Railston Blog

Thank you to all who came to the cricket On August the 7th. Unfortunately the game itself had to be cancelled part of the way through due to the weather, but this did not dampen the spirits of those who joined in the frivolities! The BBQ still took place as did the the bar that was generously run by Railston staff.

As for the game: (short as it was)

MWC went in to bat 1st and after a brilliant start for us they were 32 for 4wkts from 9.2 over’s when we came off. Our very own Drew Tegg took 2 wickets in the 1st over then another in the next figures of 3wkts for 8 runs. The MD himself Mr. Andy Fox took the other wicket with a catch from Lawrence Taylor figures of 1wkt for 8 runs.

Overall despite the rain the day was definitely a success and in all we still managed to add £45.50 from the BBQ to our charity total so far. This year the money will go to Macmillan Cancer Support and we are well on the way to raising quite a handsome sum! Well done all!

Ok so "goes with a swing" isn't the most original title for a golf story, but it does describe the fantastic day enjoyed by Railston clients, suppliers and staff at the Celtic Manor on Friday 13th. The charity event was held to raise money for The Mustard Tree Macmillan centre at Plymouth Hospital, funds are still being totalled and we will post the final amount in the next few days. The golfers were lucky enough to play the Ryder Cup Twenty Ten Course and competition was fierce from the start. There were some cracking shots, good-humoured banter with drinks and food following the main event.
 
The individual winner was Railston project manager, Mike McKenna.
 
The winning team was High & Mighty

The other winners were:
Longest drive - John Haney
Nearest the pin - Reg Prim
Shot of horror - Chris Hyrb

Thanks to Reg Prim and Irena Windslow for their efforts organising the day and to all those who played and gave generously to the charity.

Photos to follow...

Railston held an Easter party for staff and their families in Thursday 21st April. There were bouncy castles, a BBQ, cakes, Easter egg hunt, games, entertainment, face painting and a visit from the Easter Bunny.

The event raised over £400 for charity, which is a great achievement. Thanks go to Sarah Clarke and Julie Robinson for organising the event and also to those who volunteered to run the stalls. Thanks also for the cake donations which were greatly received.

Pictures to follow shortly...

Well done to all the team! Everyone who ran completed the Bath Half.. Which is pretty amazing! Neil & Geoff did especially well with a time of 1hr 56 minutes, which is under a 9 minute mile!  Especially well done to Geoff who did not do a single prep run and just pitched up and did it... Railston doubles any money that we raise which means as of today we've met 82% of our £5,000 target! There's still time to give at:

ttp://www.justgiving.com/railstonbathhalf

and Railston thanks anyone who has already given!

Only an few days until the Bath Half Marathon and the last few training runs have been completed...a few have dropped by the wayside but we still have 8 brave runners in the main race and 2 families doing the fun run.

The Prospect Hospice have featured the run on their website, follow this link http://bit.ly/i8Gypw for the story.

We wish our runners all the best.

Please Help Us!

We are running the Bath Half Marathon the 6th of March for the Prospect Hospice and so far are miles from reaching our target. Therefore we'd really appreciate your help! To learn more and donate just go to and take 5 minutes of time donating safely online:

http://www.justgiving.com/railstonbathhalf

Thank you!