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21
Apr

Mixed emotions as Cardiff City are promoted – with Huw as always, in our hearts ♥♥♥

055 (2)When Huw was born Cardiff City were in the bottom Division – finishing 90th out of 92 league teams.  I took Huw to his first Cardiff City match at home to Crewe when he was 5 and his first away game at Rotherham in August 2003.

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13
Apr

Lovey tributes to Huw and news this month ♥♥♥

37228_1382282235714_1191713674_30916710_490692_nWe have some interesting news this month about how the Huw Trust money is being spent – and some further tributes to Huw – keeping his memory with us and emphasising how much he meant to his family and friends.

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30
Mar

Three years ago at Easter Huw was having a happy time with his friends & family – now we respect & rememeber him & will never stop doing that

Coming back from Spain 2Three years ago at Easter, Huw was having a happy time with his friends and family – and looking forward to a break with Jenny and Carys in Spain and then a great time with his friends around and about Holmfirth – in what was a warm April.

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11
Mar

We shared him in different ways. Now we miss him in different ways. We’ll never forget him in any way

And another lovely one from Aug 20102 years ago Huw was looking forward to exciting years – completing his GCSEs and starting college, getting a job, having a girlfriend, meeting new friends, and having fun with existing ones.  He had such a deep voice (remember him in 2010 and 2011?)  And sometimes he would nearly wet himself laughing about something – he would laugh with Carys about silly things.  Always a hug for his Mum and Sister, and the girls at school, and sometimes even one for his Dad. Read more »

2
Mar

Ben Sykes – the latest in a long list of great young people from Holmfirth & beyond to organise something to honour Huw & raise funds

100_0385Well done to Ben Sykes – the latest in a long list of great young people from Holmfirth and beyond to organise something to honour Huw and raise funds for the Huw Trust.

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24
Feb

Life is about creating memories and we will always remember how much Huw means to us ♥♥♥

100_0352 cThere are some good events and memories to report back on from the last couple of weeks – but first some good news from Richard Ford. Read more »

10
Feb

More good things this month just like so many over the last 2 years to respect an old friend, son and brother ♥♥♥

Last neilly race 2Some timely reflections over the last few weeks, more positive things by some great people and some further fund raising.  But I thought it would be nice to start with this photo of 11 year old Huw in 2007 running in his final ‘Neilly’ race – something he enjoyed with all his friends for 3 consecutive years.  One of Huw’s friends came across this picture earlier in the month – thank you.

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30
Jan

There’s a name missing from where it should be – but the love and dedication will always be there ♥♥♥

190x205mm square@300dpi - BWith apologies for the slight delay since the last update – but things have been busy with the Trust as well as with other aspects of life – it’s certainly not due in any way to a lack of things to report on.

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8
Jan

Annual Reports available for the Huw Thatcher Trust here – for 2011 and 2012

Annual report 2012 cover We are delighted to be able to share an annual report of all the Trust’s activities and expenditure from 2012.  You can download a PDF copy of the 2012 report at this link –  Annual Report 2012.

And if you are interested we have a similar report from 2011 too.  You can download a PDF copy of the 2011 report here –  Annual Report 2011.

Please feel free to share these with anybody you would like, and we hope you find them a good read and enjoy the pictures.

The Trust is a wonderful tribute to our beautiful boy ♥♥♥.  Thank you for supporting the Huw Thatcher Trust.

You can join the Huw Thatcher Trust Facebook Group here.

23
Dec

15 blue stars as we remember the brightest star of all ♥♥♥

100_0350Christmas love and good wishes for every one of Huw’s friends and family members – and everyone who has supported the Huw Thatcher Trust.  And here are 15 blue stars as we remember the brightest star of all.  The star that burned bright for 15 ½ years and will always shine above us. Read more »