Wingerworth Victorious: Wingerworth JSA Mind Charity Football Day(02/06/13)

Firstly I would like to thank everyone who came to the day and I hope you all had a great time. Thankfully the weather was fantastic, although it left a few of us players with sunburn afterwards.

The point of the day was to raise money for Mind and thanks to your fantastic support and the help of Wingerworth Junior Sports Association we did just that. The funds from the raffle and the match itself go towards my fundraising efforts for Mind in doing the 24 Hour UK Three Peaks Challenge in September, whilst the money made from the shop went to the football club. I would have been pleased to make any sort of amount for Mind, but to raise £312.20 was very pleasing. Again, thank you very much for your support.

The U16's lost to the U18's 5-4 in a game that saw me come out of managerial retirement to pick up where I left off - losing. The big game between Wingerworth and Mind saw the more experienced Wingerworth team pick up a 2-0 win over the younger, but clearly less fit, Mind team. I will always maintain our attacking style hindered us! Both games were played in a really good spirit and everyone seemed to have fun, which is the main thing. I would like to hold my hands up for the first goal as it was slack defending on my behalf. Sorry lads!

My thanks also go out to all the fantastic helpers on the day, but I would like to pay a special thank you to my good friend Adam Pike. Without him the day would not have panned out as it did. His modesty will not let him take any praise though, bless him. Also a shout-out must go out to Geoff and Liz Lord who also played key roles in organising the day. Thanks guys! But for everyone who came and helped out, it was very much appreciated.

If anyone would like to donate the sponsorship link is: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/Milkwasabadchoice

Information on the 24 Hour UK Three Peaks Challenge can be found here: http://www.mind.org.uk/get_involved/fundrasing_events/uk_challenges/4764_uk_three_peaks_challenge_2013

I will keep you all updated on the hike in September.

Thank you for your support.

Matt.

Twitter: @WalkingforMind




Some pictures from the day...

Walk da' Walk (Update One)

Hello all.




*BLATANT PLUG ALERT WITH ADDED WEIRD FACIAL EXPRESSION*

Yes, the name of my blog has changed yet again. Why, no one asks? Well, it will no longer be a film blog (that latest long) and I will now use it for blatant plugging for the charity hike I am undertaking in the summer. Apologies in advance.

With just over four months to go until the hike I thought I'd best start doing some good ol' fundraising. Twitter, Facebook and begging are the methods I will be using most often to attempt to reach the goal of £550, which is going to be really tough. There is the possibility that me and a friend, who is doing a charity hike too, will be co-hosting a charity event later in the year, but that is yet to be determined. So, anyways...

It had been a rather wet and windy day in Cumbria...

This year it appears I will be on my own for the hike. My best friend Adam has joined me the last two years, whilst my brother and his fiancee kindly joined us last year to do the Hadrian's Wall Trek. I really enjoyed doing the treks the previous two years, albeit last years was spoilt by the horrible weather. Doing the Yorkshire Three Peaks was great the year before. The views were fantastic and despite being bitten to pieces, it was well worth it. I think this will be my last one for a while as I feel bad asking for money each year off of you lovely people. We've really appreciated the support over the past two years. One more big push would be greatly appreciated though! The UK 24 Hour Three Peaks Challenge is something I have wanted to do for a while and I'm really excited that I get the chance to do it for Mind. It's a fantastic cause and something that is very close to my own heart, so I'm chuffed that they are putting it on and I can't wait to get going with it.

Ben Nevis

The walk itself takes place between the 14th-16th June. The aim is to climb the biggest peak in each of Scotland, England and Wales inside 24 hours. I will be meeting the mini-bus at Chester Train Station on the Friday where we (the gang of us representing Mind) will all then head up to Scotland to spend the night ahead of attempted to hike up Ben Nevis the following morning. After completing the biggest of the three peaks we will then be heading South to Cumbria to climb Scafell Pike, which will have to be completed during the night. The final part of the challenge will see us head to Wales for a bright and early 4am (approximately) start to climb Snowdon, of which I have been told the views are spectacular. We are hoping to be finished for before 9am so we can have a nice celebratory breakfast and then head back to the train station. So yeah, the trek will consist of approximately 25 miles of hiking (11,000ft altogether), 3 countries and approximately 480 miles of driving in 24 hours. Good times!

This will get some plugging off of me over the coming months, so get ready for it. Any support would be great and I'd love you forever if you donated. Mind really is a fantastic charity who do an awful lot to help people who are suffering with mental health issues. Retweets on Twitter, shares on Facebook and so forth would be greatly appreciated as well. As you will see below I'm making the most out of the age of social networking. Please give my Facebook page a like and check out my fundraising page. I will also be filming the walk and any fundraisng events prior to the trek, so I will upload those to my YouTube page. If anyone has any ideas over ways I could fundraise then please let me know! So yeah, that's about it. I'm considering writing a piece for Mind closer to the time, but I might yet bottle that. Thank you for taking the time to read this and many thanks to those who have already donated/agreed to donate.



Fundraising Page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=Milkwasabadchoice&isTeam=true

(Yes, I did name my fundraising page after an Anchorman quote, and yes I do regret it.)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattdoestheUKThreePeaksChallenge

YouTube: MattWatson91

Mind: http://www.mind.org.uk/

Thank you.

Matt.