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8 Town & Around October 2019 Tel: 01485 540620 email: editor@townandaround.net
Community comes together for Conor

Sophie Hooker
housands of pounds have
been raised following a
Tfun day raising money for
cancer charities in support of
Snettisham teenager Conor
Blake, 16.

were all there for us,” Christine Snettisham Village Facebook their venue and facilities. Thank
continues. “So today is really page as follows: you to Payne Crop Nutrition for
A gloriously sunny bank bringing those people together “Hello folks , final monies sponsorship for Conor’s team
holiday Sunday saw scores of and is a way of saying thank you have been coming in for Conor’s football kit. Again thank you to
people arrive at Ingoldisthorpe to them. It made us realise how Charity Fun day. Our incredible everyone who gave up their time
Social Club to watch Blake’s lucky we are to be a part of a friends and family on the day and and services on the day. Plus the
Eleven vs. The Fez of 92 play a fantastic community.” donations on line from around the generous donations of fantastic
charity football match, with the “It all started with Conor world have raised a staggering raffle and auction prizes by
Fez’s coming out on top. having a bit of banter with some £8020. We have also had a further friends, local companies,
The rest of the afternoon was of the older lads in the village £5000 donations between restaurants, shops, florists,
spent listening to live music over football and we were going Miranda Jeavons and Team at beauticians, family days out such
courtesy of the Ktones, quick to have a charity football match Hunstanton Barclays and another as Snettisham Farm Park,
cricket and bowls with support and it’s just escalated from there! very generous local company Bircham Windmill, Sandringham,
from Snettisham Cricket Club Today’s all about bringing people who wish to remain anonymous. Pensthorpe, We've had support
and Ingoldisthorpe Bowls Club together on this glorious day.” Bringing our overall fundraising from all over Norfolk.
respectively. Tombola, karaoke, The day finished with a raffle total to just over £13,800. We are presenting our cheques
zorbing and rifle shooting and an auction, with a plethora of Absolutely incredible, all thanks this week to MPNVOICE and
ensured there was a fun activity local businesses donating prizes: to the fantastic support and CLICSARGENT who have both
to suit all. a weekend beach hut in generosity of you kind people. been amazed and so grateful at
Conor’s mother, Christine Hunstanton, an 8ft trampoline, a Thank you again to the amount of money raised.
Blake, said: “Conor wanted to wooden sandpit courtesy of Ingoldisthorpe Social Club and Thank you all so much, Danny,
have this day as a way of raising Anglia Log Cabins and a fire and committee for allowing us to use Christine, Conor and Kacey.”
awareness and, if we could, a bit ice spa experience from Knights
of money for our chosen charities Hill were just a few of the
(Clic Sargent, a children’s cancer amazing prizes up for grabs.
charity, and MPN Voice).” “We’ve been completely
Myeloproliferative neoplasm inundated with amazing prizes
(MPN) is an umbrella term for a from businesses across Norfolk.
group of rare blood cancers. There are some amazing raffle
Conor was diagnosed with the and auction prizes up for grabs,”
rare slow-growing blood cancer Christine said.
Polycythemia vera two years ago, The Blake family has set up a
causing his bone marrow to not JustGiving page to fundraise for
function properly and produce vital research into the disease
too much blood, putting him at which is still open to donations:
risk of strokes and blood clots. https://www.justgiving.com/fund
“He’s had four small strokes raising/christine-blake4.

and a few bleeds, and at that time On 7th September, Christine
friends, family and community Blake published an update on the