Members of the Ickonic Media team will be competing in the annual Derby 10K run on Sunday 10th April to raise money for the Derby City Mission, who provide a vital service across the City, from Poverty prevention, food banks, street pastors, crisis support and much more.
We’re delighted to be able to support such a vital cause in the City where our Media organisation is based.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ickonicmedia?utm_term=YMgPZBKKd
On September 22nd, me and my pal Steve, are running the Sheffield 10k. On a personal level, I simply want to complete the race, having only had groin surgery at the end of June. But more importantly, I want to raise money for a wonderful organisation called Media House.
My mother is law Amanda, has worked for most of her life helping children all across the special needs spectrum. I’ve been lucky enough to have spent a lot of time with some of these children as she also provides respite care, alongside her job at the Media House school.
Here is a bit about them…
“As well as all the usual facilities that you find in schools on the Island, Medina House has many specialist facilities, including a splash pool, sensory garden, outdoor classroom, speech and language therapy room, a room for medicals, spacious gym and separate dining hall, a white room and a dark room; specialist information technology equipment (ICT) , a hydrotherapy/swimming pool and a soft play room.We also have two mini-buses that are used throughout the school week to take children on a range of enrichment visits that support their learning”
Obviously all these facilities cost money, so any little pennies you may have, please pop them in the pot!
Thank you. x
Ayup.
I have been asked to perform on Bournemouth beach, for this years Wave 105 ‘cash for kids’ charity event.
I’ll be on stage at 4pm on both the Friday and the Saturday.
The event is free and includes tonnes of stuff, as part of the Bournemouth air show.
If you’re about, come say hello.
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Ayup.
Having felt as helpless as the next person in the case of Ahed Tamimi, I have tried to at least raise some awareness, and hopefully raise some much needed money for people from Ahed’s neighbourhood in the occupied West Bank, as well as in the besieged Gaza Strip.
For anyone that is unaware of Ahed, this article explains it better than I – aljazeera
Here is a little more background that will explain the reasoning behind Ahed’s actions – haaretz
As you have now hopefully read, child abuse is normal in the illegally occupied territories.
Anyway, me and my pal Lewis have knocked up a T shirt design that will hopefully be able to raise some awareness of Ahed and her families situation. With the help of TeeMill (Powered by my friends at Rapanui Clothing) we have put together some items for sale, with all profits going to charities within Palestine. Every little helps, right?
There are plenty of different colours available, and hopefully in the coming days, we’ll get some more designs up together. Any requests or suggestions are welcome too.
Our TeeMill page is located at garethickeshop.teemill.com/
Please feel free to share with friends and family.
Thanks. x
Big thanks to John Daly and the Awareness For Autism family, for letting me be part of their charity event.
Unfortunately my on the field performance ended after 6 minutes, when my groin tore while running on to a through ball from Alan Smith.
Still, it was lovely to be part of the event, and to perform some tunes at the after party.
Next year hopefully, if invited, I will have more of an impact on the field.
Please support www.awarenessforautism.com
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I am performing at this years AFA Charity event in Nottingham.
I will be playing an acoustic set at Saltbox Nottingham in the evening, but more importantly, I will be putting my boots back on for the first time in years, as part of that afternoons charity football match.
If you are in the area, check it out and support the cause.
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Ayup.
I have spent the last two Fridays in a young offenders institute just outside Derby. I am lucky enough to be involved in a musical project called ‘Lives and Lyrics’.
The idea of the project is to take stories from different areas of society, and put them into song. Other musicians are with different communities across the County. At the end of the project, we will release an album and tour the songs around the local area.
It has been an eye opening experience, and now I need to put pen to paper and do these kids justice.
I will post updates and samples as they come!
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Here is a copy of my interview on the Richie Allen show last week.
https://youtu.be/N5gh7dfDWLo
Talking about the new album, the tour, and fundraising for Palestine.
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Hi folks,
I am gathering up as many football shirts as I can, so I can post out to Gaza, and the West Bank.
There are several kids and teenagers in Palestine, that love football, but don’t have access to football shirts, and equipment.
One bonus of Football Clubs ripping off fans by changing their kits every year, it that we all have plenty of old shirts we rarely wear.
I am sending out a bag full of Derby County shirts, but would love to send out shirts from as many other clubs as possible. If it is sat in a drawer, unworn, it should be being enjoyed by someone else. That’s my think anyway.
Contact me on Twitter, or email me through the contact page and we will arrange to get the shirts sent out, Or you can send to me, and I will happily pick up the tab to send them out to Occupied Territories.
Our address is: Gaza Football Shirts, Suite 4, 185a High Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2PN.
Thank you. 🙂
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