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Feb 2022

Last Updated: 14/02/2022

Harrogate jigsaw marathon to raise money for dementia charity

by Thomas Barrett

| 15 Feb, 2022

Wendy Thickett is organising the seven-hour marathon at Geek Retreat on Sunday to raise money for Ripon charity Dementia Forward, which helped when her husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease aged just 54.

A Harrogate woman is organising a jigsaw marathon to raise money for the Ripon-based charity Dementia Forward, after her husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease aged just 54.

Wendy Thickett turns 60 this year and has created a bucket list of 60 things she wants to do to celebrate the milestone.

On the list is organising a fundraising event for the charity, which has supported her family since her husband Mark was diagnosed five years ago.

There will be seven hours of continuous jigsawing from 12-7pm on Sunday at Geek Retreat on Oxford Street to see how many jigsaw puzzles they can complete. Anyone can join in and they are accepting donations at the following JustGiving page.

Ms Thickett said:

"We decided to do something different hence the idea for the jigsaws marathon. We approached The Geek Retreat as we need tables and thought their central position would make it easy for people to join us. They were amazing and said yes with out hesitation.

"I decided to try to raise as much money as I can in as many ways as I can in my birthday month of February. So I have also been making cakes and baking, posting donated items and and making marmalade to sell this week."

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