FELIXSTOWE
Coping with Covid
Felixstowe community spirit shone brighter than ever!
COVID brought out the best in us. From every corner of Felixstowe, the community spirit shone brighter than ever! Though difficult times, we wanted to share with you some highlights from 2020 that truly warmed our hearts.
marathon music at the start. Heidi ran to raise invaluable funds for the MND (Motor Neurone Disease) Association. She lost her father, Peter Comley, to MND in 1992. Heidi said, “I've run in both the coldest and the hottest London Marathons on record but never in conditions faced on Felixstowe seafront on Sunday.”
London Marathon
On the day, Heidi’s husband, David, cycled with her and family and friends stood in awful conditions for over 4 hours on the prom with an endless supply of jelly babies and flapjacks.
Coronavirus edition
Heidi raised over £3300. If you’d like to make a donation, here’s the link for you. http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/heidib
Local Children Fundraise for Children in Need On Sunday 4th October 2020, local lady Heidi completed her 11th London Marathon. This London Marathon was somewhat different to the others as instead of a (usually) warm, sunny April day in London with the streets lined with cheering crowds, she ran it on a cold, wet, and extremely windy October day in Felixstowe. It was the 2020 Virtual London Marathon. This was a marathon like no other! There weren't the crowds, the 40,000 other runners, or the bands which line the route, and no one played the signature 6
The Felixstowe Magazine - 2021
The Federation of Fairfield Infant and Colneis Junior in Felixstowe raised over a whopping £1600 for Children in Need! The school’s Just Giving page can be visited here: https://www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/2020fairfield-colneis
