Don Hale Blog

UPDATE FROM CONWY MIND - nearly £4,000 raised! https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com We might not have seen a sunrise, but we had a lovely morning raising awareness, remembering loved ones and raising an incredible £3,876!  A huge thanks to everyone who swapped their Sunday lie in for our Sunrise Walk of Hope! It was so nice to meet you all and have some lovely chats whilst having a stroll along the promenade! The money you all raised will support our free services that help so many people across Conwy County who are struggling with their mental health. We really do have a wonderful fundraising community here at Conwy Mind  P.s can we make it to £4,000? https://www.justgiving.com/cam.../conwymindsunrisewalkofhope *Pictured below are some of the commemorative photos from the Sunrise Walk forwarded courtesy of Conwy Mins. *This was my previous blog to highlight this special event. Sunrise Walk of Hope - Sunday 8th Sept. Mind Conwy – Raising awareness around suicide...   All...

  *Some of the NWRRC members (*above) pictured  at the start of the 10k race. Hundreds of runners celebrated a return of the popular Twin Piers 10k race...with medals for the Road Runners. Report by Don Hale. Most photos by Steve Jeffery. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk The revised Arthur Bebbington Twin Piers 10k race returned to huge acclaim last Saturday following an absence of several years due to the extensive renovation and flood protection works to the promenade at Rhos on Sea and Colwyn Bay. Nearly four-hundred elite, and mixed ability athletes, many from far afield, celebrated the reinstatement of this popular challenging event from Llandudno Pier to Porth Eirias, and despite   the  rather dismal  and damp weather, enjoyed a new course, which this time included a closed section of the latest one-way road layout just below Cayley promenade.  Well organised by  Russell Godwin  and his support team from ...