A Successful Berden Marathon 2009 Well done Berden!

 Once again you have answered the rallying call for support and come up trumps. On Sunday last I completed ‘The Berden Marathon’ in 5 hours and 22 minutes. I had hoped to go a bit quicker but none the less I am pleased to have completed the course. Be assured it was your pledged support that helped get me around. I really need to offer a special thanks to Chris Thickitt who accompanied me on his cycle for much of the journey. To Fiona Cook who ran with me for the second 7 miles and to Simon Cook who covered the third seven and carried on with me to the end! And to my son Graham who accompanied us for the last section. A big thank you to all my Berden friends who turned out to start me off and welcome me home. It felt rather special. So far, the villagers of Berden, along with my other friends and colleagues have pledged £1,219.20p! However I am still hopeful there will be some more to come and I shall post the final amount and the dispersal’s in the next Parish magazine. 

Lastly, to everyone who pledged their support, a special thank you to you for making a difference.  If you would like to see some photographs, go to the web gallery, Berden Events. Kind regards, John Tippett