Graham Neale

1000 football kick-up challenge

Fundraising for Royal Berks Charity
£860
raised of £5,000 target
Grahams 1000 kick-ups Challange, 9 May 2020
Our Hospital Heroes
Campaign by Royal Berks Charity (RCN 1052720)
Help support our hardworking NHS staff

Story

The arrival of coronavirus is placing continued pressure on our local NHS services.We have never been prouder to support the dedicated staff of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and have launched an urgent appeal to help our hard-working NHS staff during these challenging times.The Trust is run by over 5,500 dedicated staff from doctors and nurses, porters and housekeepers, to our back office teams making sure supplies are getting to where they are needed. They are working even harder than usual to ensure they can continue to provide the best possible care for patients and their families.My challenge is to to try and juggle(kick-ups) a football 1000 times without it touching the floor..I will have 5 attempts at this...Im now 53 years old,overweight,not fit at all and until yesterday i hadnt kicked a ball in 2 decades. But ive given myself 3 weeks to practice and will attempt the challenge on MAY 9th when hopefully the lockdown will be lifted.1000 is a lot i hear you say,buts its ok folks as i have form as i actually did 2000 kick-ups in 1994 to raise money for the RBH Childrens ward.Im going to keep a daily update on my practising.By the end of day 1 yesterday (April 17th) i actually managed 246 in one go..But i was shattered afterwards and my legs felt like lead,so theres a long way to go, with many many hours spent in the garden practising if im going to make this happen..Ive also just weighed myself and im one and a half stone over weight..So i have two reasons to be doing this, lol.So put your hands in your pockets people..Our Heros deserve it. Thanks everyone and Stay Safe. Graham Neale  

Share this story

Help Graham Neale

Sharing this page with your friends could help raise up to 3x more in donations

You can also help by sharing this link on

About the campaign

Help support our hardworking NHS staff

About the charity

Royal Berks Charity

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 1052720
Royal Berks Charity supports the Royal Berkshire NHS FT. Through fundraising and donations we are able to add extra value and support pioneering work for those that need us. We hope our work inspires you to join us on this exciting journey to help more patients and their families every day.

Donation summary

Total raised
£860.00
+ £117.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£860.00
Offline donations
£0.00

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.