Thank you Buckingham Rugby Union Football Club!

Here is a pic of BRUFC Chairman Simon Smith presenting me with a cheque for £500 for the Mayor's Charity Fund. Thank you to everyone involved in the club's fundraising efforts. Not only did my three charities benefit but, at the lunch, I heard about the amazing efforts to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. A bunch of the young players decided to have a sponsored head shave to raise money for this trust after learning of one of their team had been diagnosed with cancer. They have managed to raise a stonking £22k - which is just in incredible!

So, as last year, it was wonderful to be a part of one of the BRUFC lunches with lashings of sumptuous food and (more importantly) mountains of camaraderie and good cheer. Rugby is a growing sport and is drawing many more young women and girls to play as well as the young men and boys teams. And I can see why: the spirit of community and friendship is frankly awesome and evidently lasts a lifetime!

Thanks to Julian Cook for the pic above.