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Coffee Morning

in aid of the

Motor Neurone Disease Association

takes place on 24th July 2010 at 10am

in Warkworth’s Memorial Hall

WIDOW’S CASH-RAISING CAMPAIGN FOR DEADLY DISEASE RESEARCH

Steph and Roger
Steph and Roger

The widow of a motor neurone disease (MND) victim is embarking on a campaign to raise cash to aid research into the deadly condition.

Stephanie Wilkinson, a home tutor of Warkworth whose husband Roger died aged 56 in January this year, is arranging a coffee morning and a long distance sponsored walk on Hadrian’s Wall with sons Ben and Matthew.

The proceeds of the events will add to the near £4000 already raised in the wake of Roger’s death through local collections and money handed in at the funeral service in Warkworth Parish Church.

Northumberland County Council architect Roger, whose designs included Cornhill First School and Bedlington Magistrate’s Court together with technical input on Woodhorn Colliery Museum, was diagnosed with progressive bulbar palsy, a particularly aggressive form of MND, in April 2009. At that time Roger was still active, playing five-a-side football and taking walks in the Lake District. The condition attacks the throat and vocal chords first making speech impossible and swallowing very difficult.

Said Stephanie: “I didn't know much about this disease before Roger was diagnosed. I thought that it was a slow moving condition and it was a shock to learn that half those diagnosed with this form of MND die within 14 months; in Roger’s case it was just eight and a half months.

"Very little government money is invested into researching the causes of this disease, there’s no cure and no real treatment other than palliative care,” she added.

The coffee morning in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association takes place on July 24 at 10am in Warkworth’s Memorial Hall, home of the local drama group which has contributed £1300 to the Association in Roger’s memory, coffee and cakes will be sold and there will also be a raffle.
 
And in September, Stephanie, Ben and Matthew will be walking 25 miles along Hadrian's Wall.

“Roger loved walking and this trek with the boys seems an entirely appropriate way of raising money for the MND Association,” said Stephanie.

Anybody wishing to contribute to the fund raising effort can do so online by visiting: www.justgiving.com/Matthew-Wilkinson0

Stephanie Wilkinson can be contacted on 01665 712261

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Coquet Lighthouse from Hauxley
Coquet Lighthouse - by Joan Robinson 10-04-10

Bridge over the River Coquet at Warkworth
Bridge over the River Coquet at Warkworth

Warkworth Castle taken from Rotary Way
Warkworth Castle taken from Rotary Way

Warkworth Castle and boats on the River Coquet
Warkworth Castle and boats on the River Coquet

St Lawrence's Church and Bikers
St Lawrence's Church and Bikers

Old Barns Farmhouse and Rainbow
Old Barns Farmhouse and Rainbow

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Warkworth Castle in the Snow
Warkworth Castle in the Snow

Warkworth in Bloom display in boat
Warkworth in Bloom display in boat

Sunset over Old Barns Farm
Sunset over Old Barns Farm

Castle and The Steadings
Castle and The Steadings

Parish Councillors
Parish Councillors and Clerk

Parish Councillors
Parish Councillors

Castle and Moon
Castle and Moon

St Lawrence's Church from The Stanners
St Lawrence's Church from The Stanners

Warkworth Castle and sign post
Warkworth Castle and Sign Post

Sunset over Warkworth Castle
Sunset over Warkworth Castle

Warkworth Castle from Mill Walk
Warkworth Castle from Mill Walk

Welcome to Warkworth
Welcome to Warkworth

St Lawrence's Church and Market Place from Bus Stop
St Lawrence's Church and Market Place from Bus Stop

Warkworth Castle and Daffodils
Warkworth Castle and Daffodils

Old Chapel and Daffodils
Old Chapel and Daffodils

Tree at Howlett Hall
Tree at Howlett Hall

Tree in Wor Lane
Tree in Wor Lane

Tree with reflections in the River Coquet
Trees with reflections in the River Coquet

United Reformed Church
The United Reformed Church

St Lawrence's Church
St Lawrence's Church

Warkworth Memorial Hall
Warkworth Memorial Hall

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