Events

Manchester to Blackpool Night Bike Ride

Congratulations to Joe Patton who did his first night ride from Manchester to Blackpool on September 18th 2011. Joe braved the rain starting from the Trafford Centre at 1am and collecting his medal a few hours later on the Golden Mile in Blackpool. Many thanks to those who sponsored Joe and helped him raise £110 for Ty Gobaith.

2011 Snowdon Walk

Friday 9th September saw 11 past and present members of staff battle the strong winds and fog to climb to the summit of Snowdon, and together they raised a brilliant £615.20. For further details click here.

July 2011 Cheque Handover

Over the past 18 months over £12,000 has been raised by Bangor University to help support the quality of life for local children with life limiting illness and assist with the psychological care of their families. On Wednesday July 28th 2011 the handover of £3414, raised between January and June of this year was marked by a gathering of Ty Gobaith supporters that was attended by Helen Wyn, pictured below, from Ty Gobaith.

In acknowledging our fund raising efforts Helen described the ways donations are used for local children, including: hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, music therapy and nursing care. Support for families includes bereavement care and support groups. Ty Gobaith is a registered charity. 95% of the money that they need to provide a service is donated by the general public or from workplace fund-raising efforts.

Those who attended the handover in June were treated to a slide show of activities organised over the past 18 months. These included an ascent of Snowdon (pictured), abseiling down the Marquess of Anglesey’s column, a Student v Staff football match, 2 weight loss challenges, a Bangor to Aberystwyth University bike ride and our most recent canoe challenge from the Conwy Centre at Plas Newydd to Bangor Pier that was sponsored by ‘Posturite’.

In addition to organised events, monies have been raised through the staff lottery. There are presently just over 400 members of staff in this lottery and more people are encouraged to pay £1 a month to join.

Canoe Trip

On Sunday June 19th 2011 a group of 12 Bangor University staff and family members set out to paddle for 2 hours from the Conway Centre at Plas Newydd to Bangor Pier, raising money from sponsorship for the Ty Gobaith childrens hospice in Conwy. For further details click here.

Chemistry Football Match

Friday 21st of January 2011 saw a challenge football match between the staff and students of the School of Chemistry. The lunchtime match raised £62.23 with staff narrowly losing 3-4 to the students.

December 2010 Cheque Handover

On December 2nd 2010 we were able to hand over a cheque for £7,410-86 to support the children and care provided by our adopted charity, the Ty Gobaith children’s hospice. Hazel Frost, Joe Patton, Lorrie Murphy and Mary Evans are pictured handing the cheque over to Katrina Lawson from Ty Gobaith.

The money has been raised from various sources. Over 400 members of staff joined this year’s lottery, each contributing £1 a month from their salary. Whilst some people are fortunate winners of our monthly draw, the real reason for joining the lottery is to support Ty Gobaith children’s hospice. The lottery raised £3000.

Our other funding raising events have included a Snowdon walk. This involved nearly 20 staff representing the Management Centre, Finance, Health & Safety Services and academic departments. The walk took just over 5 hours on a bleak, cold and very wet day and raised £773.

The most recent event involved just over 20 staff who sacrificed their Sunday off to abseil down the 110ft Marques of Angelsey column, supported by friends, family and work colleagues. The departments represented included Canolfan Bedwyr, Chemistry, Computer Science, Health & Safety Services, Maes Glas, Psychology and the Finance department. The abseil raised £3,410-86.

Thank you for your ongoing support to this worthwhile cause.

2010 - 100ft Marquess of Anglesey’s Column Abseil

To see pictures from October's abseil click here.

Snowdon Walk 2010

On Friday 10th of September 2010, 16 members of University staff completed a sponsored walk up Snowdon.

The weather on the day was extremely wet, but they bravely made the summit and descent in a good time. In total they raised £618.

Bangor to Aberystwyth Bike Ride

The 107 mile ride took place in May 2010 and took just over 10 hours to complete. The ride raised over £100 for the Ty Gobaith Childrens Hospice, well done Joe.

Weight Loss Challenge

Well done to staff on a successful weight loss challenge in 2008 which raised £1002.80 for Ty Gobaith, and £671.10 in 2009, good luck to all those taking part in the challenege this year.

Good luck!

Snowdon Walk

On Friday 18th of September 2009, a number of University staff completed a sponsored walk up Snowdon.

The walk enabled 15 members of staff to take on the challenge of the Rhyd Ddu route, which they started walking at 9.20am and they reached the summit at 12 noon. The weather was wonderful and allowed panoramic views of North Wales, and after spending an hour in the visitor's centre for refreshments, rest and relaxation they began a slow descent, reaching ground level at 4pm, via the slightly longer Snowdon Ranger route, and recovered with a well earned drink at a local hostelry.

The event raised £785.70 for Ty Gobaith.

Pay to Park

It was an excellent start to the fundraising with generous University staff and students raising £938.00 by donating £1 to park in all the University car parks. The University then matched the money making a grand total of £1876.00.

Pictured receiving the cheque from the Vice Chancellor, Professor Merfyn Jones and the Pro Vice Chancellor for Widening Participation and Welsh Language Strategy, Meri Huws, is Mr David Williams, an Ambassador for Ty Gobaith and a member of the University Council.

Cycle Run

Organised by Elwyn Williams, 16 cyclists completed the course of 36 miles. Raising just under £1500 for Ty Gobaith

The Raymond Tugwell Sponsored Walk

Each year Raymond Tugwell organises a sponsored walk down the Ogwen Valley providing a wonderful picnic for all the walkers at the half way stage. This year Raymond donated £610 to Ty Gobaith.