Actors receive company’s £20,000 cheque for Teenage Cancer Trust
Actors James and Oliver Phelps, best known for playing twins Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter film series, paid a visit to Shrewsbury on Wednesday to accept a £20,000 cheque for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
The brothers, who opened the Teenage Cancer Trust’s unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in 2011 and are ambassadors for the charity, praised Morris Lubricants, Britain’s leading family-owned, independent oil blenders and marketers, and Morris Leisure for their excellent fundraising effort.
“It’s an absolutely fantastic amount of money that the company has raised for the Teenage Cancer Trust,” said Oliver. “The fact that over 60 people have contributed and wanted to get involved is a tribute to the Fewtrell family and Adam.
“We have seen what the Teenage Cancer Trust does and the unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham is incredible because it puts young patients at ease.”
The money was raised by staff, members of the late Adam Fewtrell’s family and friends who scaled the 64 ‘county tops’ of England, Wales, Scotland and the Isles of Wight and Man last year.
The workforce accepted the fundraising challenge, devised by customer service manager Stuart Holloway, in memory of workmate Adam, who died of a rare form of childhood bone cancer last year at the age of 20.
It was fitting that Adam’s parents, Graham and Karen, completed the last of the county tops - Niver Hill in Avon. They thanked everyone who had taken part in the challenge and Morris Lubricants’ managing director Andrew Goddard for adopting the Teenage Cancer Trust as the company’s charity in 2012.
The company had hoped to raise £100 in sponsorship for each county top, but ended up collecting £20,000.
Graham, distribution manager for Morris Lubricants, completed 11 of the county tops himself, including Ben Nevis, Ben Cruachan, Ben More and Ben Macdui in Scotland, Scafell Pike and Mount Snowdon.
“We had some fun doing these walks and climbs and the views from the top of the mountains were outstanding,“ he said. “Our son Adam made sure that the sun was out on every walk or climb that I did and I know he would be so proud of everyone who took part in this epic challenge.”
The largest turnout by staff and friends was this summer when 63 reached Shropshire’s county top, Brown Clee near Ludlow, which was followed by a barbecue hosted by sister company, Morris Leisure, at Ludlow Touring Park
Mr Goddard thanked everyone who had taken part in the challenge and donated money to the Teenage Cancer Trust, including customers and suppliers across the UK. “It has been a huge effort by everyone involved and a fitting tribute to Adam, a wonderful young man who was so brave throughout his illness,” he said
