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Barford Bypass Challenge

 

Sunday, 20th August 2006

 

The start of the 10k run
   
Fancy Dress contestants      
   
The start of the 6k run
 

Rtn Vernon Phillips preparing for the 6k Walk

Far right: Alistair Burt, MP for NE Beds having completed the 6k Run

   
   
The start of the 6K Walk
Inner Wheel member Lydia Semark and family crossing the fishing line of the 6K Walk
   
   
All those organisations, companies and individuals who helped
   

Sponsors towards the Run’s overheads

 

Provincial Hospital Services – sponsored the banners

Universal Salvage plc  - sponsored the website

Edmund Nutthall Limited  - main contractors for the Gt Barford Bypass

Greyhound Plant Services

Jordans Cereals Limited

Frosts Garden Centres

R F S (Michael Horton)

Abbey Corrugated

Woodfines Solicitors

Bedfordia

 

 

Other groups of individuals who have helped:

 

Members of Inner Wheel Club of Bedford for their help in marshalling

St Neots Round Table for siting banners

Bedford 41 Club for helping with marshalling

Bedford Hospitals Charity and drivers of their vehicles to get marshals on site

Bedford Rotaract Club for marshalling and taking part in the runs

Gt Barford Cricket Club for overseeing parking at Gt Barford Bridge

Numerous Gt Barford residents

Many others have helped with support in kind:

 

The Highways Agency and Nuttalls have made the bypass available to us

Stagecoach Buses have provided buses to shuttle everyone from Elstow and Great Barford

Elstow Park & Ride for car parking (Beds County Council)

Time & Citizen & Biggleswade Chronicle Group have helped with press advertising/promotion

DSD Contracting have provided cones for the course

Bedford Borough Council have provided rubbish bins

Michael Peters electrical store has loaned their white van

Rogers Transport has provided vehicle for storage and the control caravan

The Pollhill Estate for parking facilities

Park Inn, Bedford – prizes for most funds raised for St John

Terry Goodwin for parking at Gt Barford

Bedford and County Athletic Club for invaluable advice and assistance also for the loan of a great deal of equipment

Bedfordshire Police for their support and advice

St John Ambulance for their advice and their obvious presence today

Doctor Brian Crawford from Gt Barford Surgery for his presence here in support, in case of need

Chiltern Radio for publicity

St John’s Moggerhanger

 

 

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