Reading Evening Post from Reading, Berkshire, England • 15

Newsdesk: 01734 575833 Reading Evening POST, Wednesday August 24 1994 15 ills Will.Rtii'lls.?.n NT 5 IN ffkelP ES 4 440 Daredevils 4-. I a li -tt ,141 10 iiii 111 9 WIII, l. put charity d0w is pi 4 ir it, '4-7- .1,. 41..... A 4 funds bid a 7.

I 4f 4. I 4GP jump ahead ili 4, 44 6 1 11116 i 1 A The Thatchers fun day 47 7 FUNDRAISERS took the plunge to boost vitio. charity cash coffers. The daredevils made bungee jumping from a 180 ft-high crane one of the main events at The Thatchers pub in Woodley at the weekend. More than 30 thrill-chasers took the dive, 4 many plummeting head-first towards the Ali a ground before bouncing back on the special 100 elasticated rope.

'Pm .4, i I4p 4b Ale Bungee jumper Steven Cock from Woodley said: "It was brilliant, but very 4 I nerve-racking. I'm going to do it 1 NI. PAT AND PALS But pub landlord Arthur Casco' decided ,0 Youngsters tempt the that he would remain behind the bar, 0 4 to popular postman, above, on makingsure the rest of his customers were to the bouncy castle well served. TIM (sI: He said: "I did a bungee jump the last time we put it on here and once was enough i ir i 1 Ile di. Cash raised from the event opened by 1111.

ON SOLID GROUND lir Reading's Mayor John Oliver, went to 4 Bungee jumper Peter Multiple Sclerosis Research and Cancer AV Dinnage relaxes with his Research, one of this year's mayor's rt 7 i-Qt a daughters Gemma and charities. Samantha, left, after taking Also benefiting was the Royal Mail 01. 11 the plunge Romanian appeal. Children's television favourite Postman Pat, alias local man Tony Webb, boosted the charity total even further by raising more is- P. SMILES BETTER than E2OO.

4 0 1 -r Charity clowns, bottom left, introduce one of the There was also a bouncy castle for event's younger visitors to youngsters. Mr Casco' saki a basket bulging with beer their mascot proved to be a very popular raffle prize. He said: "It was a happy day, and that 44 ifr i 4 to. GRAND OPENING ostonski steady the winner had a big grin." Anglaie ncedlscoeordsaAnddhauirwiannd 4411 ..4 114611PN, Al rib ic bo for Major and k. 1 54- 111 Majoress John and Shirley 11134 i 11 4 4 to ffi cially open the event Shirley i 1 i i .41011 1 7 It r.

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