Dancing for the Kids!

In my madness I have agreed to a week of Zumba classes. This seems more daunting than my run! I have never even tried it before. Actually to the point I think I may have been avoiding it!


So what do they say face your fears? Grab the bull by the horns? Whatever, my name is down and I am coming in! Thanks to Martin at GTI Fitness this will be my schedule for the week commencing 5th December...



Monday 2000 - Chapel Leisure Centre

Tuesday 2000 -  Disley Methodist Church

Wednesday 930 - New Mills Youth Centre

Thursday 2000 Buxton - St Thomas More School

Saturday...... 1730-2100 Xmas Zumba Party @ Entourage Printworks Manchester

Oh and just to say I have every intention of keeping up my running training that week too!  So come on sponsor me or better still come and join me! The party looks like great fun and would be great to celebrate at the end with a few of my supporters. So get your dancing shoes on and say it's for the kids! 

NEWS

I've got lots of things in the pipeline to tell you about in the future but in the meantime I thought I'd tell you about some support I will be getting during my run. Richard Thomas owner of Colemore Farm has volunteered to come and run a full day with me! How wonderful is that!!! I'm really looking forward to it as, by the second week, it may be just what my motivation needs. Thank you, it means a lot to me.

And if anyone else fancies pulling on their trainers over Easter and happens to be up my way I'll be posting the route soon so you can come and join me too. Even if you only wave as I go by it will make me smile and I can tell you that's almost as good as an energy drink!

My local veg shop today also offered sponsorship and a big basket of fruit to keep me going! how great are they. There's a lot to be said for community spirit and shopping locally. So if you live near Whaley Bridge pop into Country Basket and pick up some excellent, seasonal veg.

Thank you to all again that have sponsored me so far. I hope you are following my Facebook Page too now

Gloucester Marathon

Well that's gone and done it, just signed myself up for the Gloucester Marathon in January! Timing right as part of my training for the Coast to Coast. If I can't run that distance by then....! 

Please sponsor me! It's all raising money for Children's Adventure Farm Trust

www.justgiving.com/cakenest

oh and before I forget I've set up a Coast to Coast Facebook page, well it did seem to be taking on a life of it's own! Please come and like it, your words of encouragement really are what keep me going!

Happy Birthday!

Helping NOTHS celebrate their birthday too!

It's official. We made it! This month marks two years that we have been in the business of fulfilling you cake needs! Come and celebrate with us. We have launched our new website now and will have so many things following to keep you amused it is unbelievable! This new site is about rewarding you more now. Coming very soon you will see our members section and this is all about you. You will be able to get your hands on some scrummy things just for you! 

Buxton Advertiser

So what has our first two years been like? A rollercoaster! If anyone had told us that we would be posting slices of cake nationally all year round, we would have thought they were having a laugh! If anyone had said we would be shortlisted for Not On The High Street's Make Awards, we would have been amazed. And if you had told me that I would be running 180 Miles for Children's Adventure Farm Trust I personally would have been dumbfounded! 

The biggest is thing is you our customers. Thank you for all the lovely feedback we receive. Without you we would truly be nothing

Buxton Advertiser

Ooooo here it is, my interview with Buxton Advertiser! What do you think?

www.justgiving.com/cakenest

We still need help finding a campervan for the time we are away. If you can help please get in touch 

01663 750447

or

info@thecakenest.co.uk

High Peak Radio

Today has been the day that I've been on the news every hour! Have a click through to hear what i've been saying. As I've said before I really need your help. If you can contribute in any way it would be warmly received even if it's just a few words of encouragement when you see me out training! Talking of which I've just been paying far too much attention to my training plan and am starting to wonder why I'm concerned by 180 miles. My training over the next 6 months will take me over 800 miles. That'll make it around 1000 miles in total! Again if you have any suggested routes around the High Peak area let me know, don't want to be getting bored!

Don't forget you can sponsor me at www.justgiving.com/cakenest

Thanks

Coast to Coast

This blog is a little different. As many of you know my charity of the year is The Children's Adventure Farm Trust. They provide holidays and activities for terminally ill, chronically sick, disabled and disadvantaged children from all over the Northwest. I chose them because they are a smaller charity, that many of you will not have heard of and because they are local to me. I try to do my bit for charity as much as I can and last year together with Mr Cake we raised £1400 for Action Medical Research, another fantastic charity.

This year has been a roller coaster of a year. The Cake Nest is growing fast but everyone knows that comes at a price, generally time and money. So I thought it was time to take a step back and reevaluate life. I made a promise to CAFT that they would be my charity of the year. When I said this I never meant it as a token gesture, I really wanted to help. They survive purely on donations as they get no statutory funding and play a vital role in many children's lives. So let's help offer this to more.

Ok, enough putting it off, you want to know what I'm going to do right? Well you have heard of a popular route called the Reivers Way? No? Ok the coast to coast cycle? Ah yes that's the one! 180 miles from Newcastle Upon Tyne to Whitehaven - before you correct me yes that's the wrong way round! However, I haven't said yet what I'm doing.... I'm running! Over the course of 2 weeks during Easter 2012 I will be accompanied by Mr Cake only on his bike. There to keep my spirit up and refuel me. The plan is to run 10-15 miles a day with the odd rest day but I will write again to let you know the details.

The catch is I still need support...! Do you know any b&bs along the way or great campsites that might want to put up with me (will probably be sleeping)? Do you live nearby or just fancy a run over to give me the lift of running beside me? Spread the word, let everyone know who CAFT are. Lastly do you have any spare change to donate? This is obviously important but isn't about donating your life savings, more like the pound you found down the back of the sofa. You know on twitter we have over 1500 followers, if you all just donated a pound what a difference that would make! Collectively we can bring a smile to another child's face.

So 2012 will be the year of the Olympics, bring it on, let's start it with a bang and show the world what we are made of!

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thank you