James BurtonJun 18, 20211 min80 year old Theo contemplating surfing?THEO’S TRIKE TRECK 2021 UP-DATE 16TH JUNE Mileage now: 65! I know I’m overdoing it a bit but I am so determined to reach the 81 miles...
James BurtonJun 18, 20212 min80 year old Theo's fight with a hedge - the hedge won...Theo’s Trike Trek 2021 Up-Date 10th June The very essence of my 2021 Trike Trek is ‘triumph over tragedy’ and I couldn’t help feeling...
James BurtonJun 18, 20211 minTheo' Trike Trek - 81 miles for Limbs for Life campaignMore background about why Theo's new Bike Challenge and the Miracles’ Centre for Prosthesis and Psychotherapy in Bosnia is so important...
James BurtonJun 18, 20211 min81 miles by 80 year old Theo80-year-old Theo Ellert – Founder of the Miracles Charity is attempting another Trike Trek this year: 81 miles this time and in just one...
James BurtonJul 28, 20201 minMiracles goes electronic to counter Covid-19 impact.....Miracles fundraising has been decimated by Covid-19 – every dinner, event and activity we had planned for this year has been cancelled...
James BurtonJun 15, 20202 minTheo's Trike Trek 18Back on the trike this morning, enthused by the donations which arrived yesterday from my darling Ann Hutley and Julia Ogilvy. Total...
James BurtonJun 10, 20202 min18 miles on the clock and still the weather is on my sideToday I want to start by telling you about a crisis case which has just come in from The Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton where the...
James BurtonJun 5, 20202 minTheo's fundraising trek is starting to attract media attentionJames, Miracles Project Director, has done a great job on PR for me. We missed the Interview on Spirit FM recorded the other day but...
James BurtonJun 4, 20201 minSome relief for children in Tower Hamlets lockdown...Just a couple of weeks ago I was in conversation with the Early Help and Transitions team at Tower Hamlets council – they told me about...
James BurtonJun 3, 20201 minChristopher Biggins lends a hand…..One week gone and 12.35 miles on the milometer. Bank Holiday and the countryside looks amazing. Loads of people on the roads, chatting,...
James BurtonMay 27, 20201 minDay 3 - Theo's 80 mile fundraising adventure.....Yesterday I had a real morale booster! It was a Birthday donation from very old friends, Father and Daughter, Ali and Doug. Doug was a...
James BurtonMay 25, 20201 minTheo’s Trike Trek Blog – Page 2Saturday, and the sixth day of my Trek. Still incredibly windy but I’ve just been out and took some lovely pictures of the waves at high...
James BurtonMay 24, 20202 minEighty year old, Theo, is cycling 80 miles in eighty days......Theo Ellert, founder of the UK children's charity Miracles, has set herself the challenge of cycling 80 miles over the next 80 days - or...
James BurtonMay 15, 20202 minTheo's 80th birthday challengeMiracles Founder, Theo Ellert, has just embarked on a 80 Mile Trike Trek over 80 days to celebrate her 80thBirthday on 18thAugust. With...
James BurtonMay 12, 20201 minCalla's 2.6 challenge for MiraclesCalla Spires took part in the 2.6 Challenge - a nationwide campaign to inspire people to raise money for a charity of their choice - so...
James BurtonApr 28, 20201 minBorn to Run - Rob does BruceCovid-19 has devastated UK charities ability to fundraise – all traditional events, such as marathons and Gala dinners, have been...
James BurtonMar 9, 20203 minCore funding appeal from Miracles founder and Trustee – Theo Ellert.My Dear Friends, You may be one of my ‘Near and Dear’ ones or you may not even know me but I have always felt that Miracles is a family –...
James BurtonMar 9, 20201 minSend Prison Governor sends thanks.....The most recent Miracles music workshop, The Singer Inside, came to an end in January. It ran for 3 months in Send women’s prison and was...
James BurtonJan 28, 20202 minThe Singer Inside SendThe latest Singer Inside project came to an end on Friday 17 January in Send women’s prison, Guildford. By far our most successful prison...
James BurtonNov 21, 20192 min13,000 ft above the ground Miracles happen.So… the next instalment of Grunberg & Co.’s incredible journey - supporting Miracles throughout 2019. Not content with cake sales, cheese...