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RELEASE:
IMMEDIATE
DATE: 16th July 2007
Tablers Support Big Apple Challenge
Billericay Round
Table had a run-in
with the law this
week when Met
Policeman Chris
Harding attended
their monthly
meeting and received
a donation towards
his charity bike
ride for the Jack
Brown Appeal.
Chris, 34, who is
based at Romford
police station, will
be joined by 15
other police
officers from the UK
on a staggering 220
mile cycling trip
that will take him
from New York to
Rhode Island in the
US. The gruelling
challenge, which
will also involve
American police
officers from both
cities, will take
place over the
course of 7th
to 9th
September 2007.
Jack Brown, aged 5,
is suffering from a
rare childhood
cancer called
neuroblastoma - a
solid tumour cancer
which spreads
rapidly. Recurrence
after treatment is
currently considered
non-curative in the
UK. Jack's current
treatment will
require in excess of
$750,000. There is
currently
no
UK government
funding for this
treatment, so this
is the only hope for
Jack and his family.
Jack's parents, both
Detective Sergeants
at the Metropolitan
Police, have moved
their family,
including his
brother Connor, 10,
and sister Rhian, 7,
to the US, where
they continue to
support Jack's
relentless fight to
beat this disease.
They are staying in
a room at Ronald
McDonald House,
which provides a
"home away from
home" for families
whose children are
undergoing treatment
at nearby hospitals.
Billericay Round
Table were made
aware of Chris'
challenge and were
eager to support the
cause by way of a
£1000 donation
towards the appeal.
All of the Round
Table members are
aged between 18 and
45 so many are
fathers themselves
and could relate to
Jack's family.
Speaking after being
presented the cheque,
Chris said "I am
very grateful to
Will Fraser and all
of the other guys in
Billericay Round
Table for their kind
donation and
supporting the Jack
Brown Appeal."
Anyone wanting to
join Billericay
Round Table can
contact them through
their website
www.billericayroundtable.co.uk
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Billericay Round
Table meet at
Stewarts Wine Bar
Billericay on a
Wednesday evening
once a month.
Simon Poole -
Billericay Round
Table - Tel: 07747
042202
National Website:
www.roundtable.org.uk
Jack Brown Appeal
website:
http://www.jackbrownappeal.org
Photo attached -
Chris Harding (right
of pic) receiving
cheque from BRT
Chairman Steve
Purcell
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