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The Record Chapter 4 – Carl Hester

admin Bowel Cancer, Fundraising, The Record Charity Book Comments Off 10 January 2021

Of all the chapters in The Record that I wish Mum had got to see was the chapter with Olympic equestrian gold medal winner Carl Hester at his stables in Gloucestershire. The stables are home to Uthopia, who Carl rode to win gold at London 2012, and also to the legendary Valegro ridden at London by Charlotte Dujardin. I know Mum would have absolutely loved to have come along on this one with her life-long love of horses.

Reflections on Fundraising During 2020

admin Bowel Cancer, Fundraising, Tim Comments Off 17 December 2020

Much of what I do on here is about my fundraising, but recently I have been going through a period of reflection, and perhaps this is something I need to do in order to look to the future.

Steve Norman & Sabrina Winter

admin Bowel Cancer, Fundraising, Music, The Record Charity Book Comments Off 17 December 2020

In December 2018 I travelled to Brighton to meet Steve Norman and Sabrina Winter for my recently published charity book The Record that I have written in memory of my mum who died of bowel cancer in 2016.

Goodbye Farewell Christmas Challenge

admin Bowel Cancer, Fundraising, Goodbye Farewell, Music Comments Off 14 December 2020

This December I have set myself a challenge of selling 25 additional copies of the Goodbye Farewell 4-track CD. It costs £5 and is available from rivers2cross.com. All profits raised from every sale are donated to Bowel cancer UK in memory of Kelly Smith who died of bowel cancer in June. The release has raised almost £350 so far and charities are in desperate need of our continued support with their income dramatically reduced this year as a result of the pandemic.

Happy Birthday to Lives & Times

admin Lives & Times Charity Book Comments Off 27 November 2020

This week has seen the Lives & Times fundraising book turn 5 years old. The book was an amazing journey for me, taking 18 months to put together. It was one memorable experience after another meeting so many fascinating people, and the help, support, and enthusiasm of those who took part will stay with me

The Record is the Perfect Christmas Present

admin Bowel Cancer, Fundraising, The Record Charity Book Comments Off 25 November 2020

The Record has raised over £1000 since being published last year, and it would make a lovely Christmas gift. It’s available as a hardback, paperback and an eBook. I wrote the book in memory of my mum who died of bowel cancer in 2016. The book took over two and half years to complete, and it contains 65 chapters and 80,000 words. All proceeds raised from sales are being donated to Bowel Cancer UK.

Goodbye Farewell – Fields of Dawn Original Version

admin Bowel Cancer, Fundraising, Goodbye Farewell, Music Comments Off 8 October 2020

There is one additional version of Goodbye Farewell available to purchase as a digital download, which is the original version by Fields of Dawn. You can buy it for just £0.99 from https://rivers2cross.com/product/goodbye-farewell-fieldsofdawn/ You can also find it on streaming platforms just search Goodbye Farewell by Fields of Dawn.

Radio HFM

admin Bowel Cancer, Fundraising, Goodbye Farewell, Music Comments Off 5 October 2020

I did my first ever live radio interview last week with Darren Harte on HFM Radio, which is based in Leicestershire. The chat about the Goodbye Farewell EP came about after we were put in touch by Melissa Webster, whose husband Steve sings on track 3 of the release. It was a great opportunity to

Goodbye Farewell by Jason Bradley and Mike Dlugozima

admin Bowel Cancer, Goodbye Farewell, Music Comments Off 29 September 2020

The final track on the Goodbye Farewell 4-track EP features Jason Bradley and Mike Dlugozima with a quite beautiful version of Goodbye Farewell. This was a transatlantic collaboration done through the wonders of social media. Jason from Sheffield sent me the keyboard track, which I then forwarded to Mike in New York State. The biggest challenge for me was syncing Mike’s vocal to the keyboards on my 8-track Boss digital recorder. It turned out quite brilliantly!

Goodbye Farewell on Radio Albatross

admin Bowel Cancer, Goodbye Farewell, Music Comments Off 21 September 2020

A massive thanks to Dave Francis for playing the Carol Hodge version of Goodbye Farewell on his Sunday lunchtime show on Radio Albatross. Dave has been a great supporter of all the Fields of Dawn releases this year. He has also very kindly allowed me to put the clip up here for you to listen

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