
Our instructor Julie Hewson will be running this year's London Marathon (26th April) on behalf of Cardiac Rehab. You can sponsor her online at: www.justgiving.com/juliehewson
Another instructor Jan Osborne is running in the Reading half marathon on 29th March and can be sponsored at the Centre.
25th February 2009
Alton Lions - Cardiac Rehab Golf Day
Alton Lions presented Cardiac Rehab founder Hugh Bethell with a cheque to the charity for £800, the sum raised at the Lions-Rehab Golf Day at the Sherfield Oaks course in September 2008. Many thanks to the Lions' organising committee and to all participants. This year's event will be on 26th August.
23rd February 2009
Mirage Pairs Golf - Worldham Park Golf Club
After much totting up, Worldham Park Golf Club presented Cardiac Rehab with £485 raised as a result of the 2008 Mirage Pairs golf competition. Many thanks to the Club, to Dave Strong who organised the competition, and to all the members of the Club and the Cardiac Rehab Golf Society who took part. This year's event will be on 9th August.
18th February 2009
High performance treadmill installed
We have installed an additional treadmill in the gym. The new high performance machine, a Powerjog JX100, has been specially chosen to allow the Full Bruce fitness test to be carried out on all Phase III rehab patients in the main gym, as well as being suitable for use in Phase IV rehab exercise circuits. Many thanks to the Rehab Golf Society for contributing £1,600 towards the purchase of this valuable machine.
16th February 2009
Basingstoke Alencon Round Table has donated £250 to Cardiac Rehab.
5th February 2009
At the Alton Winter Beer Festival on 31st January there was a collection for Cardiac Rehab, taking some £688! Many thanks to the beer drinkers of the Alton area for their generosity.
2nd February 2009
Oakridge West Social Club (Basingstoke) collected £1,060 from its members for Cardiac Rehab over the course of 2008. The Mayor of Basingstoke, Councillor George Hood, presented the cheque to Graham Webb, Cardiac Rehab General Manager, at the Club on 31st January.
22nd January 2009
Castle & Pryor Ltd of Farnborough has donated £534 (the interest on its Christmas savings scheme) to Cardiac Rehab following our nomination by a staff member.
21st January 2009
The Rotary Club of Alton has donated a further £1,000 to Cardiac Rehab - a share of the Club's charitable collections in the Christmas period.
19th January 2009
Amlin Insurance Services of Chelmsford has donated £800 to Cardiac Rehab.
9th January 2009
Cardiac Rehab launches the Staywell Scheme
Cardiac Rehab has teamed up with East Hampshire District Council to offer a new service for local GPs and their patients – the Staywell Scheme. The Scheme will provide exercise and health education to local people who have not yet developed heart disease, but who are rated by their GP as being at high risk of doing so. These “high risk” patients will typically be attending GPs’ clinics for high blood pressure, diabetes or obesity. See full press release.
8th January 2009
The Rotary Club of Alton has donated £350 to Cardiac Rehab, as one of the local charities nominated to benefit from the Club's Moonraker Walk Challenge in October 2008.
