Thanks to Brian Cornett and Tracey Melling and the rest of the crew  from Speedy power for raising £1900 in the recent dragon boat event.  

 Thanks to Karon (Deans godmother who raised £880 by organising a Zumba Sunday.

Thanks very much to everyone who joined or sponsored us on the Morecambe Bay Walk on the 26th June 2011.

Thanks to Becky, Andy Melling, Mark Seddon and Michael Brooks for doing the Great Manchester Run.

Thanks to Roger and Sarah who walked coast to coast.              Thanks to Jessica Chamberlain who ran Race for Life

Thanks too to Craig Donley, Stuart Smith, Alex Edge, Mark Seddon, Leighanne Oldfield, Julie Firth, Richard Hubbard, for joining Gary and Becky for a 14,000ft skydive which finally took place on the 24th July 2011.

Gareth Jones who arranged a sponsored walk and also cycled  from the Alps to Amsterdam

Wayne Doyle also held a charity golf day and raised £4000.

Alison Dixon who climbed Snowdon

Pauline Davies had a coffee and cupcake day which raised £570

Andrea Gregory did  a skydive for Dean on the 20th August 2011 

Sally Ann who held a musical evening

Julie Firth who did the Anglezarke Amble

Well done and thanks to everyone.

 Deans story

Dean was born in 1989, we lived in Adlington for the first 5 years of his life, he attended Adlington pre school playgroup and Anderton day nursery, when he was 5 he went to Anderton Primary school, then we moved to Horwich, he continued to attend school in Anderton but at 11 he moved to Rivington and Blackrod High School.  He left school at 16 and became an apprentice electrician for a company called Eurotec in Warrington.  Dean loved football both playing and watching.  He was a manager of a 5 a side team at Bolton Arena and supported Bolton Wanderers.

Our son and brother Dean Thompson  was treated on the Young oncology Unit at the Christie Hospital from April 07 - May 08 . All treatment failed and he sadly died on the 13th May 08 aged 19 years.

Dean was diagnosed with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in April 07 and fought long and hard throughout the treatment (chemo and radiotherapy) never once complaining - even when so much chemo caused his kidneys to fail - resulting in having dialysis (Hope Hospital) for the last 4 months of his life.

Dean loved life so much enjoying most sports but especially football.

We really miss him (Gary (dad) Diane (mum) and Becky aged 23 (sister))

Any money will be well spent on equipment on the Young Oncology Unit at Christies.