The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund

September 2009 On the 12th September 2009 Rick Walker swam in the Great North Swim to raise money for The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund. The Great North Swim is a one mile open water swim in Lake Windermere, in the Lade District, it is England's largest lake. Over 5000 swimmers took part in water temperatures of 17C. The following words are written by Rick after the event:

"The swim was a lot of fun, although infinitely harder than I had imagined! I managed to get around in a rather modest time of 32mins 15secs. I've attached a photograph (see right) of myself looking worse for wear having literally just finished the race."

July / August On the 18th July The Zoomers started the Mongol Rally from Goodwood. Sarah Fortescue and Jono Silberbauer, jumped into their 1.2 litre engine car and headed off on the 10,000 mile stint to Ulaan Bataar, the capital of Mongolia. Their route took them across the channel into France, through Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, into Ukraine, a whole stint through Russia and into Mongolia, reaching their destination by the 26th August. Once in Mongolia the car was auctioned off for the charities in Mongolia supported by the Mongol Rally organisers. They raised money for both Tusk Trust and The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund.

June 2009 Charlie van Straubenzee, Henry’s younger brother, and Tom Brooksbank ran in the Kenyan (Safaricom) Marathon for the Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund. It was run through the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy near Mount Kenya, at an average altitude of 5,500 feet above sea level. This is a gruelling 26 miles in the African heat on uneven tracks inhabited by wild animals and where the risk of severe dehydration is an issue. With the majority of the run being uphill and a lot of the second half only being able to see each other, they managed to complete it in just less than 5 hours. 1000 runners started the race, 900 did half and only 100 completed the full marathon including themselves, making it one of the top 10 hardest in the world.

June 2009 On the 27th June, Ian Craig, the Executive Director of the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) and the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, also ran the Safaricom Marathon through the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. Ian, who was born and bred at Lewa, converted his family's 40,000 acre Kenyan cattle ranch into Lewa Wildlife Conservancy after witnessing an elephant massacre in Kenya in 1988. Ian realized that wildlife had no future unless local communities participated in its protection. Ian has shown a huge interest in The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund and it's aim to educate young African children. We are most grateful for all the funds raised through Ian's run for Henry's Charity.

June 2009 Jamie Gordon organised the Rope a Dope charity boxing night at York Hall, Bethnal Green, in support of The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund and Tusk Trust. The evening saw 10 boxers slugging it out for these two charities, having only learnt to box 2 months previously. One of Henry’s more eccentric friends, Christopher Ramsay, was fighting and put on a nimble, brave and victorious performance, much to all his fans surprise! Jamie Gordon worked extremely hard to make this evening possible, both organising and boxing in the event. A huge thank you to him!

June 2009 Susanna Warren, a close family friend and huge supporter of The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund, organised a charity performance of the new hit musical Sister Act at the London Palladium. Susanna worked extremely hard in organising the evening and was generously helped by Added Dimension Events www.addeddimension.co.uk where she has been working during this last year. The evening was a huge success with Henry's friends, relations and godparents all turning up to support his charity and enjoy the show. This was the second event Susanna has so kindly organised for us, having previously been part of the trio which put on The Wibble party in April 2008.

May 2009 Prince William and Prince Harry both played in the Audi Charity Polo Day on the 10th May. Three charities, including Henry's Fund, were the beneficiaries of the sponsorship and we are very grateful to our Patrons, Audi and Coworth Park Polo Club for their part in raising important funds for our Charity.

April 2009 Christopher Foyle, Rufus Gordon-Dean, Laura McGowan and Harry Savory ran in the London Marathon for Henry’s Fund. These gold bond place were generously given to us by Charlie Mayhew, chief executive, of Tusk. Tusk helps to forge the link between the preservation of Africa’s natural heritage and the future of its land, culture and peoples.

March 2009 During the autumn a corporate hospitality company, Lucid Events, offered us the opportunity to receive the proceeds from an after lunch raffle, held prior to Autumn Rugby Union international matches at Twickenham. The match was between England and South Africa and, although the Credit Crunch had already started to bite, there was a good turn out for the lunch. Again, during the 6 Nations competition, Lucid Events offered another opportunity at the lunch, prior to the England v France match, which was eagerly accepted. Our thanks go to Richard Lamb and Jacqui Gough for organising the donations.

February 2009 Ralph Patel is the current president of the London District of the National Federation of Retail Newsagents. At the annual dinner, on 15th February, Ralph generously donated one third of the proceeds of the raffle to The Fund and asked Alex van Straubenzee to be the guest speaker. After the dinner, Alex was told by former president, Kirit Patel, that he had been born in Jinja.

December 2008 Freddie Palmer, a very close friend of Henry, and his mother Jill, decided to sell some of their Christmas Trees, for £10 each, which had been grown at their home Dorney Court, Windsor, for Henry’s Fund. Little did they realise the success this would be. 400 trees were sold on a very cold Sunday 7th December and the exhausted family and volunteers were delighted with the result. We are very grateful to them.

June 2008 Prince Harry took part in a polo match at Cirencester Park for the Dorchester Polo Trophy – sponsored by The Dorchester Hotel. The Prince played for the Umbogo Team against Laird and the money raised was donated to Henry’s Fund as well as Sentebale – Prince Harry’s Lesoto charity.

April 2008 The Wibble Party, organised by Jamie Murray-Wells, Susanna Warren and Guy Pelly was held at Wiltons Theatre on 16th April and sponsored by OK Magazine. This was a glittering event, which took place in what is known as “London’s most beautiful ‘lost’ theatre. It was a totally different fundraising event, “shocking, unstuffy and informal” said Marina Fogle, the party organiser.

March 2008 Each year, Ludgrove School put on a charity musical concert sponsored by the parents of the boys at the school. The outgoing headmaster, Gerald Barber, chose The Fund as the beneficiary of the funds raised, in memory of Henry, who was at the school as a boy (1992 – 1997) and junior master (September 2002).

June 2007 Prince William played in a charity polo match, for the Chakravarty Cup. The match was held at Ham polo ground and the funds raised were donated to 3 charities, one being Henry’s Fund.

April 2007 James Gibbs, Henry's cousin, ran the London Marathon to raise money for The Fund. Thanks to everyone's incredible generosity, the money raised was used to build a 4 classroom block at Bukyonza Primary School in Uganda. James hopes to be able to go over and have a look for himself in the not too distant future.

June 2006 Prince William generously nominated The Fund as one of the charities to benefit from a polo match, at the Guards Polo Club, sponsored by Audi.

June 2006 Jeff Bardsley, when captain of the Woodham Walter Golf Club, in Essex, chose The Fund as his preferred charity for the annual club tournament. Tragically, Jeff died of cancer in May 2008.

April 2005 William Davies, also at Harrow with Henry, completed The Marathon des Sables in the scorching heat of the Sahara Desert. This competition is one of the most gruelling runs in the world, covering 150 miles over 6 days, with temperatures of up to 120 degrees centigrade. William’s feat was phenomenal and he was congratulated for undertaking such a task.

Dec 2004 William Littlejohns, another of Henry’s Harrow friends, organised a charity ball in aid of The Fund at Newcastle University, where Henry should have joined him as an undergraduate.

April 2004 Charlie Reid, a friend of Henry, both at home in Hertfordshire and at Harrow School, ran the London Marathon for The Fund.

Sept 2003 Hattie Stead organised a teenage charity party and held it at the Kirklington polo club, in Oxfordshire.

April 2003 Charlie Budgett, Rufus Gordon Dean, Henry Grant and Oliver Hicks took part in the 125 mile Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon, to raise funds for The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund. The winners of the marathon took just 18 hours to complete the distance. Henry and Rufus took a creditable 29 hours, while it took Olly, who later rowed the Atlantic single-handed, and Charlie 38 hours.




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	*Previous Events* September 2009 On the 12th September 2009 Rick Walker swam in the Great North Swim to raise money for The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund. The Great North Swim is a one mile open water swim in Lake Windermere, in the Lade District, it is England's largest lake. Over 5000 swimmers took part in water temperatures of 17C. The following words are written by Rick after the event: "The swim was a lot of fun, although infinitely harder than I had imagined! I managed to get around in a rather modest time of 32mins 15secs. I've attached a photograph (see right) of myself looking worse for wear having literally just finished the race." July / August On the 18th July The Zoomers started the Mongol Rally from Goodwood. Sarah Fortescue and Jono Silberbauer, jumped into their 1.2 litre engine car and headed off on the 10,000 mile stint to Ulaan Bataar, the capital of Mongolia. Their route took them across the channel into France, through Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, into Ukraine, a whole stint through Russia and into Mongolia, reaching their destination by the 26th August. Once in Mongolia the car was auctioned off for the charities in Mongolia supported by the Mongol Rally organisers. They raised money for both Tusk Trust and The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund. June 2009 Charlie van Straubenzee, Henry’s younger brother, and Tom Brooksbank ran in the Kenyan (Safaricom) Marathon for the Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund. It was run through the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy near Mount Kenya, at an average altitude of 5,500 feet above sea level. This is a gruelling 26 miles in the African heat on uneven tracks inhabited by wild animals and where the risk of severe dehydration is an issue. With the majority of the run being uphill and a lot of the second half only being able to see each other, they managed to complete it in just less than 5 hours. 1000 runners started the race, 900 did half and only 100 completed the full marathon including themselves, making it one of the top 10 hardest in the world. June 2009 On the 27th June, Ian Craig, the Executive Director of the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) and the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, also ran the Safaricom Marathon through the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. Ian, who was born and bred at Lewa, converted his family's 40,000 acre Kenyan cattle ranch into Lewa Wildlife Conservancy after witnessing an elephant massacre in Kenya in 1988. Ian realized that wildlife had no future unless local communities participated in its protection. Ian has shown a huge interest in The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund and it's aim to educate young African children. We are most grateful for all the funds raised through Ian's run for Henry's Charity. June 2009 Jamie Gordon organised the Rope a Dope charity boxing night at York Hall, Bethnal Green, in support of The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund and Tusk Trust. The evening saw 10 boxers slugging it out for these two charities, having only learnt to box 2 months previously. One of Henry’s more eccentric friends, Christopher Ramsay, was fighting and put on a nimble, brave and victorious performance, much to all his fans surprise! Jamie Gordon worked extremely hard to make this evening possible, both organising and boxing in the event. A huge thank you to him! June 2009 Susanna Warren, a close family friend and huge supporter of The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund, organised a charity performance of the new hit musical Sister Act at the London Palladium. Susanna worked extremely hard in organising the evening and was generously helped by Added Dimension Events www.addeddimension.co.uk where she has been working during this last year. The evening was a huge success with Henry's friends, relations and godparents all turning up to support his charity and enjoy the show. This was the second event Susanna has so kindly organised for us, having previously been part of the trio which put on The Wibble party in April 2008. May 2009 Prince William and Prince Harry both played in the Audi Charity Polo Day on the 10th May. Three charities, including Henry's Fund, were the beneficiaries of the sponsorship and we are very grateful to our Patrons, Audi and Coworth Park Polo Club for their part in raising important funds for our Charity. April 2009 Christopher Foyle, Rufus Gordon-Dean, Laura McGowan and Harry Savory ran in the London Marathon for Henry’s Fund. These gold bond place were generously given to us by Charlie Mayhew, chief executive, of Tusk. Tusk helps to forge the link between the preservation of Africa’s natural heritage and the future of its land, culture and peoples. March 2009 During the autumn a corporate hospitality company, Lucid Events, offered us the opportunity to receive the proceeds from an after lunch raffle, held prior to Autumn Rugby Union international matches at Twickenham. The match was between England and South Africa and, although the Credit Crunch had already started to bite, there was a good turn out for the lunch. Again, during the 6 Nations competition, Lucid Events offered another opportunity at the lunch, prior to the England v France match, which was eagerly accepted. Our thanks go to Richard Lamb and Jacqui Gough for organising the donations. February 2009 Ralph Patel is the current president of the London District of the National Federation of Retail Newsagents. At the annual dinner, on 15th February, Ralph generously donated one third of the proceeds of the raffle to The Fund and asked Alex van Straubenzee to be the guest speaker. After the dinner, Alex was told by former president, Kirit Patel, that he had been born in Jinja. December 2008 Freddie Palmer, a very close friend of Henry, and his mother Jill, decided to sell some of their Christmas Trees, for £10 each, which had been grown at their home Dorney Court, Windsor, for Henry’s Fund. Little did they realise the success this would be. 400 trees were sold on a very cold Sunday 7th December and the exhausted family and volunteers were delighted with the result. We are very grateful to them. June 2008 Prince Harry took part in a polo match at Cirencester Park for the Dorchester Polo Trophy – sponsored by The Dorchester Hotel. The Prince played for the Umbogo Team against Laird and the money raised was donated to Henry’s Fund as well as Sentebale – Prince Harry’s Lesoto charity. April 2008 The Wibble Party, organised by Jamie Murray-Wells, Susanna Warren and Guy Pelly was held at Wiltons Theatre on 16th April and sponsored by OK Magazine. This was a glittering event, which took place in what is known as “London’s most beautiful ‘lost’ theatre. It was a totally different fundraising event, “shocking, unstuffy and informal” said Marina Fogle, the party organiser. March 2008 Each year, Ludgrove School put on a charity musical concert sponsored by the parents of the boys at the school. The outgoing headmaster, Gerald Barber, chose The Fund as the beneficiary of the funds raised, in memory of Henry, who was at the school as a boy (1992 – 1997) and junior master (September 2002). June 2007 Prince William played in a charity polo match, for the Chakravarty Cup. The match was held at Ham polo ground and the funds raised were donated to 3 charities, one being Henry’s Fund. April 2007 James Gibbs, Henry's cousin, ran the London Marathon to raise money for The Fund. Thanks to everyone's incredible generosity, the money raised was used to build a 4 classroom block at Bukyonza Primary School in Uganda. James hopes to be able to go over and have a look for himself in the not too distant future. June 2006 Prince William generously nominated The Fund as one of the charities to benefit from a polo match, at the Guards Polo Club, sponsored by Audi. June 2006 Jeff Bardsley, when captain of the Woodham Walter Golf Club, in Essex, chose The Fund as his preferred charity for the annual club tournament. Tragically, Jeff died of cancer in May 2008. July 2005 Sam Adams, Emily Knight, Richard Knox, Freddie Palmer and Alexander Stileman, all friends of Henry, bicycled from Camelford in Cornwall to Newton Stewart in Dumfriesshire to raise money for The Fund. The journey took them 12 days and covered 600 miles. April 2005 William Davies, also at Harrow with Henry, completed The Marathon des Sables in the scorching heat of the Sahara Desert. This competition is one of the most gruelling runs in the world, covering 150 miles over 6 days, with temperatures of up to 120 degrees centigrade. William’s feat was phenomenal and he was congratulated for undertaking such a task. Dec 2004 William Littlejohns, another of Henry’s Harrow friends, organised a charity ball in aid of The Fund at Newcastle University, where Henry should have joined him as an undergraduate. April 2004 Charlie Reid, a friend of Henry, both at home in Hertfordshire and at Harrow School, ran the London Marathon for The Fund. Sept 2003 Hattie Stead organised a teenage charity party and held it at the Kirklington polo club, in Oxfordshire. April 2003 Charlie Budgett, Rufus Gordon Dean, Henry Grant and Oliver Hicks took part in the 125 mile Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon, to raise funds for The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund. The winners of the marathon took just 18 hours to complete the distance. Henry and Rufus took a creditable 29 hours, while it took Olly, who later rowed the Atlantic single-handed, and Charlie 38 hours.