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Young athletes benefit from grant

Upbeat: Joe Wilson, 12 and Ron Oliver with some of the equipment bought so far with Back on Track help.

11:20am Thursday 5th June 2008

THE Back on Track appeal has been boosted by a £1,000 Xpression grant for Kidderminster and Stourport Athletic Club, with junior athletes the main beneficiaries.

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Ducks make splash for cash

Making a splash: Wyre Forest MP, Dr Richard Taylor launches the ducks.

11:16am Wednesday 4th June 2008

HUNDREDS of plastic ducks made a splash in Kidderminster on Saturday to raise almost £600 for the Shuttle/Times & News Back on Track Appeal.

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Darts players right on target

Wayne Rudge, of Tenbury Wells, received the signed shirt from former world champion John Lowe.

8:21am Wednesday 28th May 2008

THE Legends of Darts night last Saturday brought in more than £548 for the Back on Track appeal.

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Raising cash Hawaiian-style

Party time: From left, Ann Moore holding the prize for best costume with husband, Max Moore, vice-chairman of the Walshes tenant consultative committee; Chris Lewis, chairman of sheltered housing with Community Housing Group; and Gill Smith, customer supp

2:10pm Friday 23rd May 2008

WYRE Forest party-goers are limbo-ing up for a special Hawaiian-themed night out to raise money for the Back on Track appeal.

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Locals ready to take on legends

Darts souvenir: Clare Kingscott, Glades marketing and events manager, with Matt Sheehan, promoter of Legends of Darts night, with the shirt signed by the country's top players which will be raffled for the appeal.

8:15am Thursday 22nd May 2008

DARTS players across Wyre Forest have raised more than £250 for the Back on Track appeal in a series of knockout competitions to find opponents for four darting "legends".

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Relax! Cora does her bit

Great effort: Cora O'Mahony, left, giving a massage to fellow Kidderm-inster and Stourport AC member, Theresa Wilson.

12:57pm Tuesday 20th May 2008

A COMPLEMENTARY therapist has completed an incredible 36 massages in five days, raising £210 for the Back on Track appeal.

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Scenic walk pulls in the cash

Raring to go: Walkers at Stourport Sports Club before they set off.

12:50pm Tuesday 20th May 2008

A SPECIAL Back on Track sponsored walk last Sunday has generated more than £1,000 for the appeal.

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Riders rise to 800-mile test

Time out: Adam Reis, left, and Tom Archer, both 20, relax after their gruelling journey.

8:17am Wednesday 14th May 2008

TWO young mountain bikers are now fully refreshed after completing their mammoth 800-mile bike ride from Stourport Sports Club to John O'Groats for the Back on Track appeal.

Battling another setback...

Time for action: Some of the equipment bought by the Back on Track appeal and used at the championships at the weekend.

1:16pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

FOLLOWING the latest damage done by vandals to the hammer cage net which put in jeopardy the Worcestershire County Track and Field Championships last Saturday, I would like to pay tribute to the parks department at Wyre Forest District Council for their sterling efforts in re-erecting the net on Friday.

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More help from freemasons

1:14pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

THE freemasons of Severn Lodge have joined the Vernon and Chaddesley Corbett masonic lodges by raising £200 for the Back on Track appeal.

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