Sponsored Betty Push

Saturday September 12th saw an intrepid team from St Michael's setting off on a sponsored "Betty Push" to raise funds for Herts and Beds Historic Churches Trust.

The Herts and Beds Historic Churches Trust gives grants to help with repairs etc. to historic Churches in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. We received a very generous grant from them recently which helped us to re-roof our Church. Once a year they have a fund raising event where cyclists and walkers can get sponsorship for travelling between their choice of over 6,000 Churches. The Betty Push, together with our "meet & greet" team at St Michael's is our contribution to this important event.

Betty Bird, who's granparents lived in Upper Stondon remembers frequent visits to Upper Stondon Church as a girl; always with a penny clasped tightly in her hand to put in the collection plate.

The pushers, Ian Mercer and Frank Bond have been on a gruelling training regime to prepare for todays epic push, culminating in an 8am "full English" at Carrie's Café in Shefford to set them up for the day ahead...

From Upper Stondon, the team headed off up the hill to our sister church at Meppershall. In all, the Betty Push team visited an amazing total of twelve Churches:

• Upper Stondon
• Meppershall
• Shillington
• Upper Gravenhurst (2 Churches)
• Lower Gravenhurst
• Campton
• Shefford (2 Churches)
• Clifton
• Henlow (2 Churches)

The team finished with a well-earned meal at The Crown at Henlow where their hi-vis jackets and balloons attracted some welcome additional donations.

The Betty Push has raised £240! Our thanks to everyone who generously sponsored this event, or gave donations on the day.

Updated: 26th September 2009

Source: Web Team

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