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Post by bawheid on Jun 25, 2004 16:29:24 GMT -2
 well i think it is about time i went on my next adventure?
I have decided to do a sponsored slide over the clyde
to raise money for The Princess Royal Maternity Hospital
All cash collected will go towards funding state-of-the-art digital equipment, which will keep the most vunerable babies alive.
I will Zip slide 1000ft across the River Clyde from the 195ft Finnieston Crane, one of Glasgow’s best known landmarks. The slide will take me from the north side of the river from Stobcross Quay to the south side of the river, near Bell’s Bridge.
wish me luck 
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Post by JustinofOz on Jun 25, 2004 18:20:43 GMT -2
Well Bawheid, you are an outdoor lass. Good for you. The world's out there for you, just reach out and take it. What a great experience that will be. Suppose you'll be climing Everest soon, or perhaps walking across the Nullabor. 
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Post by bawheid on Jun 25, 2004 18:24:43 GMT -2
hahahaha
yeh why not? lol
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Post by JustinofOz on Jun 27, 2004 6:38:29 GMT -2
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Post by Joanmac on Jun 28, 2004 1:43:41 GMT -2
Hi Alisha, I wish you every success in your new adventure and hope your charity does well. You are very brave to be doing what you are going to do.
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Post by bawheid on Jun 28, 2004 7:21:13 GMT -2
ah cheerz
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Post by julia on Jul 18, 2004 11:22:36 GMT -2
I love the Finnieston Crane! (Long story about that.)
;D
Did you Slide over the Clyde? What fun!
Wee farmer Julia, aff t'ploo afore it rains
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Post by bawheid on Jul 19, 2004 16:58:14 GMT -2
u love the crane? ;D
lol okies, what ever tickels ur fancy
no i haven't done it yet
i slide the clyde on the 7th August
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Post by julia on Jul 24, 2004 2:39:03 GMT -2
You have to tell me how it goes. My son is intrigued that you would do that. I'm sure the media will cover the event.
Wonderful... the muckle crane. ;D
Julia
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Post by bawheid on Jul 24, 2004 5:49:59 GMT -2
sure I'll tell you how it goes I've raised £100 so far yey |
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Post by julia on Jul 24, 2004 23:04:59 GMT -2
>> I've raised £100 so far yey
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Hmmmm.... I hav a thocht. Let me hev a blether wi' the kids.
Julia
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Post by bawheid on Jul 25, 2004 6:50:59 GMT -2
a thought? hmmm
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Post by bawheid on Jul 25, 2004 6:58:02 GMT -2
this is a wee article from my local paper about the zip slide.............. It isn't actually about me, but is about people I know.
Mum's brave bid to say thanks for twins' care
A BRAVE mum-of-four is getting ready to zipslide across the Clyde in memory of her baby son.
Angela Montgomerie (36), from Lenzie, is raising money for the Princess Royal Maternity Appeal as thanks for the care given to her premature twin boys, one of whom sadly passed away earlier this year.
Angela said she wanted to raise money for the hospital and also increase awareness of the good work carried out there.
She said: "You have to raise a minimum amount to do the zipslide but I would pay it just for the gesture of taking part.
"It is taking place the day before what would have been Calum's first birthday, so it is even more special.
"Lewis is a wee miracle in himself though and I am raising money because of him as well.
"He was at death's door so many times.
"A lot of people taking part are staff in the hospital or parents whose babies survived, but Calum died.
"If he hadn't been on that equipment we wouldn't have had those five months with him, which was better than nothing at all."
Lewis and Calum were born 11 weeks prematurely last August, and Calum spent five months in hospital before passing away in January this year.
Angela and her husband Crawford have already made a donation to the Princess Royal hospital.
"Rather than have flowers at Calum's funeral, we asked for donations instead and we got £400," she said.
"We were up at the hospital recently and they said they had used the money to buy toys and equipment for the families of babies who are in there.
"It is good that something positive came from that."
Angela said many people don't realise that a lot of the equipment used in the neo-natal care unit is bought with money donated by charities.
"Very little comes from the NHS," she explained.
"Calum was on every single piece of equipment in there and they were all bought by money from the charity.
"Even the neo-natal ambulance was bought by outside funding. This is why these appeals are so important."
Angela and Crawford's other children - Rebecca (11), Zoe (7) and Cameron (5) - were also cared for in the neo-natal unit, at Rottenrow, when they were first born.
Angela admits she is scared of heights, but is determined to help raise money and support for the hospital.
"This is the first time I have done anything like this and I am terrified!" she went on. "But I have signed up for it and I am determined to do it.
"I want to raise as much money as I can. The staff were brilliant and the hospital was fantastic. I want to do what I can.
"It is something I feel very strongly about."
To find out how to donate money to the Princess Royal Maternity Appeal, contact Campaign Director, Colin Chitty on 0141 211 9370.
20 July 2004
really it just tells you what its all about and why i want to do it
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