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Fred & Simon’s Hadrian’s Wall Race – A Coast to Coast Run
Support Fred’s & Simon’s Hadrian’s Wall Race
Fred Siriex turns 40 and has yet another crazy idea for charity…
Read his personal note below.
We all want to do something amazing and unforgettable on our 40th birthday….. So I’ve come up with brilliant and very crazy idea! Luckily I’ve managed (again) to convince Simon Vincent to participate but I’m not really sure he knows what he’s said yes to!!!
Hadrian’s Wall is 84 miles long and was the most heavily fortified border in the Roman Empire. It runs from the North Sea to the Irish Sea and we will be running it for charity.
The plan is for me to start at the North Sea end of Hadrian’s Wall and Simon will start on the Irish Sea end of Hadrian’s Wall. We will then each race the 42 miles to the middle point of the wall. The last man there has to buy the first round of drinks (and an oxygen tank!).
If anyone feels like helping us out, running all or part of the way or just motivating us with your good wishes and money please leave your comments below.
Naturally we will be putting our aging bodies on the line for Galvin’s Chance – the Foundation’s into-work initiative that we have been championing for the last few years. With these tough economic times and a record number of young people unemployed its imperative that as employers we give everyone the tools and best chance possible to have a career. Galvin’s Chance has gone from strength to strength and I’m constantly inspired by the young people who undertake the programme. Their potential is incredible if only we give them the help and support. However we need to raise more to enable another cohort of students to have this chance.
The date of the run is to be confirmed but it will probably be around late June/early July when the sun will no doubt be shining on our crazy adventure!
If you want to race too and be part of either Simon’s team or mine just email me on fred.sirieix@hilton.com
Thanks for your support.
Fred & Simon
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To find out more about Galvin’s Chance charity, visit www.galvinschance.co.uk
To support this race, donate now http://www.justgiving.com/Hadrians-Run
‘Shakespeare in the Sky’
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and Galvin at Windows
join together for ‘Shakespeare in the Sky’
LONDON and STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, UK, – 6th February 2012
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, the independent charity that promotes Shakespeare’s legacy across the world and the Michelin-starred Galvin at Windows restaurant on the 28th floor of the London Hilton on Park Lane, are cooking up Tudor feasts this spring / summer with a dramatic twist – to celebrate the 2012 World Shakespeare Festival.
In celebration of this landmark event, Galvin at Windows will hold four special Shakespeare in the Sky evenings combining sumptuous Shakespearean menus with live performances where guests will be seated amongst the dramatic action of some of Shakespeare’s most famous plays.
Fred Sirieix, general manager, Galvin at Windows, said, “The team at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is helping us with the inspiration for these exciting productions, which will provide diners with a unique take on the Galvin at Window’s culinary experience. This is one of the most ambitious projects we have planned and we are delighted to have the help of the charity which is dedicated to Shakespeare’s legacy.”
The first Shakespeare in the Sky will be a Romeo and Juliet dinner on 25 April 2012, commencing with the masked Venetian ball scene. The romantic tragedy will be played out between courses by actors from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s Shakespeare Aloud! troupe, who perform daily at the Birthplace of the world’s most famous playwright in Stratford-upon–Avon.
There will be two smaller Shakespeare in the Sky dinners hosted by the world’s foremost experts on Shakespeare’s works, life and times on 21 May and 21 June. These will also feature readings by actors and Shakespearean festivities. Another Shakespeare feast and play “Twelfth Night” is planned for 26 September.
In preparation for the special live performances, the Galvin at Windows team, led by Chris Galvin, owner/chef patron of Galvin Restaurants; Andre Garrett, head chef; and Fred Sirieix, general manager, will be heading to Stratford-upon-Avon on 6 February to research and plan the Shakespearean menus and entertainment. They will visit Mary Arden’s Farm for an authentic taste of how the Shakespeare family would dine, when William was a young man visiting his grandparent’s home. The farm is a real working Tudor farmstead where costumed staff and volunteers live, work and eat as in Tudor times.
Diana Owen, Director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust said, “Galvin at Windows is making our wish come true by creating a special menu in the week of Shakespeare’s Birthday and the launch of the World Shakespeare Festival on 23 April. What better way to celebrate the dizzying rise of Stratford’s local son to international icon than with a Shakespearean feast in the restaurant with the most commanding views of London during the height of the cultural Olympiad and the London 2012 Festival.”
With a glamorous interior evoking the golden age of the 1930’s, Michelin-starred Galvin at Windows restaurant and bar has become one of the most talked about destinations since opening in May 2006. Situated on the 28th floor of the London Hilton on Park Lane in trendy Mayfair, it has become renowned for its peerless views over the capital, including iconic sites such as The City, Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace.
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Notes to editors:
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is the world’s leading charity in promoting the works, life and times of William Shakespeare. It offers a unique Shakespeare centred experience with outstanding archive and library collections, inspiring educational and literary event programmes and five wonderful houses all directly relating to Shakespeare.
As an independent charity we receive no public subsidy or direct government funding. We depend entirely on income generated through our supporters: our visitors, volunteers, donors and Friends.
The World Shakespeare Festival (WSF) is a celebration of Shakespeare as the world’s playwright, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, in an unprecedented collaboration with leading UK and international arts organisations, and with Globe to Globe, a major international programme produced by Shakespeare’s Globe.
Thousands of artists from around the world will take part in almost 70 productions, plus supporting events and exhibitions, right across the UK, including London, Stratford-upon-Avon, Newcastle/Gateshead, Birmingham, Wales and Scotland and online.
It runs from 23 April to November 2012 and forms part of London 2012 Festival, which is the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad, bringing leading artists from all over the world together in a UK-wide festival in the summer of 2012.
The World Shakespeare Festival is supported by the National Lottery through the Olympic Lottery Distributor, by Arts Council England and by BP, as Founding Presenting Partner.
