Latest People: Rockinghorse Children’s Charity’s Dragon Boats Fundraiser, ‘Rethreading My Life’ book launch

Dragon Boats roar into Brighton Marina for children’s charity
The sun shone at Brighton Marina as teams gathered for Rockinghorse Children’s Charity’s Dragon Boat Race 2014 on Sunday 28 September. 15 teams took part in the event to raise much-needed funds for the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital (the Alex) in Brighton, and local businesses taking part included Brighton & Hove City Cabs, Priory Group, Dyn and Mishon Mackay.

Scores of supporters headed along to Marina Square to cheer on competitors and soak up the late September sunshine. The RNLI Brighton Lifeboat team proved to be on winning form, and were crowned champions. The event raised £25,000, including match-funding from Lloyds and Santander, which will be used towards providing counselling sessions for parents who have children on the High Dependency Unit (HDU) at the Alex.

The Dragon Boat Race will return to Brighton Marina on Sunday 27 September 2015.
For more info, visit: www.rockinghorse.org.uk.

Book Launch – Rethreading My Life
Rethreading My Life by Alanna McIntyre was launched at the Redroaster Coffee House on 2 October at 8pm. The book is an honest account of the author’s husband’s suicide, and how Alanna found healing through being creative, being grounded in her garden and devising a morning routine which focuses her for the day.

Alanna expressed gratitude for her family’s support, and NightWriters for publishing and encouraging her writing. She read extracts from the book which were interspersed with dramatic movement underlying the stages of grief, and Ben Blake accompanied her with improvised music.

Rethreading My Life can be bought from the Whitehawk Inn, City Books Western Road, Lulu.com and Amazon.com, or Gallery Studio at 73 St. James’ Street, where Alanna also has her pottery for sale.