Since the start of virus situation 18 months ago I had seen a lady everyday walking between the villages of Histon and Cottenham on my journey in to work.
 
So what you may say but this lady had been collecting the litter that had been thrown in to hedgerows, footpaths etc
 
I had seen the ever increasing amount of litter the lady had been picking up on a daily basis come rain, sun or snow.
 
I became so impressed by what an amazing job that she had done over an 18 month period that I felt that she deserved a small thank you.
 
So I made the decision to stop on the way to work last week and offer a small gift to the lady for the outstanding work she had done over a prolonged period.
 
I stopped and spoke to the lady who I now know as Kathleen and said that CCFR had a small gift of a couple of boxes of chocolates for the outstanding work she had done in keeping the country side so clean and tidy it was so nice to be able to offer a small gift for somebody who cared about her community and put a smile on her face.
 
Outstanding work Kathleen
 
Ian Darler B.E.M

Help Kallan by going to Fundraiser via the link https://tinyurl.com/s6b5s3my

Hi! My name is Kallan, I am 19 and I was born in Cambridge! Aged two weeks I was left on a doorstep. My cousins stepped in and I lived with them until I was 11 years old, when social services had to step in and removed me from their care protecting me from further emotional and physical abuse which had been a regular occurrence. I was then placed into 17 different homes.

During this time I found the my love and passion for acting was born. Being able to create an imaginary world and escape my reality at that time gave me a way through. It allowed me moments of great happiness from age four and has remained this way. I never let go of my dream of one day being a professional actor. Against the odds I am still fighting for this dream! Ive never let go of it.

I am proud to tell you that I have have been accepted into THREE of THE World renowned Acting schools in the USA. 1) The New York Film Academy, (2) American Musical And Dramatic Academy, both of which have currently offered me a scholarship to attend and (3) The American Academy Of Dramatic Arts where the likes of Anne Hathaway, Danny DeVito and Paul Rudd has attended. I could not be more pleased.

I have decided to go with The American Academy of Dramatic Arts which has been my dream for many years. However, unfortunately I have come to an financial barrier on my path. This is due to being an international student studyingin the USA; and I do not have parents or family to offer any support. I have tried to save every penny that I could in hope that it can embrace the opportunity of studying in America to become a professional actor. Sadly, despite my best efforts I haven’t been able to save enough saved yet, which breaks my heart.

I am here to politely call on you in hope that you could be part of making an ordinary guy, with a big dream come true, and to be part of the next steps of this adventure. It is such an amazing opportunity and would fulfil the biggest dream; a dream that has kept me going for many years. I have added my audition videos, the acceptance letters and some photos below for you to see so you can see who you are investing in and to get a better understanding of who I am.

I am a highly focused and determined young man who throughout his life has never let go of his dreams of becoming an actor despite having been laughed at when I tell people what my goal is. I have been told very nasty things when opening up to people about what I want to do. People will say things like “that’s not a proper career” “don’t make me laugh!” “You won’t get anywhere” and despite all of that I have pushed myself through it all and I have now become one step closer to achieving this goal. You would be investing into the right sort of person for the industry because of the mindset I have. I understand that I will receive a lot of no’s and I will get a lot of rejection but that will only encourage me more; motivating me because I know they chose me to audition for a reason and I will use my rejection to learn from those who were successful in their auditions. Acting is my life and I would never give it up because it gets too hard. I know the risk that others say I would be taking but to me it isn’t a risk. It is my life. If every aspiring actor never gave up because things got tough then they would have made it. That is the difference between the thousands of aspiring actors and me. I will never give up and I will use every moment as an opportunity to develop myself, my skills and to learn from others around me even if it is in failure. No one can ever take that courage away from me. 

THANK YOU for taking the time to read my post and I hope that you can become part of making my dream into a reality, and part of my journey. This dream means more to me than words will ever show and I hope you all stick around to see the outcome of this amazing journey!

CCFR are pleased to be able to continue their support with Tom’s Trust.
 
Back in 2016 Ruby Darler wrote her first book Flash’s New Glasses when she was 7 years of age and was supported by her cousin Yasmin Aldrich who produced the artwork within the book.

The book has raised several thousand pounds for Tom’s Trust over the years and a new supply of books have been delivered to Debs Whiteley at the trust

Break is an innovative charity that provide hope and support for vulnerable children and young people. Based in East Anglia, They offer a whole childhood service that represents exceptional commitment to young people that they work with and invest in their futures.

Their vision is to be the leading children’s care charity in East Anglia striving for the best outcomes for young people on the edge of care, in care and moving on from care.

They do this by offering a pathway of connected specialist support services to ensure young people have the care they need when and where they need it’ for as long as they need it.

If you feel that you can offer any financial support to break please contact them via the web-site details below.

https://www.break-charity.org

I would like to thank Louis Hrebeniak, ,Tamirat Shumet , Ashley Dyer & Sam Gomarsall at Cambridge United for all their help in supplying the football kit and Michael Soliveri at the Frost Group for donation the boxed gifts .

We wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR and hope that things can return to some sort of normality in 2021
 
Ian Darler B.E.M
E-mail    cambcharityfundraisers@gmail.com

I was so sorry to hear of the passing of our very good friend Mick Rivers. He was a wonderful man and he was a great friend as well.

I will never forget all that he did for me in helping with Cambridge Charity Fund Raisers

Mick was one of the first anglers to join CCFR and was always keen to make a donation through his beloved Royston Angling club.

I never heard an ill word spoken of him. He was kind, compassionate, and a true gentleman. Sadly there are few people like that in the world today.

We will all miss his sense of humour and words that would echo around the lake.

HELLO MY BOY - THEY WILL NEVER SELL ICE CREAMS DRIVING AT THAT SPEED as an ambulance could be heard in the distance with its sirens blasting out.

AND WHO COULD FORGET THE MICK RIVERS DUCK WARBLER TO START AND END ALL OUR MATCHES

I could never repay all that he did for me and CCFR, but I would at least like to do what little I can and in doing so, honour his memory with the introduction of a new award during our fishing series.

We all extend our sympathy to Mick’s sons Shaun and Simon along with the family and let them know how much we share their pain at this sad time.

In Friendship & Sorrow,
Ian Darler and everybody at Cambridge Charity Fund Raisers

They are a local charity and funds raised go directly to help families and people who have been effected by cancer.
 
During 2019 The Malcolm Whales Foundation were involved in the creation of a new garden area outside the Woodlands Centre at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
The garden is a place for patients and their families to spend some time with their thoughts away from the busy treatment centre.
 
This year The Malcolm Whales Foundation major project is to help support a refurbishment of the Robert Horrell cancer and wellbeing centre.
 
Everybody involved with CCFR are pleased help support this venture with the funds raised from the 2020 fishing series held at Rookery Waters, Pidley
 
To learn more about the  Malcolm Whales Foundation go to www.tmwf.co.uk
 or click on the orgainsations logo above

Ian Darler
CCFR

CAMBRIDGE CHARITY FUND RAISERS
Helping to change lives for the better
www.cambridgecharityfundraisers.com
 
Further update for all the anglers that have signed up for the 2020 charity fishing series
Wednesday 3rd  June 2020 Raven Lake, Pidley, ( CANCELLED) (due to over 70 year old lock down and matches not being permitted at the present time ) 

Alex Bates at Rookery Waters has been very helpful in trying to re-scheduling our charity matches.
 
Please see below match dates which are subject to ongoing Covid 19 government restrictions and decisions 

• Wednesday  1st July 2020 Magpie Lake, Pidley, draw 7.45am fish 8.45 am–1.45pm weigh in and put back ( second match fish 2.30pm -8.30pm ) same lake and anglers will retain the peg they fished in the first match (Final details to be confirmed if the Covid isolation has been lifted and fishing matches are permitted) I will update everybody mid-June
• Wednesday 5th August 2020 Rook Lake, Pidley draw 9.15am fish 10.30am-6pm
• Wednesday 2nd  September 2020  Raven Lake, Pidley, draw 8.45am fish 10am-4.30pm
  
• Wednesday 7th October 2020 Jay Lake Pidley, draw 8.45am fish 10am-4.30pm
  
• Wednesday 4th November 2020 Raven Lake Pidley draw 8.45am fish 9.45 - 3.15pm
  

 
 Wednesday 2nd December 2020 Raven Lake draw 8.45 fish 9.45am 3pm (Christmas match/Presentation match and dinner)
 
Stay safe & well and thank you all for your continuing support.
 
Ian Darler
 

The Rampton Fairies and the children of Rampton would like to thank Ian Darler of Cambridge Charity Fundraisers for his donation of 75 children’s activity sets.  

These have been distributed around the village and we hope they will provide some entertainment during this difficult time.

The Rampton Fairies are a small Committee of village ladies originally formed to raise money for Christmas lights, who now fund raise around the year to grant ‘wishes’ for the village residents.  The money raised from events such as our “Pop Up” Breakfast café and Bingo nights have not only enabled us to light up the village green at Xmas, but also to provide a fortnightly minibus supermarket trip for those without transport, contribute to start-up costs for Rampton Friday Club (the village youth group) and supply, soon to be installed additional facilities at the village hall.  Events to foster a community spirit are held for all ages, especially at Christmas, when the Fairies come into their own

The ‘Fairies’ were instrumental in founding the Rampton CareRing to provide village support during the Coronavirus outbreak.  The Rampton CareRing, which saw a coming together of the villages 77 Committee and the Village Hall Management team now has a core of 41 volunteers who are able to provide support where it is most needed with tasks such as shopping and prescription collecting.  We have also set-up a village milk and newspaper delivery service which we hope we may continue when the crisis has passed.

Unfortunately the Easter egg hunt organised by the 77 Committee for the village had to be postponed, but in true Rampton style the Easter bunny still managed to deliver.

Looking for the Silver lining in these strange times, we as a village are incredibly proud of how everyone, from young to old have pulled together to support one another.  Strengthening what already was an amazing community spirit.
M.M

I would like to congratulate all the ladies and individuals who have worked so hard and contributed towards helping the families isolated and in need of assistance during these very challenging times the fairies have been simply outstanding in working as a group to help so many people within the village of Rampton. 

We are also pleased to have been able to offer the children in the village a small gift and would like to thank the children who have made cards and written letters to CCFR thanking us for the gift.

Ian Darler