I did it easily but my wife's attempts kept getting rejected. There were plenty of buckets by the way. This should be hugely national though, they really should have attempted more up-front publicity. If ever there was a potential TV documentary this was it! Hopefully, it might yet get picked up and take off as it deserves. I've don't know of anything that comes close to it.
I have now made my donation electronically and received a receipt so I am very pleased. At the match I arrived via Melbourne Street from St Mary's church but had to go all around the back of the fun fair and in via the north end of the Kingsland. I didn't see a single bucket. I wish I had as I had a lovely crisp £20 note to put in it. I didn't even see the nice young woman who always sells me a couple of Saints Foundation tickets either so maybe I wasn't paying enough attention.
Ah well, at least you've donated. I wish I had one of those crisp white fivers. They'd be worth a few quid more than £5 now. please log in to view this image
And they were almost the size of a single bed sheet as well. Quite rightly described as the most beautiful bank notes in history.
Yeah. They were mostly folded up into quarters, I believe. Watch any British film from the era of 1940-50s, where a character hands over some large note. Chances are it's a white fiver. Bloody enormous they were.
And MOTD2 featured Franny in 2Good-2Bad. Mark Chapman described Franny as all good, good, good. Hopefully, that gets a few more quids going in his direction.
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Missed the beginning, but he was a pundit on a 2 hour show so doubt anyone can post the lot. Great for him to get this recognition.
Does anyone know how the electronic donations to Benali's Big Run work? Do they just send you a bill you can pay with Paypal or what? I haven't donated yet because I don't know if they will accept USD, or if the fees charged to convert currency will render a donation pointless.
Franny on BBC Inside Out - starts at 17:15: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04hgwz0/inside-out-south-15092014
[h=1]Nominations for the honours list[/h][h=2]Table of contents[/h] Who can be nominated for an honour How to nominate someone for an honour What happens next Bravery awards [h=2]Who can be nominated for an honour[/h]Nominations for the Honours List can be made by private individuals or by representatives of organisations. Anyone can nominate a person for an honour, provided that it is for service to the community and is not a self-nomination, although it is important to note that the number of nominations always exceeds the honours available in any year. You should also bear in mind that consideration of nominations for a particular Honours List begins many months before the list is actually published. Each nomination is considered on its merits so, if you want to nominate someone for an honour, you should be sure that there are substantial objective reasons for doing so. Back to contents [h=2]How to nominate someone for an honour[/h]If you wish to nominate someone for an honour, you can obtain an Honours nomination form from:- Honours and Appointments Secretariat Cabinet Office Ground Floor Room G39 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ Tel: 020 7276 2777 Fax: 020 7276 2766 Email: [email protected] (Queries only) Website: www.gov.uk/honours/overview The form should be completed with the following details: the person’s full name, address, date of birth (if known) or age; and full details of service to the community, with dates, in the area for which the nomination is being made; and a summary of the particular achievements/qualities which make them outstanding the nominator’s name, address and relationship to the nominee. At least two letters of support from other members of the community who have first hand knowledge of the nominee’s activities should be sent, either with the form or separately. The completed form and letter of support should be sent to:- for nominees resident in England, the Nominations Unit (see above for address) for nominees resident in Wales or Scotland - see below the government department to which that person’s work is directly relevant (this would include people who work for that government department or people whose service has made a particular contribution in the field for which that department is responsible
Franny was on TalkSport late last night (roughly 11ish?) if someone could find it (I'm no good at that!!) was quite interesting.
Previous charity record. It is one of many charity engagements this year, including running a half-marathon with friend Matt Le Tissier in aid of the Dave Wellman Cancer Trust, of which he is a patron. “Charity work has always been important to me,” says the 44-year-old, who made more than 350 appearances during his Saints career. “For me and other players at Southampton FC it was a big part of my work. It was our duty, I think, to play an active role within the community, so supporting charities was always a big part of my professional as well as personal life.”
Talksport's Listen Again facility. Go here: http://talksport.com/radio/listen-again/1410814800# Just to make sure you have the right segment, it's the 23.30-0.00 slot. Start about 4m50s in.
