Ellis & Co Chartered Accountants Chester

Practice News

John's Mighty Marathon

Our very own John Farrell will be running in the London Marathon on 25 April 2010.  John started his training just before Christmas and has even been out running in the snow!

John will be running for the charity St Luke's Cheshire Hospice.  The staff at St Luke's Hospice provide compassionate care for people suffering from life-threatening illness in a calm, loving and homely environment.  This care is provide free of charge and the Hospice needs to raise £5,600 each and every day to continue offering this essential service to the community of Mid and South Cheshire.

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Whitchurch Alport FC Win Shropshire FA Cup Final

Ellis & Co have been proud to sponsor Whitchurch Alport Football Club.

Whitchurch Alport FC are have had a very successful season. On 28 April Whitchurch Alport FC played Wellington Amateurs in the Shropshire FA Cup Final at Shrewsbury Town FC. At 90 minutes the score was 0-0 and the game went to extra time. With 1 minute of extra time remaining, Whitchurch Alport FC Lee Stephens crossed for John Farrell to volley into the net for a Whitchurch Alport victory of 1-0!

What a way to win a cup final - in the final minute of extra time! Well done John!

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Victoria's Olympic Bid

Ellis & Co are sponsoring Victoria Thornley in her bid to row for Great Britain in the Olympic Games.

Victoria, from Holt, first started her dream of a place in the Olympics after responding to the ‘Sporting Giants' appeal by UK Sport for tall and athletically talented young men and women. The aim was to identify and develop new talent for one of the so called ‘tall sports' of rowing, volleyball and handball in time for the Olympics. At 6ft 3in, Victoria was told by countless modelling agencies that she was too tall to continue her modelling career.

Victoria is now a member of the GB Rowing's World Class Start Scheme, sponsored by Siemens.

March was very exciting for Victoria. She was part of the crew which achieved 3rd place out of 300 crews in the Women's Head of the River race on the Thames. Victoria was in illustrious company as the crew featured rowing legends including triple Olympic silver medallist Katherine Grainger, winner of silver medals for Team GB at the Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Victoria commented: "It was pretty surreal and an amazing opportunity. We've learned so much from it and from being around people who have done so much in the sport."

The next challenge is the final GB trials in Belgium. This will be Victoria's chance to impress and secure a place in the Under 23 GB squad and from there get a seat in a boat for the Under 23 World Championships in July.

We hope you will follow Victoria's journey with us and wish her every success in Belgium.