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Essex Police Choir and Band donation

30th December 2019

DRF Trustee Sarah was delighted to attend the Essex Police Choir and Band Christmas concert on Saturday 14th December at the Trinity Methodist Church in Chelmsford. The evening culminated in a presentation by Chief Constable BJ Harrington and Choir Chairman...

Season finale – Lewis

25th November 2019

The DRF have been delighted to sponsor Lewis again this year. Both the Jenson Cup and Evo Cup go-karting seasons run February to November, points are awarded along the way with the results of each race.  Lewis achieved fourth and...

Latest news on GoKarter Lewis

21st September 2019

Lewis has trained hard during September, participating in spin classes and long bike rides, showing determination to do well in the last few races of the 2019 season.  He has improved his race craft skills, in particular blocking. His consistent...

Maldon Mud Race Presentation Evening

13th September 2019

This year's presentation was held at the Porsche Centre Colchester.  Race winners as well as the nominated charities were invited to receive their awards. DRF Ambassador Martyn went along as our representative and received a cheque for £1,000 for which...

Elodie’s forthcoming concert at the Maldon United Reform Church – 12/9/2019

1st September 2019

Elodie is performing locally on Thursday 12th September at one of the "Churches Together" in Maldon's Monthly Lunchtime Concerts.   Coffee and Tea are served from 12.15pm onwards.  Please feel free to bring your lunch and come and go as you...

Elodie and her sister perform at Rock up for Randall

It was a special moment for the DRF family to see and hear Elodie perform in front of the Rock up for Randall crowd recently. Her choices of music were inspired and her performance was mesmerising.  Elodie is clearly passionate...

Essex Police Choir and Band Concert, St Luke’s Church, Tiptree – 19/10/2019

The Essex Police Choir and Essex Police Band have nominated the DRF as one of the joint beneficiaries from the proceeds of their 30th Anniversary concert.  Its being held on Saturday 19th October at St Luke's Church, Tiptree CO5 0SU....

“Rock up for Randall” 2019 was a huge success

Now that the dust has settled on last weekend's Rock Up For Randall, we would like to officially thank everyone who contributed to the days success. Hopefully the following statement does just that..... RUFR 2019 Thankfully the sun shone this...

Latest news on Triathlete Warwick

10th August 2019

Warwick has had an interesting few weeks with training and racing.   He told us recently that "I’ve been putting up some good numbers at local park runs taking my first ever 1st at Bedgebury.   I’ve also been doing a few...

Announcement – Inspirational Award – Xanthe Goodman

14th July 2019

The DRF are delighted to announce a new beneficiary of an Inspirational Award. We’d like to introduce you to Xanthe Goodman, a young lady who is passionate about horses, their welfare, and the intriguing game of Polocrosse.  For the uninitiated,...

Latest news on our triathlete Warwick

Sunday 7th July and on a slightly damp, overcast morning 52 runners set off from the Uckfield Rugby Club for the annual Uckfield Lions and Uckfield Runners 10K Run in aid of Prostate Cancer. The course took a route through...

Elodie’s news – A Medley of Mendelssohn

This year's scholar, talented violinist Elodie, recently performed a solo violin concerto as part of the Colne Philharmonic Orchestra at Witham Town Hall. Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto is his last large orchestral work.  It forms an important part of the...

Latest news on Go-Karter Lewis

30th June 2019

Lewis has continued to love his karting and this month he achieved a comfortable 2nd place in the Evo Cup and the Jenson Cup he came 1st. The 2019 season, finishes in November, culminating in a presentation evening in December. ...

East London Cabbies Outing 2019

20th June 2019

Watch this space for details of route and timings.  Our army of volunteers will be out in the next few days armed with balloons for you to decorate your house frontage and give our guests from East London a warm...

Scholarship news – Elodie

9th June 2019

The Chineke! Foundation was established in 2015 to provide career opportunities to young Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) classical musicians in the UK and Europe. Chineke!’s motto is: ‘Championing change and celebrating diversity in classical music’. The organisation aims to...

News of rower Jake

So proud! Our former scholar, Jake Offiler, is competing in this weekend's Scottish Rowing Championships as part of the Edinburgh University Boat Club team. Yesterday, the team won gold medals in the Mens 8+ competition.

Inspirational Awardee – Lewis

21st May 2019

Lewis has had an exciting month starting with the Jenson Cup, qualifying in first place.  He held on to his first place for the full 40 minute race right until the finish line.  The marshall did not even know who...

Inspirational Awardee – Warwick

11th May 2019

Warwick recently participated in his first competitive triathlon of the 2019 season.  Together with his girlfriend, Jodie, they blog on the experience.  Its an honest and humbling read, and shows Warwick's committment to gaining that GB place later this year....

Scholarship News – Elodie

News reaches us that Elodie has been invited to be one of this year's featured soloists for the Colne Philarmonic Orchestra.  She will be participating in their concert "A Medley of Mendelssohn" on Saturday 6th July at Witham Town Hall....

Nikki & Mark’s 25th Wedding Anniversary

6th May 2019

Nikki and Mark recently celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversay, and very kindly asked their guests to donate to the DRF instead of buying presents.  Their generosity resulted in a wonderful donation of £930, which will allow us to fund several...

Matt Oaten selected for the England Deaf Football Squad

25th April 2019

We are proud of Matt and will keep you all updated with his progess in this summer's championship in Crete. https://www.facebook.com/884150278456266/posts/958309447707015/

Inspirational Award News – Lewis

7th April 2019

Lewis has been competing again in the Evo Cup.  The family had car trouble on the way to the venue making him late for the qualifier, and was lucky that the organisers allowed him to gain five important minutes on...

Inspirational Award News – Warwick

Warwick and his partner Jodie keep us entertained with their latest blog:- https://thattricouple.blogspot.com/2019/04/hills-drills-and-racing-thrills.html?m=1  

Scholarship news – Elodie

26th March 2019

Elodie recently had a fantastic experience playing a little-known modern violin concerto by the Latvian composer Peteris Vasks called 'Distant Light' with Edinburgh University's String Orchestra! She said "It was my first time playing a full concerto with orchestra and...

Inspirational Award update – Lewis

12th March 2019

Lewis recently entered into the Evo Cup, even though he was told it was a much higher level than he currently was.  The organisers thought he would gain benefit from the  experience of following the more experienced drivers.   His mum,...

The Essex Police Choir choose DRF as a Charity of the Year

CHOIR CHOOSES LOCAL CHARITIES   Having last year raised money for Colchester Cancer Centre Campaign and SSAFA, Essex Police Choir, as part of their 30th Anniversary celebrations, have chosen two smaller, local charities to support in 2019.   The David...