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Worksop Half Marathon – 30^th October 2011
Thanks to everyone who supported CP Sport at the 30^th Worksop Halloween Half Marathon on Sunday 30^th October 2011.
Our volunteers and runners had a really spooktackular time, helping to raise more funds for the charity. We look forward to seeing you there again next year.

Great North Run 2011 - Our biggest ever team of half-marathon runners joined over 54,000 others to complete the world's biggest event of its kind on 18^th September. A huge thank you and congratulations to all of you who went to so much effort to train and fundraising for this magnificent event. So many of our runners had a fantastic time, really loving the atmosphere and camaraderie of the run. Special congratulations to Alex Wright-Williams and Gail Parsons who completed the run for the 10^th time! And also to those of you who achieved huge satisfaction from completing this distance for the first time. Truly amazing - the lot of you! To register you interest in CP Sport's guaranteed places for the 2012 Great North Run, please contact Jo on 0115 9252620 or by email jmathieson@cpsport.org. There's always huge demand for places, so don't miss out, get in touch today!

Thank you to all members of this year's CP Sport Erewash Triathlon team who completed a 400m swim, a 10 mile bike ride and a 5km run to raise much needed funds for our range of sports activities for children with cerebral palsy. A massive thank you also goes out to our dedicated volunteers who arrived bright-eyed and bushy tailed at 6am on a Sunday morning to make sure all participants had a safe and enjoyable event. Thank you also to Ian Tinto and his team at Erewash Borough Council who chose CP Sport to be the official charity for this event for another year.

All of us at CP Sport would like to say thank and congratulate all CP Sport triathletes, many of whom completed your first triathlon at this event - what a challenge and what an achievement. We were very excited to welcome our first ever junior triathletes to the team, as this year saw the introduction of the Junior triathlon aimed at 8 to 14 year olds who wouldn't normally get the chance to take part in a multi-sports event of this kind. As if the challenge wasn't enough, some of our more seasoned male triathletes chose to make things a little more interesting by wearing swimming costumes, bikinis and a full business suit on their way around the course! You can see photos of our amazing supporters in our Erewash Triathlon photo gallery.

A huge thank you to all of our Great North Swimmers who braved the cold, wet conditions at Lake Windermere on 18^th & 19^th June (and that was before they even started their swims!). Many of our swimmers had been training for the swim last September which was cancelled due to the presence of blue/green algae in the water so it's been a tough challenge for them to keep training until June. Despite these setbacks, our CP Sport swimmers had some brilliant performances, fantastic finish times and raised lots of money in the process. So a huge well done to everyone who undertook this enormous challenge in support of CP Sport.

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the brilliant Great Nottinghamshire Bike Ride on Sunday 19^th June 2011 and thank you to those of you who chose to support CP Sport and the 3 official charities by raising sponsorship for us. It was a smashing day, with over 4000 riders taking part in the 72, 58 and 19 mile rides, along with the 5K Family Challenge.

Thanks also go out to our team of wonderful volunteers who worked hard to make sure riders were kept fed and watered with hot bacon rolls, drinks and snacks at the CP Sport feed station at the Unicorn Hotel in Gunthorpe, who helped to keep the riders safe and on the right track around Gunthorpe, Stoke Bardolph and Colwick Country Park, who packed goody bags and who greeted them as they crossed the finish line at the National Water Sports Centre. Not only was it an early start for many of them, but it was also Fathers' Day so special thanks for helping on this day.

Thank you to the Unicorn Hotel, Gunthorpe, Diane's Cabin, Beeston, Starbucks and Food Partners, Clumber Street Nottingham, Pret-a-Manger, Nottingham, Sainsbury's, Beeston, C&K Pegg, and Boots who all contributed to the success of the event by providing discounts and/or donating items for goody bags, volunteer lunches, the feed station and promotional material.

Thanks also to our Patron, Chris Read, Captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Team, for taking time out from his busy schedule to officially start the 19 mile and 5K Family Challenge Rides and help out at the goody bag pack.

Thanks also to our supporters, Den, Chris and Mark Bell and Mark Dunning, who helped out promoting the event by sharing their stories with the local press.

Follow the link to check out our photo gallery of CP Sport Volunteers and cyclists from the big day.

Follow these links to see the stories about CP Sport and the GNBR in the press:
 Windermere wonder Mark's in the swim for big bike ride
 Cycling Bells ring the changes
 Chris to start 30^th bike ride

Lincoln 10K, Buggy Push and Schools Races 2011 - Thank you to all our dedicated CP Sport Lincoln 10K 2011 runners and volunteers. Over 60 runners joined the CP Sport team to make it our best yet, with the biggest CP running team we've ever had, including our first Primary and Secondary School Race runners. Many runners took our 10:10:10 Challenge - celebrate our 10th birthday by raising at least £10 in a 10K, with most runners raising much more. Sponsorship money is still coming in but we hope to raise at least £8000 this year. Thank you also to our wonderful volunteers who brilliantly handed over well-earned goody bags to runners as they crossed the line. The atmosphere of the event was electric, as runners took in the historic sites of Lincoln, through streets lined with cheering crowds and then crossing the finish line in the beautiful grounds of Lincoln Castle. It certainly lived up to it's award of Britain's best 10K. It certainly looks to have been a winner for CP Sport!

Rushcliffe 10K and Fun Run 2011 - This year's Rushcliffe 10k and Fun Run saw a record turn out with places for the 10k selling out well in advance. The CP Sport running team was our largest ever with over 40 runners donning a CP Sport running top to run and raise money for the charity. We were delighted that our patron Chris Read and his colleagues at Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club also took part to support us. We felt extremely proud to see so many of our 'red tops' on the day and would like to thank all our runners for their efforts running and fundraising for CP Sport. Huge thanks also to all our group of volunteers who marshalled the course, cheered the runners on their way and provided much needed refreshment. The money is still rolling in from this event but we hope to raise over £3,000 from the day.

Nottingham University Triathlon - We were delighted to be the official charity for this Triathlon which took place within the University's grounds. Over £300 was raised for Cerebral Palsy Sport by the competitors who took part in this gruelling challenge! Thank you to everyone who took part.

Great Eastern Run - Peterborough - Alister ran his first ever 10km earlier in the year and raised over £100 for CP Sport. He then went on to complete the Great Eastern 4km Fun Run in October finishing 18th out of 987 participants and raising an additional £200 in sponsorship. Well done Alister and thank you so much for your support!

Men's Health 10km - our fantastic team from Strafe Creative took on the challenge of the Men's Health Survival of the Fittest challenge in Nottingham on 9^th Oct. This challenging course is a 10km run with obstacles along the way making it one of the toughest 10km runs in the country. Our team of 8 took on this tremendous challenge, with one person even running the course twice! They have raised over £500 so far for CP Sport - fantastic!

The Great North Swim 2010 - Unfortunately the 2010 Great North Swim was cancelled at the last minute due to the presence of blue green algae in the water. This was extremely disappointing for everyone involved especially our 42 CP Sport swimmers who have spent months training for the event. However, many of these swimmers went on to complete other outdoor swims or organised their own to prevent CP Sport missing out on their pledged sponsorship money. To date our swimmers have raised over £4,000. We are extremely lucky to have a group of such dedicated supporters and appreciate the enormous efforts that people have gone to on our behalf - thank you!

Are you interested in entering this year's Great North Swim in Lake Windermere, Cumbria?

The Great North Run 2010 - The clouds and rain didn't stop our superb team of Great North runners this year who all pounded the streets between Newcastle and South Shields to raise sponsorship for Cerebral Palsy Sport. We are extremely grateful to all of you who put in the hard work training and raising sponsorship for this fantastic event. To register your interest in a place for 2011, please contact Caroline Dolan on 0115 9252620 or email cdolan@cpsport.org.

Ian McLean cycled from Land's End to John O'Groats in aid of CP Sport this summer supported by his friend Alan Saunders. As well as raising sponsorship, local breweries donated ale which is currently being auctioned off to raise further funds for the charity. Thanks Ian and Alan for all your support!

A big thank you to Max Kilvington who has now completed 2 runs for CP Sport; the Rushcliffe Fun Run in March and the Wollaton Fun Run at Easter. Max has raised a fantastic £115 for CP Sport. Here he is handing over the cheque during his school holidays! Thank you Max!

London Triathlon - Having previously run both the London and New York Marathons and cycled from Bude to Nottingham to raise money for CP Sport, Morag 'Mogsy' Ford took on her biggest challenge for CP Sport to date on Sunday 9^th August at the London Triathlon. This event is an Olympic distance triathlon and involves swimming a mile, cycling 26 miles and then running for 6 miles!! In her age group, Mogsy came 8^th in the swim and run and 16^th overall. As well as all that, she has also raised £450 for CP Sport. Well done Mogsy - you're a legend!!

Michelle & Liam's Marathon Walk - On Sunday 4^th July, mother and son team, Michelle and Liam Ticehurst took on a marathon challenge and walked 26 miles for CP Sport. They planned the route around their local area and invited friends and family members to join them for sections of the walk. They raised a staggering total of £1,000 and are already talking about doing it all over again next year! Thank you so much to both of you for this amazing achievement.

British 10km London Run - We take our hats off to the fantastic team of runners from SkyBlue Solutions who took part in the British 10km on Sunday 11^th July 2010. In searing temperatures with little water, this dedicated team pounded the streets of the capital and have raised over £3,000 in sponsorship so far for CP Sport. An amazing effort - thank you to all of you!

CP Sport was one of the official charities for the
npower Urban Cricket World Record Attempt
on 20^th June 2010. Over 2000 school children from around Nottinghamshire had a fantastic time taking part. It also gave us the opportunity to showcase 'Table Cricket' thanks to a group of students from Portland College making the journey to play. One of the many highlights of the day was English cricketer Graham Onions having a go at table cricket.

The Great Nottinghamshire Bike Ride 2010 was a huge success again this year with over 4,000 cyclists taking part in the event. Thank you to everyone who rode and raised sponsorship for the benefitting charities. Special thanks to "Team CP Sport" who cycled the 18 mile route and to Mary and Katy Johnson who took on the 50 mile challenge to raise funds for CP Sport. I would also like to thank our marshals who ensured a safe route for the riders and cheered them on their way and to the ladies at Shelford Village Hall for providing those much needed bacon butties! We couldn't be part of this event without the time and support of our volunteers. Thank you!

Easter Egg Competition: CP Sport is egg-tremely grateful to PNDesign in Beeston for donating this huge chocolate Easter Egg to CP Sport. This amazing chocolate creation from Chocolate Utopia was in high demand with mouths watering at the very sight of it, so one of our supporters Dermot Dolan, raffled off tickets at £1 each to his work colleagues at the County Council. This raised over £50 for CP Sport! Unfortunately the egg was dropped on delivery but we're sure it will taste just as good in pieces!

The 2010 Lincoln 10K was a fantastic event and CP Sport was very proud to the official charity once again. Thank you to everyone who took part and helped to raise £6,656 for the charity. Our grateful thanks also go to all of our volunteers who gave up their time to help out on the day. Without their support it would be impossible to run an event of this size.

Rushcliffe 10K 2010 - A huge thank you to all our runners who took part in the Rushcliffe 10km and Fun Run this year. They have raised over £3,000 between them so far!

The Great North Run 2009 - huge thanks to everyone who took part in the Bupa Great North Run 2009 and raised funds for Cerebral Palsy Sport. It was a fantastic event with blue skies, sunshine and lots of enthusiastic runners! To register your interest in a place for 2010, please contact Caroline Dolan on 0115 9252620 or email cdolan@cpsport.org.

Great North Swim 2009 held on 13^th & 14^th September 2009. A huge thanks to all our brave swimmers who took to the waters of Lake Windermere to swim a mile for CP Sport. It was a fantastic weekend in the Lake District with spectacular scenery, glorious sunshine and lots of money raised for CP Sport. All our swimmers thoroughly enjoyed themselves with many already signing up for next year's event! If you would like to find out more about this exciting event or sign up for next year's Great North Swim 2010 then please contact Rachael on 0115 9252620 or by email rnewman@cpsport.org.

Basher's Golf Day held on 10^th September 2009. Many thanks to the sponsors and players who supported Basher's Golf Day once again this year. We had 38 teams taking part in a fantastic competition at Oakmere Park Golf Club on a sunny September afternoon. So far this event has raised over £12,000 for CP Sport.

Scafell Pike Climb - Saturday 25^th July 2009 - Tracy Nettleship and Roy Bullimore from our local BNI chapter at Junction 25 took on the challenge of climbing England's highest peak, Scafell Pike, for CP Sport. Luckily the weather was kind to them although the route was a tough one. We hope to make this a bigger event next year by getting a team of people to take part so if you are interested in taking part in the climb please let us know.

British 10km London Run - Sunday 12^th July 2009 - A team of runners took part in this 10km run which forms part of the London Marathon route to raise funds for CP Sport

Aberdare 10km - Sunday 5^th July 2009 - Helen Williams, one of our CP Sport athletes, raised £200 in sponsorship by running the Aberdare 10km. A big thank you to Helen and her sponsors.

Thomas Duffin - Telford College - CP Sport member Thomas Duffin and friends raised £360 by dressing up in a weird and wonderful array of fancy dress outfits and collecting donations from their fellow students at Telford College. It looks like they had great fun!

Berryman's Sports Day - 2^nd July 2009 - Berryman's solicitors in Nottingham chose CP Sport as their 'Charity of the Year' for 2009. As one of their fundraising events, they held a school-style sports day to raise money. Employees also voted company partners to be put in the stocks and paid money to throw wet sponges and cream pies at them!

The Great Nottinghamshire Bike Ride 09 was a huge success again this year with over 4,000 cyclists taking part in the event. Thank you to everyone who rode and raised sponsorship for CP Sport and the other 3 benefitting charities. A huge thanks also to our marshals who ensured a safe route for the riders and cheered them on their way and to the ladies who provided much needed sustenance to the riders at Shelford Village Hall! We couldn't be part of this event without the time and support of our volunteers. Thank you!

Tyne Bridge Zip Slide - 6^th June 2009 - A huge thank you to our 5 brave students from Lindeth College in the Lake District who took on the challenge of a Zip Slide from the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle and have raised £496 for CP Sport so far.

It's A Knockout - 16^th May 2009 - A big thank you to our It's a Knockout teams who took on the challenge at Derby Rugby Club on 16^th May braving the giant inflatable games for the chance of becoming It's a Knockout Champions 2009 and raising a total of £2,503 to date from their antics!

Leamington Regency 10km - 5^th April 2009 - Many thanks to the team from the JMB Partnership who raised over £500 by taking part in this event.

Sheffield Wednesday Abseil - 4^th April 2009 - A team from Irwin Mitchell Solicitors in Sheffield and avid SWFC supporter Craig Grundy bravely abseiled 40m into the Hillsborough stadium and also raised a fantastic £927 in sponsorship from the event. A huge thank you to all of them and their sponsors.

Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race - April 2009 - Marathon canoeists Jean Ashley and Adele Blakeborough took part in an epic 24 hour canoe marathon in aid of CP Sport. They came 38^th overall out of 180 starters winning the Ladies trophy and the Ladies VETS (over 35s) trophy too. They also raised a fantastic £1034 in sponsorship for C P Sport. An amazing achievement - thank you ladies!!

Virgin London Marathon - 25^th April 2009 - Huge thanks to our 3 marathon runners; Rob Walton who raised an outstanding £2,432 and Mars employees Wayne Newton and Mark Sutherland who raised £1,013 by running in this epic event. A real marathon effort - thank you!

Lincoln 10k 2009 - We are delighted to be the designated charity for this event for 3 years. This year approx 4,000 runners took part in this annual 10km run though the historic city of Lincoln. Huge thanks to all those who raised sponsorship for CP Sport - over £8,200 in total! If you are interested in taking part in next year's run, please contact us for more details.

Rushcliffe 10k - We were astounded at the amount raised from this year's event - £5,300! A huge thank you to all our dedicated runners and their sponsors and also to Rushcliffe Borough Council for their contribution.

Quiz Night - Canal House, Nottingham - March 2009 - Despite the postponement due to the snow earlier in the year, our annual quiz night sold out and raised £829 in funds. Thanks to all the teams who took part.

Radius Systems - Radius Systems donated £1000 from the proceeds of their annual Christmas raffle. Andy Ball is a regular volunteer at our Athletics Competitions and nominated CP Sport to receive this money. A thank you to all the staff at Radius Systems for their generosity.

The Great South Run 2008 - A huge thank you to our 12 runners who took part in this event. They may not have been up to Paula Radcliffe's time but they finished with smiles on their faces in spite of the rain and raised total sponsorship of almost £2,000 between them. We still have places available for this year's race so if you'd like to take part in this 10 mile race through historic Portsmouth then contact us for a registration form.

Worksop Half Marathon 2008 - This annual event raised over £2,000 last year. A huge thank you to all of you who ran and raised money for CP Sport, and to the Worksop Harriers who organise the race for their donation. This year's event will be held on Sunday 25^th October, if you are interested in taking part and helping to raise funds, contact us today!

Headingly Zip Slide 2007 - CP Sport supporter Mark Jones and friends took part in this challenging Zip Slide at Headingley stadium to raise funds. There are abseils and zip slides available at various locations throughout the year if you would like to take part in a similar challenge.

London to Paris Bike Ride - 5^th - 8^th July 2007. Treve Ripley and Sean Cornell went a long way to raise funds for CP Sport! Treve and Sean took part in the challenge of a lifetime and cycled from London to Paris, raising over £5,000 in sponsorship. What a magnificent achievement!

Ann and Ian McLean's Stratford to Nottingham Bike Ride, June 2006