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MANEA MATTERS
MANEA MATTERS

The evening was a massive success with a injury, which left me fighting for my life.
sell-out of tickets to dance the night away A brain injury can challenge every aspect
with the incredible DJ – Tom Ogden. The of your life, walking, talking, thinking and
night started with an amazing raffle with feeling. The losses can be severe and
top prizes provided by K E Rolfe Funeral permanent. It can mean losing the life you
Directors, the Fish and Duck Marina and Park once lived and the person you once were.
Run volunteer Louise Pearce. There were We all think it will ‘never happen to me’,
lots more donations from the wonderful but every year around 350,000 people are
Manea community. admitted to hospital with an acquired brain
We (Ian and Kerry Scott-Logan) organised injury. That’s one every 90 seconds. A brain
the events and we will both be running injury can happen to anyone at any time.
the London Marathon, when I am running When it does, Headway is there to help.
in support of Headway. The decision to The entire day was a massive success
raise awareness and fundraise comes and it's all down to the fantastic Manea
after I suffered life-threatening injuries in community and spirit. We were blown
December 2020 including a major head away with the support that has been given
by this wonderful village and are so very
grateful for every single bit of support and
love. The fundraising will be ongoing until
the Marathon in October, but we are VERY
PROUD to say the fundraising, at the time of
writing, is an IMPRESSIVE £3,755. THANK
YOU to EVERYONE. What a fantastic little
village Manea is.
Thanks again everyone.
Ian Scott-Logan
Images courtesy of the Fenland Citizen

You can find out more about Headway’s work at: www.headway.org.uk
If you would like to support Ian, when he runs the London Marathon on 2nd October,
please visit his JustGiving page at:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Ian-Scott36?

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