We couldn’t be more proud of Heather McLeish for completing her 5 days trekking across the Great Wall of China with her faithful friend, Ollie Ted. She was lucky enough to be able to ‘lend a hand’ repairing a section of the wall that is currently being reconstructed. Heather was able to place her brick, … Continued
Very proud of our Bex and Ellie for completing the Henley Trail Half marathon today (finally getting to run after the Reading half was cancelled) and raising just shy of £700 for the OYF! Well done to you ladies – loving the fact that your medal strap is Ollie blue #thingshappenforareason
Wokingham Mayfair was probably the best one yet! The weather was amazing and we had a constant flow of people visit our stall. ‘Guess the Name of the Bear’ was as popular as ever and here is our lucky winner, Vincent with ‘Rover’. All in all we had an amazing day and would like to … Continued
Thank you so much Katie, Rachel, Emily, Kira, Holly and Serena from 1st Woosehill Guides for raising money for the OYF at the end of last term. We love receiving little notes like this and your donation will certainly help our fight towards brain tumours. Thank you #onedaywewillfindacure
Article Source: Bracknell News Adam Theofilatos A WOMAN is trekking the entire Great Wall of China for charity after inspiration struck on the food shop. Heather McLeish, from Wokingham, will be taking on the enormous hike with the hope of raising more than £2000 for the Ollie Young Foundation- a brain tumour charity. Ollie Young was … Continued
Big shout out to OYF’s Shona for completing her half marathon yesterday and proudly sporting her Ollie blues – well done from us all!
A massive shout out to Hannah Garrett who braved the weather last Sunday to run the Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon and raised an incredible £381 for the foundation – what a star you are and thank you from us all at Team OYF
We feel incredibly lucky to have such a supportive local ( and not so local ) network of shops and businesses who have chosen the OYF to raise funds for by having one of our Ollie pots. We would like to take this opportunity to say a huge massive THANK YOU to you all, and … Continued
OYF’s very own Maxine took on a challenge over the month of February to walk 200 miles. She says “It was tougher than I thought but come sun or snow I was out there in my Ollie blues” what a star you are Max! Well done and thank you #feblueary
Nanny Young and Michele went along to a presentation evening this week and were handed a cheque for £600! This was down to Wokingham’s 41 Club for choosing OYF as one of their charities to benefit from the performance of “Doubt – A Parable” by the players of Wokingham Theatre back in January. A massive … Continued
What a way to finish his news years resolution – being on the front cover of the Wokingham paper AND having cake and sweets for breakfast! Alex Dando decided to give up sugar for 2 months in memory of his friend who died of a brain tumour in 2015, aged 7. We are so so … Continued
Pupils from Hawthorn School took part in the walk in 2016 Article Source: Bracknell News By Gemma Davidson, Senior reporter, Bracknell News ENTRIES for this year’s Wokingham Walk are now open. Walkers are invited to complete a five, 10, or 15-mile walk around the countryside surrounding the town, with a brand new 20-mile route being added … Continued
