by Alan Rowe | Feb 7, 2018 | Charity News, Latest Events, News
Today was a great day out for Alan and Trustee Baz Gray as they paid a very special visit to the Royal Navy Recovery Centre (Hasler Company) HMS DRAKE set within the Plymouth Dockyard. Hasler Company has been the custodian of one of the Batons since the very early...
by Alan Rowe | Jan 10, 2018 | Charity News, News
The Baton Poem written by Lee John Waters reflecting on his battlefield injuries is now printed on parachute silk used in action in Afghanistan – as is the Baton’s Message of Conscience. The poem silk will soon join all the messages in each baton to be...
by Alan Rowe | Jan 8, 2018 | Charity News, News
Last night I accompanied Joanne Cowe to the Lympstone Manor Christmas Dinner and awards evening, Jo works there. What a long way they have come in such a short space of time, high standards and quality of service leading to a Michelin Star after just six months of...
by Alan Rowe | Jan 4, 2018 | Charity News, News
John Capon owner of Otter Windows Ltd. raised over £1,000 during 2017 for the Baton’s cause – This morning John dropped in to see Alan and give him £300 – his fee from the New Years Eve Disco that he gave at The Greyhound Country Inn, Fenny Bridges...
by Alan Rowe | Dec 29, 2017 | Charity News, Latest Events, News
A very special Baton handover was made today, a Baton that will be rowed over 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in a record breaking attempt by Baton Trustee Lee Spencer. The Baton was handed to Lee The Rowing Marine at the BBC Studios Plymouth today by the...
by Alan Rowe | Dec 25, 2017 | Charity News, News
A great end to the year!.. A really satisfying letter of endorsement in all we try and do to end this year’s efforts, I don’t always post them but my hope is that this will reenforce the effect we regularly have behind the more obvious scenes, always in a...