Richard Tickner Charity Skydive – thanks to all my sponsors.

Many, many thanks to all those of you who made a donation to the Thames Valley Air Ambulance fund and I sincerely hope that you never need to cash it in. The sponsorship came to £550. Well worth the jump. If you are looking for a different speed thrill then skydiving will do it for you – 150mph straight downwards. Wow!

The only downside is that my recollection of the event is that the free-fall lasted a few seconds when it was nearer 60 and the whole thing seemed less than a minute but was over five.

The skydive team said that if you do it often enough, the time and recall match better. Hmm, I will take their word for that. Although, the thrill of free-fall is very tempting…………

Richard

TVAM New Year Ball Auction and Raffle

held on Saturday 21st January 2012 at The Wellington, Stratfield Turgis

We would like to thank all those who donated prizes for the Auction and Raffle. Without your participation we would not have been able to raise £935 which goes to support the work of Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance. 

Auction

Hot Air Balloon Flight for Two
– up and away with balloonist Peter Dowlen

Silver Torque Bangle
– a unique item of jewellery, designed and made by Gary Peacock

Raffle Prizes donated by:

California Superbike SchoolRapid TrainingGS Motorcycle TyresBahnstormer MotorcyclesHughenden M40Hein Gericke (Reading)Hein Gericke (Slough)Pro Bike (Newbury), Hatfields of CrowthorneBerkshire MotorcyclesBulldog TriumphReading HondaUltimate Ear, Norman Larkin (Ultraseal), Poppy Bowler, Helen Gardom, Nigel Taylor, Richard Tickner, Andy Wedge, Richard Clauson, Central Studios, Nesta Livesey, Geoff Norman, Steph Monger, Guy Lipscomb, Salli Griffith and Amanda Coneley.

Other miscellaneous gifts were brought on the night so a big thank you to those who donated them.