Hereford Times - 7th January 2016 - Page 24
Hereford Times - 7th January 2016 - Page 24
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| Date | 07/01/2016 |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Hereford Times |
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| Date of Publication | 7th January 2016 |
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24 THE HEREFORD TIMES Thursday, January 7, 2016 herefordtimes.com R“ % Funded by 7/A 5.32 UK Government Funds raised by youngster for ill friends James Galvin with the signed photographs of the team from ITV This Morning’s show which he plans to sell at a charity auction. By Ben Goddard 01432 845882 ‘cgn hei‘efordiimescom T Witter 'tziHTnewsroom A HEREFORD boy reg- istered as blind swam a quarter of a mile to raise money for his friends who are termi~ nally ill. James Alfie Galvin, 12, took on the chal- lenge for the “Our Little Troopers Fight Against Battens” fundraising appeal. When James heard that of his two school friends Toby and Corey Penn, also 12, and their sister Izzy, ’7, had been diagnosed with Juve nile Batten Disease he launched fundraising plans. . James’ mother Lid Galvin said: “As soon as we told him, he decided he would do everything he could to help create memories for them be— fore it‘s too late. “His uncle Joshua Toby, Izzy and Corey Penn have all been diagnosed with Batten Disease. Galvin manager at Cotswold BMW swam alongside him and his little brother Carter also swam a few lengths.” Young people living With juvenile Batten Disease are expected to live until their late teens or early 203. The children will lose their eyesight, will have frequent seizures, end up bedridden and will endlup being tube fed. Fr1ends and family of the children have al- ready donated over £3,500 via GoFundMe. The money will be used to help the family make as many memories as possible for the trio and will also go to the Batten Disease Family Associa- tion. James’s mum said pre— senters from ITV’s This Morning show have also helped by sending signed photos to be used in an auction. Other events in the pipeline include a magic show and a nightclub event. Donations can also be made to the family at gofundmecom/hZByew. Pub robbed of food stock MEAT and alcohol were stolen from a pub in Ross-on-Wye. _ Burglars broke mto the Prince of Wales on Walford Road between 10.10pm on December 28 and 10.40am the follow- ing morning. They stole uncooked meat from the kitchen and bottles of alcohol from the bar. Simon Greene, who runs The Man of Ross and The Prince of Wales with his wife Kathie, sand the intruders did not cause much dam- age and he was able to quickly have the busi- ness back up and run- ning. . Police have asked wit- nesses to call 101 and quote the incident num- ber, 0207s. ~Ae-—,t.,l.__ls_y?_h, |
| Newspaper name | Hereford Times |