Young People turned out enmasse in Preston and Lancaster to meet Snooker Legend , Dennis Taylor .
Smiling Irishman,Dennis Taylor,proved to be a star attraction when he appeared as part of the Paul Hunter Foundation road shows in Preston and Lancaster recently.
Commissioned as part of Lancashire County Council's Young Peoples Services, the Targeted Youth Support Programme.
Both programmes are delivered over a ten week period with the Dennis Taylor day an integral part of the young people's experience. Prices included TVs,I pods and games. Everyone received a snooker cue and case ,financed by current World Champion, John Higgins.
The Preston event was attended by County Councillor, Mark Perks. On behalf of the Foundation, Chris Lovell said, "It was a remarkable day with forty-five young people coming to the YMCA in Preston and Ninety young people to the Lancaster event.Of the ninety at the Lancaster event, twenty-five were girls".
"Special days for snooker and the memory of Paul Hunter".
We now focus our attention on the Paul Hunter day, which is the middle Sunday of the World Championships in Cue Zone, which is situated in the Winter Gardens Blackpool.
Can we also take the opportunity to thank all the team for their hard work, all the people at YPS and the venues for the support."
SHEFFIELD HALF MARATHON PRESS RELEASE
Six times World Snooker legend, Steve Davis, together with World Champions, Shaun Murphy and Peter Ebdon, are heading up the Paul Hunter Foundation team who are taking part in this year's Sheffield half marathon.
The event takes place on Sunday 27th May 2012 around the streets of Sheffield, the home of snooker, beginning and finishing at the Don Valley Stadium from 9.00 a.m. The WPBSA Chairman and former professional player, Jason Ferguson, has also joined the team together with North Lancs Training Group's and the Paul Hunter Foundation, Chris Lovell; also representing World Snooker will be Rachel Hadley.
The team are taking part to raise funds for the Paul Hunter Foundation. Every penny donated will go to the delivery of free snooker sessions for able bodied, disadvantaged and disabled youngsters across the UK and Ireland, in line with Paul's wishes when he set up the Paul Hunter Foundation shortly before he passed away.
Joining the Team
If you want to join the team and run the Half Marathon in aid of the Paul Hunter Foundation .
Please Contact chrislovell@ntlg.co.uk
supporting the team
If you would like to support the team by way of a donation.
Please visit the just giving site and follow these instuctions
-TO DONATE BY TEXT TO THE PAUL HUNTER FOUNDATION
Text TPHF07 plus the amount you want to give to 70070
(it actually does not matter if you use capitals or not or even if you put
the £ sign in)
So to donate £1 you just text
TPHF07 £1 TO 70070 (or even Tphf07 1)
Give it a go and see how easy it is
You get a text back straight away confirming the donation
The amount is then charged to the phone bill
Hence it will come up with text of £1 on the bill
If someone donates £10 it will show up as £10 text on bill
or send to the charitys registered address.
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