Wymondham Medical Practice staff raise hundreds for Star Throwers in memory of colleague

A charity quiz night was organised by staff at Wymondham Medical Practice, Postmill Close, to raise money for Star Throwers in memory of a colleague who lost her life to cancer this year.

Above: Laura Maddams one of the organisers, second left Dr Henry Manning from Star Throwers, second right Sue Brown one of the organisers and first right Jane Bull who made the cake.

A total of £631 was raised by Laura Maddams and Sue Brown through numerous activities including the quiz, games and estimating the weight of a cake baked by Jane Bull.

Their colleague Beverley Rudrum, 51, passed away on February 8. She joined the medical practice in 1996 and during her illness she frequently visited Star Throwers for support, as well as raising money for Star Throwers by knitting.

The total also comprised of money raised by Nurse Julie Hatton who completed a 100 mile sponsored walk in Scotland and nurse Sarah Phinn who donated proceeds from the sale of jewellery she made.

Our sincerest thanks to Laura, Sue, Jane, Julie, Sarah and all who made donations in memory of Beverley.

Football match to support Star Throwers

A charity football match will be held in Wymondham in a few weeks time between local teams Wymondham Town and Dereham Town.

The two teams are due to kick off at 6:30pm on Friday 27th July and will be playing for long time Star Throwers' supporter Les King's Presidents Trophy. Funds raised from the match will go towards supporting Star Throwers and our cause. 

From all of us at Star Throwers we hope it's a great match and may the best team win!

URGENT NOTICE - Star Throwers Charity Golf Day CANCELLED

We are sad to announce that unfortunately, due to lack of support, Star Throwers Charity Golf Day has been cancelled. The event was planned for 4th July at Richmond Park Golf Club. 

Teams which have already submitted entries should expect to receive a refund within the next 5 working days.

Star Throwers would like to thank everyone who have supported the Charity Golf Day thus far and to all the organisers who worked on planning the event.

Wymondham Open Gardens - a short note of appreciation

A big thank you to all the gardeners who opened their gardens for Wymondham Open Gardens on the weekend of June 9-10.

Over 30 gardens opened for the bi-annual event, where beautiful local gardens are made open for the public to visit over a weekend.

All the gardens looked wonderful and received very positive feedback. Star Throwers' garden was one of those open and so we appreciate all the hard work that must've gone in to get the gardens ready for the event, especially considering the recent weather!

Our thanks also to the event organisers and all those who have donated raffle prizes, plants and books to make the Open Gardens a success.

Star Throwers are very grateful to have been chosen as one of two charities to benefit from the event. The total raised from the event was an amazing £5440, which has been split equally between Wymondham Heritage Museum and Star Throwers. 

Last but not least, thank you to everyone to came along to the Open Garden weekend. We hope you enjoyed your visits and we're glad the weather held up over the two days! Thank you for supporting our cause.

Star Throwers Charity Shop announced

Star Throwers is very happy to announce that in August we will be opening our first charity shop.

The shop will be based on Middleton Street, Wymondham, taking on the premises which are currently held by the RSPCA. 

As this is an Olympic year, Les King and top Norfolk sportsmen will help to promote the new charity shop:

Danny Nobbs - GB Olympic Competitor

Jon Thaxton - Former British Boxing Champion

Ken Brown - Former Norwich City Manager

Greg Downs - Former Norwich City Player & FA Cup Winner

John Ottaway - England's Record Bowls Player

Tony Selby - Norfolk's 'Mr Cricket'

Barry Pinches - Norfolk's Top Snooker Player

We are also very humbled and thankful to also announce that the charity shop will be kindly supported by the following local businesses and individuals:

Money Properties | Money Lettings | Collins Butchers | Tony Selby

M.W Surfacing Ltd | Hazel Butchers | Barry Martin | Station Bistro

Simon Caston | J.S Asphalt | David Green | Michael Armstrong

I.D Sweepers | Arthur Nudds | Kenny Buckenham Scaffolding

Les Dawes | Woodview Mushrooms | Caroline Hubbard

Caroline Codd and Pauline Kirby | Post Mill Garage | Paul Gardiner

Paul Hawkins | Chris Green | Fitness Express | Park Farm Hotel

picture courtesy of Archant

Les King (above, right centre) - who has been a prolific supporter of Star Throwers since our very beginnings, organising numerous fundraising events for us including a recent Charity Cricket Match - owns the premises on Middleton Street and after receiving the news that the RSPCA decided to move, generously offered Star Throwers a chance to open up it's very first charity shop. 

Les said, "It is a very good charity caring for people affected by cancer and it is the least that I can do to help Star Throwers start the charity shop."

We are very excited to be opening our first charity shop soon. Since officially opening our doors on Melton Road towards the end of 2009, we have cared for 365 people affected by cancer both locally and from outside of East Anglia, as well as the loved ones of those affected. In total we have spent 2046 hours supporting cancer sufferers and their families through FREE advice, complementary treatments, immunotherapy treatments, talks, diet advice, light exercise classes, workshops, counselling, and research. 

This work has only been possible through the goodwill and generosity of individual donations and fundraising events. Opening a Star Throwers charity shop will give our local supporters another way to support our work whilst also allowing us the chance to give back by offering quality goods at good prices in return.

And, importantly, the potential extra revenue would give Star Throwers a more sustainable platform to build upon our work of caring for people affected by cancer. In the future we hope to fund an expansion to Star Throwers, which will enable us to have the capacity to support more people with cancer, including potentially a new ward where patients can receive treatments they would not be able to receive elsewhere without paying high prices.

The charity shop is planned to open for business mid-to-late August but we can accept donations NOW at 30 Melton Road - please call us before you bring donations so we can expect you. 

We will be grateful for any of the following items in good condition:
second hand clothing, shoes, handbags, jewellery, toys and games, books. Also needed are DVD’s, CD’s, bric-a-brac, kitchenware, ornaments, unwanted gifts. Unfortunately we won't be able to accept electrical goods or large pieces of furniture.

If you are interested in volunteering at our first charity shop in August, please contact us on info@starthrowers.org.uk or 01953 423304.

Wymondham Open Gardens 2012

Final arrangements are underway for the popular Wymondham Open Gardens weekend, which this year takes place on June 9 & 10. 

This year the Star Throwers' garden will be a part of event.

The event, which is held bi-annually, will raise funds for Star Throwers and Wymondham Heritage Museum.

In total there will be 28 gardens open. The town allotments, now enlarged to over 100 plots are also open to view during the weekend. There will be teas, plants for sale and live music in some gardens.

At star throwers we will be serving refreshments on the premises on June 9th, and Melton House care home across the road will provide refreshments on the 10th. There will also be a book stall at Star Throwers. 

All in all, it should be a great day so why not pop on down and visit not just Star Throwers but all the other gardens too!

Admission is £5 per adult allowing access to gardens on both days from noon to 6pm. Admission programmes (including a map of all the gardens) are available from Wymondham TIC, Wymondham Heritage Museum, Wymondham Garden Centre and Star Throwers.

A lovely gesture at Child Support Agency in Thorpe

A big thank you to the staff at the Child Support Agency in Thorpe after they raised £505 for Star Throwers. 

Pete Dennington, Stuart Rudrum and Mrs Jill Rudum came to visit Star Throwers in Wymondham and presented a cheque to Dr. Henry Mannings.

The money was collected on behalf of 4 colleagues at the CSA - Canice Thurston, James Holland, Stuart Rudrum and Nigel Cragg - who were leaving and wanted their collections to be donated to Star Throwers.

Our sincerest thanks again to Pete, Canice, James, Stuart, Nigel, Jill and every member of staff at the CSA for supporting our cause. We would like to wish them all the very best for the future.