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The Hosking Family are Fundraising for Sportability
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Sometimes a supportive endeavour comes along that blows you away.
Many of you will have met Richard Hosking [see pic above] at Sportability events around the country.
On 30th August, Grace Hosking and Grace’s parents are taking on a skydive to raise money for Sportability – the charity that they feel has had a huge impact on their family.
And they’d really appreciate your support!
In Grace’s words: “My dad is a wheelchair user, and Sportability has given him the chance to stay active, feel adventurous and experience that incredible sense of freedom that […]

A brilliant and thoughtful scheme by care home supplier, Blueleaf Care, allowed Sportability to be the beneficiary of three days of the kind, skilled and very welcome assistance of Glynn Ward this Summer.

Blueleaf’s “Three days volunteering” scheme allows employees time off to support good causes, and to our delight, their employee, Glynn Ward, took the opportunity to use the charity days scheme to volunteer for Sportability. …a great example of the private sector supporting the charity sector.
“the smiles on everyone’s faces… priceless”
Glynn came along to a Gliding event at the Wolds Gliding Club at Pockington on Friday 30th May, […]

A day of powered flying at Tatenhill had Jo Frank exclaiming; “The sweat was pouring off my hands!”

“What an absolutely incredible day! I’m speechless and still buzzing after the flying at Tatenhill”, Jo reported of the Sportability event last Friday 7th June in Tatenhill near Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.

The instructor seems to have proved a big hit, too: “The instructor was fabulous and everyone so friendly and welcoming. The concentration required in the cockpit was awesome.”

“She’s all yours!”

Jo continued; “One of the best moments was when we hit turbulence flying over Carsington Water, and the sweat was pouring off […]

We are delighted to announce that a London based PR company, Maltin PR, have ‘adopted’ Sportability as their chosen charity partner.

Following a meeting late last year, the team at Maltin led by Chief Executive and company founder, Tim Maltin, were so enthused by the Sportability attitude and ethos that they have taken on our Charity as a non-fee paying client. Yes, that is correct! They are providing their services completely free of charge as part of their own Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy.

Tim Maltin commented: “We are delighted to be working with David and his small but dedicated team. […]