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Coombs’ Managing Buyer was among the record 39,487 finishers of the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon.

Completing the 26-mile journey from Greenwich to Westminster in 3:42:50, Ian took part on behalf three good causes including:

• Children with Cancer UK: the leading national children’s charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer.  For more information visit: http://www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk/

 

• Alzheimer’s Society: who make sure that there’s the best possible care for people with dementia today, and research into new treatments or a cure for tomorrow. For more information click here.

 

• Prostate Cancer UK: who have a simple ambition – to stop men dying from prostate cancer. For more information click here.

With almost 40,000 people taking part in the 2017 event, organisers are confident the race will again break the Guinness World Record it has set for the last 10 years.

Ian is now setting his sights on next year when he hopes to take part in both the London and the Greater Manchester Marathons. All here at Coombs would like to congratulate you on your fantastic achievement and wish you good luck for next year.

We are pleased to announce that for the second year running our charity for the year is Catching Lives.

As with 2016 we will be holding a series of events throughout the year to help support this excellent cause. We would like to thank all who have helped with previous events and for your continued future support.

Catching Lives is an independent charity aimed at supporting the rough sleepers, homeless and vulnerably housed in Canterbury and East Kent. Those who have fallen through the gaps in society and feel they have nowhere else to turn.

Their vision is of a society where all are included and all, no matter how disadvantaged, can make a contribution. Catching Lives works towards ending the harm caused to individuals, families and the community by homelessness, rough sleeping and insecure housing.

For further information about Catching Lives and their important work please visit their website.

Coombs once again supported Top Choir Kent. This year’s event held on Saturday 8th April at the Shirley Hall in Canterbury featured a glittering showcase from some of the best amateur choirs in Kent.

The fantastic evening, attended by over 500 people, helped raise over £4000 for charity. Without support of everybody involved the evening would not have been such a success.

Participating choirs spanned the breadth of Kent such as Monday Music, and the Simon Langton Boys Grammar Chamber Choir from Canterbury; The Kentones – last year’s winners and Just Voices from Bromley and the Pharos Chamber Choir from Dover.

University of Kent student, Rebecca Smith, joined our team at the Canterbury Journey project to get some first-hand knowledge to help with her Archaeology and Classics degree.

Thank you to the Cathedral’s archaeologists and Head of Conservation, Heather Newton for an informative talk and tour of the cathedral conservation works.

For more information regarding our Canterbury Journey project can be found here.