Whilst the Friends of Maghull & Districts (FOMD) was being interviewed by Dave Hughes (Maghull Community Radio (1) ) yesterday (12.5.23) to share the celebratory news about our prestigious national Royal Volunteer Service Award at Windsor Castle (2), as a light contrast to the two serious interviews from representatives of Sefton’s Dementia and Alzheimer’s organisations, we discovered that Dave at the tender age of 83 is travelling the length and breadth of England to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association after one of his friends has received a diagnosis.

If you know Dave he is an incredibly warm-hearted person and is a passionate ambassadorial advocate of Maghull, with many good causes under his belt of which this one is a truly remarkable endeavour and so worthy of all our support on his Just Giving page (3) with the background story below (4).

In addition, please consider supporting FOMD’s work to Make Maghull a Better Place to Live by volunteering or donating at www.fomd.co.uk (events and donation sections).

Many thanks to Dave for his continued support and brilliant work.

FOMD.

  1. https://www.facebook.com/maghullradio
  2. https://www.fomd.co.uk/royal-invitation-with-a-little-help-from-our-maghull-friends/
  3. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/david-hughes-836?utm_term=wyzk8deDK
  4. My best mate of more than 50 years is now in a care home suffering from this terrible Dementia disease. Memory loss is bad enough, but he has lost the ability to walk and there is nothing that can be done for him, that is the worse thing.

He is 83, just a month younger than me, so I have decided that my annual Vespa ride will this year be a Coast to Coast journey starting from Liverpool and photographing the most Northerly, Easterly, Southern and Westerly places in England. This should take me 5 days and I will cover nearly 1500 miles in the hope that my family, friends and others would like to donate to my cause.

All monies raised will be split with The Alzheimer’s Society and Dementia UK and every penny donated will go to these excellent charities in the hope that a cure can be found and families can be looked after. Please help. Thank You. Xxx

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