FUND RAISING
Rochdale Heartbeat members receiving a cheque from the Staff at the Yorkshire Bank in Rochdale following the Easter sale
For the past 3 years the staff at the Yorkshire Bank in Rochdale have been knitting and baking cakes and also donating other items for the Heartbeat members to hold an Easter sale in the bank.
This year a grand total of £210 was raised. A big thank you to everyone who purchased something or made a donation.
In October 2014 Ian Douglas one of our Heartbeat members completed the sponsored zip slide challenge at the Lowery.
The zip slide runs from the top of the Imperial war museum for 250metres over the river to the Lowry bridge. Ian raised nearly £400 for Heartbeat
In 2013, the Tower to Tower bike ride challenge. A 550 mile bike ride by Rochdale Heartbeats member, Tony Linger began 10 months before the actual event.
His efforts raising over £1.200 in sponsorship, along with the 14 other riders £20.000 was raised after they achieved this challenge.
The journey took over 6 days, averaging nearly 100 miles per day arriving safely in Paris and to a well deserved champagne celebration under the tower.
