Angus Rowland Forget Me Not walk - Sunday 2nd October 2016

The Angus Rowland Forget Me Not Walk has become a popular tradition in Staplefield attracting hundreds of fundraisers who enjoy a Sunday morning walk (or run) in the glorious Sussex countryside.

This year, the event will take place on 2nd October, starting at 9am from Staplefield Village Hall. It’s the sixth annual walk to be organised by the family and friends of Staplefield student Angus Rowland, who died in 2011 from Acute Myeloid leukaemia aged just 14.

Over the years, supporters have raised thousands of pounds for Bloodwise (formerly Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research) organising and taking part in a range of events and personal challenges. 

Walkers/runners can turn up on the day and have a choice of two routes - a 6.5 mile walk on muddy rural footpaths or a one mile walk mainly on roads. Registration at Staplefield Village Hall will start at 9am for the walkers and 10am for those who wish to run. The organisers suggest a donation of £10 per adult and £5 per child.

Dogs are welcome but must be kept under control as they may encounter livestock along the walk. Refreshments will be available at the village hall throughout the morning - so if the walk doesn’t appeal why not pop in for a cuppa and cake?

Online registration here

For more information, please email angusfmn@brantridge.co.uk

Why is repeat advertising so important for your business?

By David Tingley, editor, Cuckfield Life magazine

One-off advertisements don't really work. I mean, sometimes they do, sure. But generally they don't! That's the reason why we recently stopped selling small, one-off placements in our family of three community magazines (Cuckfield Life, Lindfield Life & Hurst Life) - because feedback suggested that it wasn't good advice for our customers. 

Here is local marketing expert, Rebecca Jabbar (Strategic Marcomms), who explains what she thinks about why it makes good sense to advertise repeatedly...

What we want our customers doing is spending money on GOOD, EFFECTIVE advertising that gives them new customers consistently, so that THEIR BUSINESS GROWS and they tell lots of other businesses about how worthwhile it was ADVERTISING in our community magazines. 

That is our aim and that's just what we strive to do. Talk to us about advertising in Cuckfield Life today...

The Gillian Fabb Memorial Fund

A charity set up in memory of an eight year old Cuckfield girl who died from a rare form of cancer reaches a milestone this year.

For the past 40 years The Gillian Fabb Memorial Fund has been close to the hearts of Cuckfield residents, as Gilly’s mum Val has worked tirelessly to raise funds for research into child cancer and to ensure that some good came from her daughter’s tragic death.

With support from her family, friends and generations of Cuckfield residents, Val has raised thousands of pounds to provide vital equipment for children’s hospitals. 

As the charity marks its 40th anniversary, Val shares Gilly’s story, and tells how fund raising helped the family cope with their loss and how she hopes to top the magic £200,000 mark by the end of the year.

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Read the full story on page 16-17 of the Aug/Sept issue of Cuckfield Life or download the article here. 

Help Val and the charities trustee's raise the extra £3,283.09 to make it £200,000 raised in 40 years - support Rob Harrington who is doing the South Downs Bike Ride in September to raise money for the Gillian Fabb Memorial Fund.

Rob's Virgin Money Charity Giving page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/RobHarrington