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Issue 12

Jan 2011

THE JUMBULANCE TRUST Charity No. 1090731 www.jumbulance.org.uk

„Making Travel Possible for those with disabilities or severe illnesses‟

Last September Mr & Mrs

Vaughan-Fowler and their indomitable

band of enthusiastic helpers organised

a marvellous luncheon in the grounds of

their lovely house, themed along the

lines of the BBC‟s “Strictly Come

Dancing”. They persuaded local

amateurs to practice for weeks

beforehand and on the day Chris Tarrant chaired the panel of judges.

Over 300 people attended the lunch and they, together with very many local businesses

offering support enabled the magnificent sum of just over £50,000 to be raised for the Trust.

STRICTLY COME DANCING LUNCHEON, SEPT 2010

GORDON JACKSON, BORDERS GROUP

Gordon Jackson has been honoured to receive the MBE in the New Years honours list for

services to The Scottish Ambulance Service ( 32 years ), and charity work within the local

community which includes The Border Holiday Group which is now very well known throughout the Border

Regions of Scotland.

COAST TO COAST WALK

With the help of Iain and Chris Chisholm the Trustees have agreed to a

sponsored Coast to Coast Walk to celebrate 10 years of the Jumbulance

Trust and raise funds for another new Jumbulance to replace Mk15.

Please do all you can to support this, details of which are shown fully

on the separate letter.

LES HOUTON

10 years ago when the Jumbulance Trust was first formed, Les Houton

agreed to be one of our two senior drivers with responsibility for Mk15

which he had looked after since it was presented new to the former Across

Trust by the Rotary Club of Scunthorpe some 20 years ago. During his

time with the Jumbulance Trust he has covered many miles with many

differing groups and will be remembered for his professionalism and

kindness, especially to our VIPs. This year he reaches a watershed age and

has decided to take life more gently. He will no longer be driving for the

Trust and we wish him well and extend our thanks for the contributions he

has made to the Trust.

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CLASSICS CARS, LUTON HOO, WEDNESDAY 6 JULY 2011

We were delighted to hear that Peter Madden who has supported us in the past is organising the 3rd Classics in

the Walled Garden which will be held at Luton Hoo on Wednesday the 6th July and has nominated the Jumbulance Trust as

one of his beneficiaries.

Classics in the Walled Garden is an evening picnic within and around the historic Walled Garden on the Luton Hoo

Estate. Spaces will be allocated as entries are received, the first 150 entrants will be inside the Walled Garden, the next

150 in the area immediately outside the Walled Garden with the remaining places in the paddock field nearby. On the

night there will be music, a licensed bar, and some catering facilities.

The event is aimed at cars and motorcycles aged 20 years and older, with more modern classics accepted at his

discretion. There will be parking available, outside the Walled Garden on payment, on the night for spectators and classics

which haven‟t booked.

Luton Hoo Walled Garden is set in a beautiful estate with entry from the New Mill End Road along a lovely tree

lined drive. You can read some of its history at; www.lutonhooestate.co.uk.

Proceeds from Classics in the Walled Garden will be divided between The Jumbulance Trust, The Walled Garden Project

and Help for Heroes. If you can spare a couple of hours of your time on the day to help with marshalling please let us

know. There will also be a tombola to raise extra funds, if you work for a company that might be interested in donating

some product or merchandise please get in touch.

If you wish to enter a car please fill in this form, print with the required details, SAE and cheque for £5 payable

to „The Rover P5 Club‟ and post to: Peter Maddon, „Classics in the Walled Garden‟, 48 Whitehill Avenue, Luton, LU1 3SR

About Your Car/Bike

Vehicle Make

Model

Registration

Year

About You

Name

Address 1

Address 2

Town/City

Postcode

e-mail address

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND THANKS

Since the last Newsletter we have continued to receive most generous support from many individuals and Trusts including :

St Barnabus Church Emmer Green, Harpenden United Reform Church, D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, The Childwickbury

Trust, Denton Wilde Sapte, Sobell Foundation, JSF Pollitzer Charitable Settlement, R S Brownless Charitable Trust, Misses

Barrie Charitable Trust, Souter Charitable Trust, Steel Charitable Trust, William Young’s Brewery, Kobler Trust,

Worshipful Company of Grocers, Aylesford Family Trust, Schroder Trust, Calleva Foundation. Welton Foundation, Lynn

Foundation,

With thanks for regular monthly support from Peter Kelly, Mr Holland and Marek Kowalewski!

“and to all those who support our endeavours in whatever way no matter how large or small

Page 3 FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES

Reading Half Marathon, March 2011, Rev Adam Carlill (right), Vicar of

Tilehurst St George, Priest in Charge of Tilehurst St Mary Magdalen will be participating in this event on 20 March 2011 and would welcome any additional

support, please encourage sponsorship where you can.

IN MEMORY OF MRS EDITH TARBOX

Mr John Tarbox of Pan Autos Harpenden generously nominated the Jumbulance Trust for those who wish to

pay tribute to his late Mother and as a result has donated a further £800. We extend our sincere

condolences and thanks to him and his family.

CARPENTER’S ARMS, HARPENDEN, CLASSIC CAR SHOW

This annual event was held in the Autumn and John Tarbox, Chairman, kindly donated £700 to the Jumbulance

Trust. Many thanks to him and his members for their generosity.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & SPECIAL THANKS

GREAT SOUTH RUN 2010

Brendan Kelly and Kate Rowe

(above middle) both took part

and completed this half

marathon on Sunday, 24 October

and raised over £2,000. Well

done to both of them.

MID HERTS GOLF CLUB

have adopted the

Jumbulance Trust as their

Charity for 2010/11 and

have been busy organising

several fundraising events.

FARLEY

CHAMBERLAYNE WALK

Chris Chisholm and her

team raised £930 for the

Trust from this event

SAINSBURY’S COLLECTION, NEWBURY

Chris Chisholm, David Lumsden and a band

of helpers from the Berkshire/Hampshire

groups spent a weekend in October

collecting on behalf of the Trust at their

local Sainsburys (above right) raising

£320!!

BUBBLES HAIRDRESSERS, HARPENDEN

Held a Coffee morning and raffle in their Harpenden salon and

throughout the year Bubbles have supported the Trust in various

ways raising for us in excess of £900.

COLDHARBOUR LANE

ALLOTMENTS, HARPENDEN

In August last year the new

Jumbulance visited Harpenden

and Kathryn Salvesen received a

donation of £350 from the

allotment holders (above left).

PAN AUTOS

GOLF DAY 2010

Once again Pan

Autos in

Harpenden

supported the

Trust at their

Charity Golf Day

in 2010 and

raised £3,800

St Albans High School for

Girls, Wheatampstead House

Throughout 2010 they have

adopted the Trust and will be

doing so again in 2011. Many

thanks for their contributions

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TRUST HISTORY

Roy Gregory has travelled as a helper with John Gill on two occasions, wrote a splendid article in a past Newsletter and prepared an excellent video which we hope to get onto our website soon, and having spoken at length with Kathryn, he has offered to write a short history and appreciation of the Jumbulance Trust to mark the 10th Anniversary. His ideas are set out below which I commend to all of you and suggest that any contributions should be sent to the office before the end of February – by email if possible in order to reduce typing. Roy Gregory’s Ideas I am interested in including others’ experiences from the point of view helpers, Group leaders, admin staff, other trustees, drivers, VIPs and anyone else I haven’t thought of. Short descriptions, stories, reflections, poems, etc would be much appreciated (anything from a hundred words or so up to 1000). I am particularly interested in stories that illustrate all that is best about Jumbulance Groups and also to celebrate the little known heroes and heroines who contribute to each group holiday and all the work that goes on in preparation. Group leaders I am sure would all have a fund of precious, scary, funny experiences to share. I am not sure of the format yet and to some extent it depends on the material I receive and find for myself. Overall I am trying to answer the questions: What makes the amazing people that participate do it?

How does this spirit of adventure, kindness, determination against the odds, humour and hard work get passed on and become the ethos of the groups and the organisation? - and where did it come from?

How can this best be described to others? I will appreciate every contribution but may need to edit both in terms of length and maybe by not including all I receive. I am sorry for this need to select if it does occur since I know all is precious and takes time to put together. Thank you in advance. Please send, before the end of February, any stories, experiences, etc to the Trust office as an attachment by email: njtt@clara.co.uk or delivered to the Trust Office: Delaport Coach House, Lamer Lane, Wheathampstead, St Albans, Herts, AL4 8RQ. Alternatively you can ring Nicola to discuss further on Mobile No: 07795018934. I hope I can produce something which does justice to this extraordinary organisation. Roy Gregory

NEW JUMBULANCE FOR 2012

Last October the Trustees decided that Mk16 had reached the end of its useful life

with the Trust and it has been sold. Mk15 is still part of our fleet but now 20 years

old and rapidly becoming uneconomic to maintain. It has been decided therefore that

we should aim to purchase another new Jumbulance of modern design and

specification and aim to have this in service for the 2012 season. To achieve this we

must place an order by June this year. Already we are fortunate to have raised

substantial funds in hand but estimate we shall need £50-75,000 more. If you wish

to contribute to this important project please see ways you can on Page 8.

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PARALYMPIC HAND CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS, SEPT 2010

For the first time an international paralympic competition was held at Deal in Kent and the Jumbulance

Trust was asked to transport the foreign competitors from Gatwick to Deal and back again after the events.

This was an eye-opener for those involved. The competitors themselves were fiercely independent,

staggeringly fit, full of fun and enthusiasm and could not speak highly enough of Steve Phillips who drove our

Jumbulance and trailer and looked after them so well.

Once again this year we will be taking children from the

Acorn’s Hospice in Birmingham down to Devon for 3

separate trips in February and March. This is as a result

of a successful trip in April 2010, Acorns newsletter

article below.

In April, eleven intrepid adventurers embarked on a remarkable journey of discovery in the West Country.

Having been fortunate to secure funding from the Heart of Birmingham PCT, Acorns took four young people on

an adventure weekend at the Calvert Trust in Devon to experience activities including rock climbing, canoeing,

zip wires, archery and swinging through the trees on ropes. The four young people were supported by a team

of carers and one of our volunteers as well as an instructor at Calvert. The weekend began with the journey

down to Devon in the „Jumbulance‟ – a specially adapted coach for wheelchair users. All of the equipment at

the Calvert Trust – ropes, harnesses and seats – were developed to enable everyone, whatever their ability to

participate in the activities. The first day saw the group adventuring on a challenge course followed by arch-

ery, rock climbing and the zip wire. Everyone who took part found strengths and determination that they‟d not

experienced before. By the end of the day everyone was exhausted, but very happy so relaxed with a session

in the hydrotherapy pool and enjoyed some home cooked food. Canoeing was the order of the day on day two

with the canoes fixed together to create a catamaran. This was followed by some crate stacking - hilarious

fun with plenty of adrenalin! After this came rope swinging, another trip to the pool and then a disco.

Needless to say, everyone slept very well that night!

The group set off for home the following day, happy after having had such a tremendous time. The young peo-

ple achieved so much from the experience and it showed us all that the „can do‟ attitude of the Calvert Trust

makes sure that everyone goes home proud of what they have done and who they are.

We would like to thank the Jumbulance Trust for their excellent service and the Calvert Trust for their help,

support and instruction in making this a wonderful experience for all.

We have used the Jumbulance once previously, and found it to be the safest and most secure form of trans-

port for our young people – there is plenty of space to carry the huge amount of equipment needed to care for

our young people, and the driver could not do enough to help us make the trip as smoothly as possible.

Jo Saunders, Adolescent Lead, Acorns Children’s Hospice

ACORNS CHILDREN’S HOSPICE

TRIP REPORTS

Page 6 TRIP REPORTS

Hotel Alpin

Val di Fleres

1-39040 Gossensass

Sudtirol

Tel: +39 0472 770101

WWW.hotelalpin.it

5 September-3 October 2010

We arrived on Sunday morning after a good journey with drivers Les and Jim, and enjoyed a pre booked

lunch and then had a relaxing afternoon on site before dinner and bed.

The Hotel Alpin is approximately 6years old and is has some lovely features. Helpers and VIP‟s used the

indoor heated pool regularly as well as the sauna and steam rooms with their complimentary hot and cold

drinks. The owners Albert and his wife were always on hand to make our stay comfortable. The rooms of

which 7 were disabled friendly were well appointed and all had a balcony. The food was excellent and the

wine at the bar quite cheap. As we only booked BB and evening meal we went out every day except the last,

for lunch and sightseeing.

Every evening was spent in the bar area with games, singing or quizzes and on Tuesday we had ordered a

group of Tyrolean dancers to entertain us, we also had Albert our host playing his accordion.

We went to the top of St Ulrich by cable car with lunch at the top, which was a long day out journey

time about 1hour plus.

A short day out was to Vipiteno journey time about 30 minutes.

Another full day out to Innsbruck, journey time about 1hour 30min was a good day.

Brixen about an hour away is one of the oldest towns in the Sudtirol and a very interesting place; we

could have spent longer there.

Friday was our last chance to shop, so we went to the border town of Brenner, to on outlet shopping

mall and also hit the supermarket for wine to take home.

After clearing our rooms by 11am on Saturday we spent the day on site with a few walks, and had lunch

and dinner before setting off for Reading at 6.15pm and arrived home at 2pm on Sunday.

A very enjoyable holiday and some very good feedback from both helpers and VIP‟s, and I would recommend

the venue to other groups. For more information please contact, John J Gill Group Leader via the office.

WOODLEY GROUP JUMBULANCE TRIP TO ITALIAN DOLOMITES

WOMAD JULY 2010

Another first for the Trust in conjunction with the support of the Rotary Club And David Tinker, who arranged to take a

group of severely disabled and sick young adults from Douglas House in Oxford to the WOMAD Festival to have a

marvellous time including meeting Rolf Harris. This year we shall be doing the same again as well as attending Glastonbury.

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IN MEMORY

PAPAL VISIT TO COFTON PARK, BIRMINGHAM 19 September 2010

Having left Yorkshire at 12.30am we arrived in Birmingham in the dark to the vast floodlit still empty coach park at the old Longbridge car plant. As all other coaches were under the banner of the National Express there was no mistaking our arrival in the Jumbulance. We hurriedly gave everyone some breakfast as by now although still dark and raining the other coaches were arriving thick and fast. We settled in Cofton Park with 5 hours to go before the Pope’s arrival! It was wet cold and dark, the bright lights of the altar were shining through the darkness illuminating a large portrait of Cardinal Newman. We chatted drank tea then slumped into silence trying to keep dry and the cold at bay and to conserve our failing energy. As dawn broke the choirs began singing and the expectation of this momentous occasion began falling into place. As the Pope’s arrival was approaching the dark grey clouds turned to light grey then to fluffy white clouds until a glorious sunshine burst forth as Pope Benedict entered the site in his Pope mobile to great cheers, the rain had stopped and the sky’s rays shone with a rainbow. Two of the hymns sung at Cofton Park were written by John Henry Newman. During Mass the Beatification took place and the Pope declared John Henry Newman Blessed which is now the last process before sainthood. Newman left the Anglican ministry age 44 and was received into the Catholic Church on October 9th 1845. This date the Pope said was to be commemorated as Blessed John Henry Newman’s feast day. The Pope began his Homily by noting that the day marked the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. He recalled that in 1940 the nearby city of Coventry had suffered heavy bombing with massive loss of life, he said “For me as one who lived and suffered through the dark days of the Nazi regime in Germany it is deeply moving to be here with you on this occasion and to recall how many of your fellow citizens sacrificed their lives courageously resisting the forces of evil ideology.” The Pope talked in depth about the life and work of Blessed Newman how he was an academic but a man of the people, how he had founded the Birmingham Oratory working among the sick and the poor comforting the bereaved and caring for those in prison During his life Cardinal Newman could often be seen walking in the green wooded hills of the park, so Cofton Park was a really significant place to be. On his death thou-sands of people lined the streets as his body was taken to its place of rest not half a mile from the park. All too soon the Mass came to a close and the Pope was gone leaving everyone feeling elated. The spirit of joy continued the choirs sang and no one seemed in a hurry to leave. People were very appreciative of been given the opportunity of their life to be so close and in the presence of the Holy Father. I have numerous letters from a variety of travellers some of whom had never experienced Jumbulance travel before, each person expressing their gratitude for being given the opportunity to be with the Hoy Father for the Beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman. I think it is safe to say we made a dream come true for those who travelled to Cofton Park. For those who had never previously travelled on Jumbulance they gained a great insight into the work and dedication given by the team of carers. Angela Kennedy ( West Yorkshire Jumbulance Group

It is with great sadness that the West Yorkshire Jumbulance Group (Wakefield) announce the

death of two of their regular passengers.

Peggy Atkinson lost her 18 month fight with cancer last July; she had cared for her disabled son all her

life and appeared indestructible, she had had the energy of a 60 year old and belied her age of being

closer to 90. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

Rosemary Healy celebrated her 50th birthday last October a week before her passing. We were

privileged to be invited to join her. Rosemary had suffered for many years with Multiple Sclerosis. She

had a wicked sense of humour and bore her illness with great dignity. She was a wonderful example to all

who knew her.

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