27/10/2025
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Watch this space for their Charity Calendar release date ....
🩷 Charity Calendar in Aid of Barry Jones 🩷
As a business we are known for always finding was to give back to those in our COMMUNITY and this year has been no exception, hence we are proud to reveal that Team Helping Hands & friends are getting our kit off 🩷😁 and all for a great cause.
This one has been a few months in the process, but after talks with Barry's amazing wife Holly to see how we could help fundraise for the couples cause, we are getting together with a few of our caring friends to showcase our first Charity Calendar in aid of Barry Jones & Family and their Fight Against Motor Neurone Disease (ALS)
🩷 On November 13, 2024, the couples world was turned upside down. When Barry, just 45 years old, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (ALS) and given a life expectancy of two years. This devastating news has shaken their family, including their children, the youngest of whom is only 9 years old.
Barry is the heart of his family-a hardworking pipe fitter who has always provided for them. But ALS has forced him to give up his job, leaving him feeling helpless and heartbroken. The symptoms began a few months ago with restless leg syndrome, then progressed to leg weakness, hand tremors, and falls that became impossible to ignore. After an EMG and consultations with a neurologist, the diagnosis was confirmed.
Barry has been prescribed Riluzole, but as we all know, there is no cure for ALS. Despite this, we are determined to fight for every extra day we can get with him. We are researching clinical trials, treatments, and disability aids to make his life as comfortable and fulfilling as possible.
Barry has always been a hands-on dad, devoted to his family, and he feels terrible about not being able to support them in the way he used to. It's incredibly hard for him to ask for help, but now the family, their friends and Team Helping Hands are now reaching out because Barry & Holly an't face this journey alone.
Through their GoFundMe page and upcoming Fundraiser and hopefully our Calendar sales they are raising funds to:
Explore clinical trials and treatments to prolong Barry's life.
Purchase vital disability aids to help him maintain his independence and dignity.
Provide for his family during this difficult time, as Barry can no longer work.
This diagnosis has been a devastating blow for Holly & Barry, but they like us are inspired by stories like Rob Burrow's, which reminds us of the power of COMMUNITY and hope. If you can support us by purchasing a copy of our Charity Calendar when they go on sale shortly or by sharing their story, it would mean the world to them and their family 🩷
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being part of this fight with us. We will be completing our photo shoots with the wonderful Nigel J Bevans Photography soon, so please watch this space for details of where you will be able to purchase your copy of our Charity Calendar for this well worthy cause.
Every single penny raised will goes directly to Holly & Barry, and will help them in making a real difference in their fight against motor neurone disease 🩷
We can make a difference!
We are COMMUNITY.
We are Helping Hands.
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