A big thank you to all of you who support the Association every day by raising funds, provide assistance at events and help us get our name and services out to those who need it.
Special thanks to a couple of recent fundraisers on our Justgiving pages. Rosie Nagle recently walked up the three highest peaks in the UK and has raised over £1,000. Thanks also to Shaun Benfield who competed in the Ironman UK event and raised over £500.
So, if you’d like to support our supporters or would like to raise sponsorship yourself, visit our Justgiving pages.
irst arranged event was a talk by Eric. This took place outside so it was rather cool but Eric gave a very lively performance and kept us all amused. We were near the giant telescope and heard how Bernard Lovell (later Sir Bernard) had it built and tracked the first Russian rockets into space. It led the way then and today it is still at the forefront of space exploration following a refit.
We followed the path that goes partly round the telescope and were interested to see it being manoeuvred into a different position by a technician in a building nearby. He also receives all the information from the telescope. Birds of prey settle in the frame that supports the telescope and fly out to catch pigeons. We saw a kestrel flying around with a pigeon in its talons and Jordan took a photo of it. Finally we went to the children’s play area and the arboretum before ending our visit to Jodrell Bank.
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