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Cornish Pirates supported this year's BBC's Chidren in Need appeal | 
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Children
in Need 18th November 2006
BBC Radio Cornwall do a marvellous
job to support Cornish sport, so when Matt Sandoz (Sports Producer) put out a
call for Cornish Rugby Stars to help their 'Children in Need' appeal, the Cornish
rugby fraternity did not let him down. Present at the BBC's
book and plant sale at Lemon Quay on Friday afternoon, were Pirates players Adryan
Winnan, Sam Heard and Duncan Roke Full
Story & Pictures >> | | Sam
Heard - Duncan Roke - Adryan Winnan | |
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Pirates are pleased to support charitable causes & organistions in a variety
of ways. Those we have helped, providing items ranging from match tickets
to signed rugby balls include the following:- | Cornwall
Air Ambulance
Bodriggy Primary School,
Charlestown County Primary School,
Children in Need,
Friends of Truro Cathedral,
The John Daniel Centre,
Ladock CE School,
Perranporth Surf Life Saving Club,
The Prince's
Trust,
RAF St. Mawgan,
SCOPE,
St. Gluvias CC,
The Starfish Appeal.
CLIC
‘FLEET’
(Front Line Emergency Equipment Trust)
The Blood Transfusion Service
Little
Bridge House
Goonhavern School
The Spinal Injuries Association
Mounts
Bay Gig Club
St. Just Rugby Club auction for CLIC
Rotary Foundation Charity | Wooden
Spoon Society
Kehelland Horticultural Centre
British Legion
Weeth School
Save
Savannah Appeal
Friends of RCH Treliske
White Gold Projest - Cornwall Youth
Offending Team
St. Hilary School
RNLI
Penzance Amateur Operatic Society
Kernow
Youth League Football
Pirate FM's 'Just for Kids' Appeal
St. Paul's Church,
Truro
Bosvigo School
Redruth School
Marie Curie Cancer Care
'Forget
me Not' Baby Organisation
Cornwall Deaf Childrens Society
Goonhavern Primary
School
Mounts A,mbrose CC
Camborne Mini-Juniors
Barnstaple U15s |
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Cornish Pirates supported the MAKE POVERTY HISTORY campaign at the beginning of
December, 2005 | The crowd, who
were issued with white sheets of paper pre-match, standing as one at half-time
to make a symbolic ‘white band’ around the ground. Also present
at the game were ‘MPH’ volunteer workers who had a stall near the main
entrance of the Kenwyn ground. They work to raise money to support children
and young people living with their mums in women’s refuges in West Cornwall.
42 children from within the county were given this support in 2005. Pupils
and representatives of Archbishop Benson CE School, Trewirgie Junior School, Burraton
and Warbstow CP Schools, who had taken part in a ‘tag’ rugby exhibition
at Kenwyn made the collection .  |  | | |
A
number of charitable collections took place at the Kenwyn ground last season 2005/06 These
included:- a) A collection made by ‘BOLINGEY BARBARIANS’
at the opening match in 2006 v Doncaster. Bolingey Barbarians were formed in 1990
with three specific objectives: - To raise money for deserving organisations
who look after children in Cornwall.
- To return to and enjoy the time
when rugby was played solely for enjoyment both during the match and, more importantly,
after the match.
- To only select and play against players who were over
35 years of age.
Each season all three objectives are met by playing
no more than 6 matches and after each match returning to the Bolingey Inn to host
the opposition in true old fashioned tradition. Perranporth RFC very kindly loan
use of the ground and changing rooms for home matches. Also, at the end of the
season a tournament is held for invited veteran teams which is hosted at different
clubs each year. To date Bolingey Barbarians have raised over £27,000,
and have presented various amounts of money to organisations which include Scibu,
Cornwall Diabetic Centre, Murdock Trevithick, Penhaligon’s Friends, the Joey
Appeal, Wooden Spoon, Spectrum, Friends of Pencalinick, Double Trees, the Tsunami
Appeal, and Hear our Voices. The amount raised at the Doncaster game totalled
£ 1,1613-82. b) Back in November, when we played a Powergen National
Trophy match against Wharfedale on the Mennaye Field, a collection was held to
raise funds for our Mini-Junior Section.
d) A Collection
was held at the Harlequins game for ‘CVOC’ (Child Victims of Crime),
the only national police children’s charity administered by the British Police
Rugby Section.
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