April Gingell

April's Wobbleberry Challenge Page

Fundraising for Hannah's Willberry Wonder Pony Charity
£424
raised of £500 target
by 11 supporters
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
We fund bone cancer research & grant wishes to seriously ill people #makingmemories

Story

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About me,

42-year-old single mum of 2 wonderful children. I'm a
self-employed book keeper and organizer of the Cottenham point to points. I have ridden since a toddler, despite coming from a non-horsey family. I did not compete much as a young child. I did have a few spins in point to points and trained race horses for 15 years with my ex.  Following a bad fall at Higham and the birth of my oldest child, I lost my confidence  completely.  

My boy Ozzy,

Ozzy, is a 15.1hh Arab. An ex race horse he’s 10 years old. Retired from racing due to injury. With me he has done some endurance and general hacking round. Lately he has done a brilliant job filling the gap while my daughters pony is out of work. He's even been to pony club camp! Ozzy is known for exuberant circus skills aka handstands

The plan is to compete in our first BE80T and to hopefully raise plenty of money for a very worthwhile charity.

about the charity,

#KICKINGCANCERSBUTT

Hannah’s Willberry Wonder Pony charity was founded by Hannah Francis in March 2016.  Hannah, a hugely talented young event rider, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, in May 2015 at the age of just 17 years old.  The prognosis was very poor indeed and Hannah subsequently endured many months of painful and debilitating treatment,
fighting the disease with extraordinary courage and dignity.  Hannah’s sheer determination was plain to see, and she defied all medical opinion,
continuing to ride right up until her tragically early passing at only 18 years of age on 1st August 2016.

With this in mind, Hannah founded her charity, Hannah’s Willberry Wonder Pony, in March 2016 to raise money to fulfill two principal objectives – to fund research into osteosarcoma and to provide equestrian experiences (“Willberry’s Wishes”) to seriously ill people. The charity made strong progress under Hannah’s leadership and has gone from strength to strength since her passing, raising more than £800,000 in its first 18 months. The charity is commencing a significant research programme as Hannah so dearly wished and is granting Willberry’s Wishes to seriously ill people in

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About the charity

The Charity was established by talented horse rider, Hannah Francis, following her diagnosis with the aggressive form of bone cancer, osteosarcoma. People all over the world followed Hannah's story which she told through her mascot, Willberry. Tragically Hannah passed away at just 18 years old.

Donation summary

Total raised
£423.43
+ £23.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£423.43
Offline donations
£0.00

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