Author: Mike Wild

New Guinness World Record

Mike Wild Uncategorized

BURLEY-in-Wharfedale’s Rebecca Cesar de Sa is celebrating after setting a new Guinness World Record in the London Marathon for fastest runner in film character costume (female).

She ran the marathon as Wonder Woman in a record breaking time of 3:16:19 seconds, knocking nearly half an hour off the former record.

Rebecca has raised over £2,350 for the young people of Burley in Wharfedale. The village has been fundraising since 2014 to build a new headquarters to replace the existing dilapidated building. Burley provides Scout and Guide activity for 300 young people per week.

Helen Haskins, of the Burley Scout and Guide HQ fundraising appeal, praised Rebecca’s fabulous achievement. She said: “The Burley Scouts and Guides wish to congratulate and thank Rebecca. The new facilities will enable us increase the opportunity for more young people to have access to fun and life skills. We are now half way towards our target of £400,000, but are always looking for more support and volunteers. More information is available from our website www.burleyscoutsandguides.org.uk or please get in touch with Helen at helehaskins2013@gmail.com”

It is not too late to support Rebecca’s attempt, on behalf of Burley in Whafedale Scout and Guide Group. For more information search Just Giving , Burley in Wharfdale and click on the photo of Rebecca with the Cubs or visit https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/wonderwomanrebecca?utm_id=2&utm_term=EvrKeJ5b9)

 

http://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/15244716.Burley_in_Wharfedale_woman_smashes_world_record_at_London_Marathon_and_raises_thousands_for_village_s_youngsters/

Leeds Half Marathon – New HQ Fundraising

Mike Wild Uncategorized
THE countdown is on to this Sunday’s Plusnet Leeds Half Marathon – one of Yorkshire’s biggest and oldest charity road races.
Burley-in-Wharfedale Scout and Guide Group treasurer Mike Harrison, will take part in the race as he nears his goal of running 1,000 kilometres to raise money for a new scout and guide hut. The group’s appeal has already raised about £200,000 towards a £400,000 target and Mr Harrison, who started his challenge last August, hopes his efforts will boost the total by at least £1,500. He said: “I have run the Leeds Half Marathon before. There’s always a great atmosphere and people cheer you all the way round.”Read more at: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/our-city/west-yorkshire-and-the-dales/countdown-is-on-to-plusnet-leeds-half-marathon-1-8532895

Wonder Woman Rebecca and her world record attempt

Mike Wild In the Press, News

Rebecca César de Sá is hoping to break a Guinness World Record at the London Marathon on April 23rd 2017 under the category ‘fastest marathon in film costume – female’.

Wonder woman world record attempt

Becca wanted a Guinness World Record attempt for some time, inspired by her 3 boys fascination of them. They challenged her – ‘Mum why don’t you to try break a world record?’  so now she has the opportunity to make this a possibility.

Her costume has been verified and approved by Guinness World Record, now all that remains is training and fundraising…

Most importantly, she is making the world record attempt on behalf of the Scout and Guide group ito raise money for the new HQ appeal.

Helen Haskins from the Burley Scout and Guide HQ fundraising group has said “We are really excited with the support from ‘Wonder Woman’ Rebecca and wish her all the best with her training. Thanks to the generosity of local people and the hard work of all our fundraisers, the group has raised over £180,000 to date and is nearly half way to its target of £400,000 for the new HQ “.

The present building was built in 1968 and is now too small for our needs as well as having very inadequate insulation, toilet facilities, storage and weatherproofing. The plan is that the new larger building will also be available for community use, when not in use by the Scouts and Guides.

Becca hopes to break the current world record of 3:44:18 on behalf of the Scout and Guide Hut appeal.

There is only only hitch, she is not the only female attempting this record at the London marathon. Let’s just hope she is  faster…

Please support this great cause for the local community. Any donation, however small or insignificant it may seem, will be very gratefully received.

All sponsor money goes directly to the Scout and Guide Hut Appeal.

 

Spring Fundraising News Letter

Mike Wild Executive

Please see attached fundraising news letter with all the latest news and events from your local Scout and Guide hut fundraising team.

Spring News Letter

We are well on our way to reaching the half way point in our fundraising so please keep supporting us so we can build a new hut for your children to enjoy. Have you any different ideas? Please let us know or if you can help in any way we would love to hear from you.

 Key updates include

  • The latest on the star fundraiser badge
  • Where’s Wally Tea Towels
  • Easter Coffee Moring and Egg Hunt
  • Ilkley Real Food Market
  • Attempt a Guinness World Record
  • Favourite recipes
  • Book Swap

 

Thank you all for your contributions and support in the recent events :
Santa sleigh £1500
Booths Bucket collection £1427
Murder Mystery night £612
Oscar Shinn pyjama party’s £130
Craft workshops £266

HQ Pyjama Party week – BBC Radio 2 interview

Mike Wild Cubs, In the Press, News

Cub Oscar Shinn wanted to help raise money for the new HQ fund and receive one of the special Star Fundraiser badges.  He offered to hold an HQ Pyjama Party week this week: everyone is to turn up to their regular meeting in thier pyjamas… including leaders!   Oscar is providing hot chocolate and biscuits, and the leaders will act out a bedtime story!   In exchange everyone pays £1, raising £50 on its first night!


Oscar went further and was interviewed by Chris Evans on his Radio 2 breakfast programme to tell everyone what he was doing in the “kids doing something for the first time” slot on the programme.  He then appeared the following day to report back how the first night went.   Chris Evans was so impressed he has pledged some cash to the new HQ fund!

Well done Oscar, we are mighty proud of you.   Great publicity for us too!

If anyone wants to listen you can listen again on i player radio http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08bqzwm. 

(interview time is around 7.30 am)
Thanks to all the leaders who agreed to take part in this fund raising event

2016 Remembrance Parade and Service

Mike Wild News

remembrance-parade-2016

Residents from across the village gathered to commemorate Remembrance Sunday. Both the Remembrance Sunday parade and the service in the Methodist Church were very well attended by units from across the Scouting and Guiding groups in Burley

There was a two-minute silence followed by the laying of wreaths by some of the young people in the units