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Family Matters Family Matters is CBIT North Easts family support initiative established in direct response to family requests. You are invited to come along to the next meeting of the group on: Tuesday 20th May, at The Conference Room, Northern Counties School, Tankerville Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle NE2 3BB The meeting will start at 6pm and refreshments will be provided The speaker will be Dr. Rob Forsyth PhD, Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Neurology (Newcastle General and RVI Hospitals), with whom a lot of families will already be familiar. Rob would love to meet you there, in an informal setting, and have a chat too. Meet other families, make new friends and catch upon the latest CBIT news So that I have some prior idea of numbers could you please let me know either by email or telephone if you can attend.
Well, actually here in Newcastle, we are planning Christmas – yes in April! CBIT North East
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Sir Thomas was born in County Durham and retains strong links with the region. He is closely involved with the Samling Foundation, based in Hexham, Northumberland, that promotes talented young singers of the future. He is widely regarded as one of the finest singers in the world and he is famed for his interpretations of the major characters in Mozart opera. A versatile and dramatic performer he has sung a wide range of roles including Sweeney Todd in Sondheim’s musical of the same name at the Royal Opera House. He has made many recordings. He also directs opera and recently worked with Scottish Opera in Glasgow on a production of Don Giovanni. He directs the Samlings annual opera production at the Sage Gateshead. His outstanding contribution to the world of music has been recognised by the award of numerous honours. CBIT North East is very lucky to have secured Sir Thomas’s support as our second Patron and look forward to working with him in the future. Edinburgh Marathon Anne Booth and Gavin Ritchie from Whitley Bay Tyne & Wear, have not only committed themselves to running the Great North Run later this year for CBIT but are also running the EDINBURGH MARATHON for the North East Child and Family Support Project on 25th May. They are both former colleagues of Project Manager Julie Young and are experienced runners. They simply can’t wait to don the CBIT Tshirts and represent the NE Project in this fantastic way. If you would like to sponsor Anne and Gavin you can do so by visiting the Just Giving website or by contacting Julie Young at the NE Project office on 0191 281 9506 or at julie.young@cbituk.org Good luck guys! North East Project secures Patron The Duchess is currently heavily involved in her own major project at The Alnwick Garden but has recognised the importance of this Project. She is “delighted that it is being introduced to the North East”. Her Grace hopes to be able to become more involved with CBIT when her load there lightens but meanwhile she, like ourselves, is busy fundraising and seeking support for a very important project. The Duchess feels that to succeed “you have to have total conviction that your project will be successful, believe in it 100 per cent and be prepared to work at it until you have delivered. People from the North East are often suitably strong characters and are definitely committed to their region”. This is certainly true of the dedication to the Child and Family Support Project here in the North East and we hope that the involvement of our Patrons will strengthen our profile and further raise awareness of the Project in the next few crucial months. Julie Young
“WHAT A FEELING!” CBIT supporters attended the Great North Run on Sunday September 30th It was a perfect morning for the race, if a little hot. The crowds had gathered well in advance to soak up the atmosphere. And some atmosphere it was! Newcastle was buzzing and everyone we met seemed to be making their way to the race start. Sir Bobby Robson performed the honours – a very popular North East choice. We passed Bart Simpson, Obi One Kenobi, several Scooby Doos, Batman, a couple of gorillas and cavemen to name but a few. We were staggered by the number of charities represented and felt a great pride that CBIT had two runners supporting the organisation amongst the 50,000 participants. Lottie Bell, although injured completed the race in a staggering 2hrs14mins and was naturally very sore and tired afterwards but felt a great sense of achievement. She raised the grand total of £314.50 for CBIT. Having run the London 10K for CBIT in July this year raising over £1000 along the way, Owen Pugh took part in his biggest running challenge yet in the Great North Run. He raised a staggering £1156 with donations still coming in and completed the race in 2 hours and 38 minutes. All this whilst studying for his A-levels. Well done Owen! I would like to extend my thanks to the runners on behalf of CBIT, both for their commitment and for the money they raised. I am very pleased to say that two more runners have already made a commitment to running for CBIT North East in next years race and the same two people are hoping to run for CBIT in the London Marathon in April 2008. If anyone can help with places we would be very grateful. CBIT in Newcastle Links: Child & Family Support | Events | Family Support | In-Touch Telephone Support | News | Past Events |
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We are delighted to welcome Sir Thomas Allen CBE as Patron of CBITs Child and Family Support Project North East.
We are very happy to announce that Her Grace, The Duchess of Northumberland has kindly agreed to become the first Patron of the Child and Family Support Project in the North East of England.
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