Fundraisers

A HYTHE pensioner and has raised over £200 for charity by running a half marathon in memory of her late husband.

A RECORD number of walkers raised £4,000 for the charity of a specialist palliative care unit in Christchurch in memory of Melodie Lomax.

A VICAR is running eight marathons to raise money to pay for much-needed renovations at a Netley Marsh church.

A CHARITY worker will take on 24 gruelling CrossFit workouts in as many hours to raise money for the new Macmillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital.

A TEAM from Lymington Amateur Rowing Club looks set to have broken one of a string of world records it aimed for when it set out on an epic challenge.

Sitting in an idyllic New Forest cottage garden it is easy to see why Dame Esther Rantzen has turned her back on London to live here permanently.

CROWDS of people turned out yesterday (Sunday) for the return of the Waterside raft race in Hythe.

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy who launched his own clothing money to raise money for children's charity Honeypot ended up collecting over £2,000.

A LYMINGTON man who played golf non-stop for 24 hours has raised £3,500 for mental health charity, Mind.

AN 80-year-old New Forest heart attack survivor will climb the equivalent of Mount Everest to raise £100,000 for impoverished Indian communities

DRAPED in a rainbow flag and with a huge smile spread across his face, Max Thurnell-Read enjoys his first ever Pride march.

A LYMINGTON octogenarian who fulfilled his dream to skydive has raised £4,000 for Wessex Cancer Trust.

A LYMINGTON man has pledged to change his name by deed poll for a year to that of a cartoon dog to raise funds for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People

SIR Elton John gave a spectacular performance at a star-studded event at the Chewton Glen, which raised £1.9m for his Aids Foundation.

STARS are lending their artistic flair to a charity canvas auction for Christchurch Hospital's Macmillan Unit hospice.

RETIRED pilot from Milford has completed an epic 8,700-mile cycling challenge to raise more than £18,000 for Oakhaven and other cancer charities.

A DAREDEVIL Lymington octogenarian will fulfil a lifelong ambition when he skydives 15,000ft to raise thousands of pounds for the Wessex Cancer Trust.

A YOUNG commoner from East Boldre has organised a parade of 40 vintage and modern day tractors to raise over £2,000 for Oakhaven Hospice.

A HOME-MADE tin boat piloted by army veteran Major Mick is set to make waves in Beaulieu to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

Milford mums step up in bid to raise £5,000 for Oakhaven Hospice and other charities with 95 mile walking challenge