On a sunny Saturday on 2nd April 26 people gathered in Slimbridge village in Gloucestershire to walk 6.5 miles to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees being supported by Sofia Baptist Church. We walked through some very pleasant villages and farmland in this area known for its birdlife (Slimbridge bird wetlands nearby). , and for a […]
100’s of feet above ground in south Wales. No landing gear, no engine, no second-chance! PLEASE SPONSOR ME ! https://www.cafonline.org/my-personal-giving/start-giving/donate-now For my 69th birthday this year I plan to paraglide for about 15 minutes hundreds of feet above south Wales. I shall be strapped to an instructor, but as the disclaimer form encouragingly […]
On Saturday 10th June we are going on a treasure hunt around the historical village of Wotton-Under-Edge. The walk starts at 2.30pm meeting at the Heritage Centre at “The Chipping” – Post code GL12 7AD. There is a large carpark with free parking for 3 hours. The walk is about 1.5 miles and takes about […]
Following the success of last year’s parachute jump, our daredevil honorary secretary Geoff Wallis will be celebrating his 65th birthday this August by ‘flying’ across Penrhyn Quarry in Snowdonia at up to 100 mph on Europe’s highest and fastest zip wire. Geoff will be zipping along 500ft above the ground in order to raise money […]
A fantastic sum of over £4,000 (including Gift Aid) was raised for BPT at the annual garden party held at Clevedon Court on Saturday 3rd May 2014. Clevedon Court, now a National Trust property, is one of the most interesting historic houses in England with its medieval Great Hall, Library, Museum of Elton glassware and […]
They did it! On 18th October 2013, Richard, Mark and Tedi reached Sofia safe and sound. The Bristol to Sofia Cycle Ride was completed ahead of schedule in just three weeks, although Richard returned home part-way through when sadly his mother was taken ill and passed away. Tedi Oprenov took his place, and Richard was able […]
The Challenge Richard Taylor and Mark Corcoran are taking the challenge and cycling 1700 miles from Bristol to Sofia, Bulgaria, to raise money to fit out a newly built Medical Centre on behalf of the Bulgarian Partners Trust.
In June, 15 children from the Sofia Baptist Church Sunday School (7-14 years of age) did a fundraising climb to the top of 7,557 foot high Vitosha Mountain, Cherni Vruh. The mountain is much higher than Ben Nevis, so some of the children found it quite challenging, but the determined bunch were telling people they […]
Our first fund-raising event this year took place on 2nd February at Clevedon Court, Somerset. In a historic hall with a real-candle chandelier and roaring log fire, Anna-Margarita Oprenova, and her string quartet Leto from the Birmingham Conservatoire entertained us with a programme of British and Bulgarian pieces performed exquisitely. A wonderful three-course folk-buffet followed, […]
Sponsored walk to the top of the highest mountain in Wales in aid of the new Social Medical and Training Centre in Sofia We arrived at Pen y Pass soon after 8.00am and were delighted to secure the last five spaces in the hugely popular car-park, consoling ourselves with the thought that the exorbitant […]