Stepping in to run 10K for Viva

In sickness and in health To love and to cherish To run a 10K race on your behalf when your knee packs in… OK, the last line probably wasn’t in Cian Stavers’ wedding vow – but now, 18 years later, her commitment and devotion to husband Mark is clear as she prepares to step into […]

Confessions of a fundraiser

BY LIZ CROSS “My family have a reputation for their crazy parties.” Those were my confident words a year ago when I made a New Year’s resolution to fundraise for Viva’s work with vulnerable children. The idea spiralled from there – I recruited my colleague Paul to fundraise too and together we asked Viva’s supporters […]

Hong Kong Runners cross the line again!

Thirty-three people ran the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon races last Sunday (12 February) to raise money for Viva’s life-changing work with vulnerable children. Well done to all of the runners for taking part in the three different race categories and for raising the profile of Viva in their distinctive blue t-shirts, spurred on by […]

Turkey sandwiches, balloon antlers and fairy lights: Christmas comes early in Grove

It was a beautiful sunny afternoon in July, so why could the strains of ‘Jingle Bells’ be heard drifting across the field? Even more bizarrely, why were people lounging around on picnic blankets and humming along to ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’ whilst eating turkey and cranberry sandwiches and mince pies?