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Karen has had to postpone her wedding and big celebrations for her Setting out from the Callanish stones under threatening skies at 30th birthday. lunchtime, Karen declared herself ‘ready to run’. She said: “Typical She said: “London Marathon gave us the choice between cancelling Hebridean weather has shown up for the occasion of course. It’s ok, our place altogether or running at the designated time on Sunday.” I’m ready to battle through it.” Her aim was to fi nish the run at Granny’s house in Aird. Granny Murdina Macdonald was one of Karen’s inspirations when she set out to raise funds for Alzheimer Scotland. The result explains the giant smile on Karen’s face – by 6pm today she’d topped £3,195 on her fundraising page at https://www. justgiving.com/fundraising/karenmacrunslondon The massive total – well over her target sum of £2,500 – made the pain worthwhile, even though Karen refl ected running in the opposite direction might have given her an easier task. She said this evening: “Should probably have run the route in the opposite direction and then I would have only had three miles of a headwind instead of 23. So I’m delighted with my time of 4hrs 29mins. Thanks to everyone that supported our Annual Big “Cannot thank my support squad enough...keeping me fed and Memory Walk from all at Alzheimer Scotland watered the whole way, taking the best photographs, cheering me on when I needed it the most. Friends of The Nicolson “And to everyone who came out to support me or cheer me on A recently formed charitable Trust to assist pupils of along the way...thank you SO much, it really did give me a much- needed boost on so many occasions.” The Nicolson Institute with the cost of travel to the mainland Murdag with Karen after the run The total raised, says Karen, makes her ‘very emotional’ and she Find out how you can help advance the next adds: “Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who generation of Nicolson pupils at www.fotn.org.uk sponsored me!” Bristow SAR Former primary school teacher 86-year-old Murdina – Murdag Alasdair Allan MSP/BPA a’Mhate to her friends – is being cared for at home in Aird, by her family Surgery Notice and by main carer, neighbour Joey Macaskill. She has developed symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, but still enjoys independence at contract renewed home and time spent with the other three generations of her family, although this has had to be restricted since renewed Coronavirus ristow Helicopters Limited has been awarded a contract precautions came into force last week. Bextension to continue delivering UK search and rescue Karen, who is 29 and works in commercial banking for Lloyds, (SAR) helicopter services for Her Majesty’s Coastguard, it was came home to complete her qualifi cations online several weeks ago, announced on Tuesday 29 September. but was returning to Glasgow on Monday 5 October. The commercial contract for search and rescue helicopter service The family’s support extends not only through Karen’s marathons, provision to HM Coastguard was awarded to Bristow in March 2013 sponsored walks and other fundraisers, but to her dad, Norrie ‘Tomsh’ and has now been extended until 31 December 2026. Macdonald, skydiving from a plane over Florida in October last year. Alan Corbett, chief executive of Bristow Helicopters Limited, said: “Alzheimer Scotland Western Isles has been such a support “Bristow remains fully committed to working with the MCA to realise to our family, providing support and signposting help, and also its remaining goals. In light of Scottish and UK Government guidance regarding the offering services to Granny when she was able to go out, before the “The extension of the current contract allows us to cost-effectively &29,'SDQGHPLFP\FRQVWLWXHQF\RIÀFHLVFXUUHQWO\FORVHG pandemic. Even during lockdown they have been maintaining digital introduce new capabilities into the existing helicopter fl eet and to My staff and I are still working, although, in line with the current engagement for granny. explore technologies which may be of benefi t in future contracts.” guidance, we are doing so from home. “Alzheimers touches so many lives and Alzheimer Scotland doesn’t Bristow employs about 360 people across 10 strategically-located I can still be contacted via www.alasdairallan.scot as get Government support. I’ve never stopped supporting them and I SAR helicopter bases, including the base at Stornoway airport. The well as by telephone or email as detailed below. don’t think our family ever will.” Stornoway-based team fl ew their 1,000th rescue mission in September. Telephone: 01851 700 357 Email: [email protected] www.alasdairallan.scot HOW TO CONTACT US Editor: Fred Silver [email protected] Design and layout: Andrew Jeffries [email protected] Annie Delin, senior correspondent (Lewis and Harris): [email protected] Writers: Katie Macleod, Melissa Silver General enquiries: [email protected] NEXT EDITION: The deadline for information and advertising submissions is Tel: 07867 861090 Tuesday October 27. The newspaper is published on Thursday November 5. EVENTS is published by Intermedia Services (Stornoway) Church House, 16 James Street, Stornoway HS1 2QN Tel: 01851 705743 08/10/20 - 04/11/20 www.hebevents.com EVENTS - Page 3 STS TAXIS…40 years on! 01851 704444 Stornoway Taxi and Courier Service – ESTABLISHED 1976 – 01851 704177 CONTRACTS, FERRY, AIRPORT & TOUR RUNS TAKEN. Available 24/7 & 365 days a year 5 CARS AVAILABLE AWAYS RELIABLE & COURTEOUS The Woodlands is The Trust would like now open for sit in to thank all the people & take-away service Customers should check Facebook who helped care for the and welovestornoway.com for 11am - 2:30 pm the latest timings and menus Grounds during lockdown Church House, 16 James Street, Stornoway HS1 2QN WICCI’s renewed cash offer Order your By Annie Delin The fund has been the source of £150,000 2021 calendars estern Isles Cancer Care Initiative (WICCI) distributed in the Western Isles since it opened in from Stornoway February 2018. During lockdown £30,000 was Wis continuing to offer a support service Media Centre to people diagnosed with cancer and their distributed locally, part of a total in 2020 of £40,000 families, albeit greatly limited by current health in grants issued. restrictions. Helen said: “We’re especially keen to speak to people who have been newly diagnosed, who are The WICCI centre on Cromwell Street closed in going through treatment or who are struggling with line with national health guidance in March, and re- opened on a limited basis in mid-August, now with a being at home all day, with heating costs or with single part-time member of staff. fi nancial diffi culty. We really want to hear from them. Design service But services are continuing to be delivered, and “The application process is really quick and easy and available, or we can development manager Helen Sandison is keen that can be done by speaking to your GP, your Macmillan print from your nurse or by email to us at offi [email protected].