The Huw Thatcher Trust

Headlines

• There will be a family event & open / fundraising day at Thongsbridge Tennis Club Sunday 1st July
• and Nick has written a book of memories & photos of Huw; inlcudes pics & words from Facebook & this Site. Let me know if you’d rather not have your words or pics in it – no problem; printing it end May
• The Picturedrome gig is only 6 weeks so don’t forget to get your tickets before it sells out!
• Here are some lovely photos of Huw enjoying himself over the years ♥ ♥ ♥
• An update on what’s been happening recently to remember our boy who deserved much more ♥
• Here are details of how to enter the Hepworth Dryad 5 mile race on 24th June
• An incredible evening at the sports night on Sat 24th March – respect & thanks to everyone
• Where are you Huw, you beautiful boy?  ♥ ♥ ♥
• A year later the memories are as clear as they have ever been; the love is just as strong ♥ ♥ ♥
• Here is a report about how the money we have all raised is being used – in a positive way

Activities coming up

If 2011 was anything to go by, the activities & events in 2012 will be inspiring and enjoyable.  The things that are planned will riase money through tickets or reasonable entrance fees (and occasionally sponsorship.)  Thank you to everyone who has offered to run an event, or requested a re-run of something that was good last year!  More details for some events are at the links below and details for others will be added soon:

1. Cricket event at Upperthong Cricket Club - Saturday 23rd June 2012
2. The ‘Hepworth Dryad’ 5 mile Multi Terrain run - Sunday 24th June 2012 – for all ages
3. By popular demand Age of Paranoia will return to the Picturedrome on for another night of raucous rock – ‘punk and disorderly’ – Sat 30th June 2012 - suitable for teenagers and adults
4. The sports day and fete at Thongsbridge Tennis Club on Sunday 1st July will be run in support of the Huw Thatcher Trust – all ages
5. By equally popular demand another 24 hour 5 a side football tournament - Saturday 7th July 2012 – various age groups
6. Tea, coffee, cakes etc at the Travis residence (hopefully the garden!) - Saturday 14th July 2012
7. There will be another cycle challenge organised by Joy Oakley and Upperthong Cricket Club - Saturday 28th July 2012 - suitable for teenagers and adults

We’d be delighted if you want to set up a fund raising activity – just Contact Us.   And you also can let us know if you want us to publicise anything, or if you want to use an official collecting box, Huw’s logo or publicity flyers.  The wording for describing or promoting fundraising is “The Huw Thatcher Trust, fundraising on behalf of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, part of the Disabilities Trust (registered charity number 800797)”.

And there’s a Huw Thatcher Trust Facebook page – ask to be a member of the Facebook Group here if you want to.

Previous Activities

You can see all the Previous Activities here that have taken place to remember Huw and raise money for his trust.

The recent activities involving a lot of people are:

1. An incredible evening at the sports night on Sat 24th March - respect & thanks to everyone
2. HTT put on a fantastic performance at Upperthong Village Hall on Fri 27th Jan
3. Three excellent Saturday evenings in November when many of the parents remembered Huw in a positive way – raising money and having a great time
4. The school non uniform day on 16th November was a lovely way to remember Huw & raise £1,000 ♥
5. Kate and Lauren showed a lot of courage, commitment and love recently – for Huw xx
6. They all had a good day cycling on 24th Sept at the event organised by the Cullaighs; thank you all
7. An evening of hope with a common purpose on 15th Aug 2011 as Brighouse Town edge the Trust football match 2-1
8. Coast to Coast August 2011 Part 1: Huw was in our hearts as we cycled across northern England ♥ and Part 2 features some more amusing stories from a great trip

Personal Memories & Memorials

Huw lives in all our Memories - lots of them are in the memories menu at the top.  We’d love to hear your memories so we can put them here; please Contact Us.  The most recent is some lovely photos of Huw enjoying himself over the years.

Other recent ones are:

1. Where are you Huw, you beautiful boy?  ♥ ♥ ♥
2. A year later the memories are as clear as they have ever been; the love is just as strong ♥ ♥ ♥ 
3. A Bluebird flying in the sky, a Bluebird in our hearts: Wembley 26th Feb 2012
4. some lovely memories from some of Huw’s friends
5. From Abbie Dare: you looked after me and never failed to make me laugh
6. The Bowers family: you had it all Huw; kind, caring, looks and a little bit of mischief we all loved you for
7. Sam Briggs – for the 9 years I knew him he was my big brother
8. Ellie Sinkinson: I’ll always miss you and love you forever
9. We found out Huw did really well in his GCSE exams in March 2011; we’re incredibly proud
10. Sean Brennan: I’ll look after your sister like you promised you would for me
11. Kate Piat – My Huw, My special Huw

There’s also a Huw Thatcher group on Facebook  and some touching videos on You Tube .  There’ll be lots of lasting memorials to Huw as well.

Find your way around

We hope that you find this web site a peaceful and inspiring place to visit.

• Use the black and white menu right at the top of the page to find out more about Huw and the Huw Thatcher Trust, or to get involved - just Contact Us and we’ll be delighted to hear from you
• Use the blue and white menu to view the gallery, trust & family messages, , donations, memorials, personal memories, previous activities and new activities – when you get to the bottom of each of these sections remember to click on “older entries”
• There is a Huw Thatcher Trust Facebook page – ask to be a member of the Facebook Group here if you want to.