A year after the untimely death of Paul Beard, many people have generously contributed to the memorial fund set up in his name and it now stands at around £24,000. Paul’s widow Carolyn and his family would like to distribute the money to the following causes that were important to Paul.
• £11,000 - Berkhamsted Raiders Football Club, including a minimum of £5,000 to be pledged to BerkoAstro, a project to which Paul was committed.
• £6,000 – Berkhamsted Cricket Club, where Paul played as a teenager and more recently with his son Ben and also assisted with coaching. The Cricket Club plans to set up coaching grants in Paul’s name, which the club feels is a good legacy given his passion for coaching.
• £5,000 – The Paul Beard Sports Fund – set up at St John’s College, Cambridge by Paul’s wonderful college mates to support students of St John’s participating in University and College sport. Paul was a very proud Johnian and rugby blue and recognised the opportunities he was given during his time at the university.
• £1,000 - The Senahasa Trust – set up by family friend Kumu following the tsunami in Sri Lanka. The family hopes to help to provide some play or sports equipment for the schools that the Trust has rebuilt.
• £1,000 - The Sabre Trust – set up to support the area in Ghana that Ben Beard visited with Chesham High School in October on a sports tour. The fund would like to provide some funding for sports coaching or equipment.