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what is OUR Goal?
water safety
Drowning prevention
Education for children, teens and their families.
22nd July 2014, the first day of the school summer holidays, was a hot sunny beautiful day. My 13 year old son, Kyrece Francis, and 17 friends decided to find a secluded spot where they could play football, listen to music and cool off in a shallow River. They settled in a large field alongside The River Thames that had a sandy bay which looked really shallow. They were having so much fun. Some of the children including my son ventured out to swim to a central island, this is when my son Kyrece got into difficulties in the water. Many attempts were made by his friends to rescue him but my son tragically lost his life. There are no signs warning people not to swim and no warnings about the hidden under currents, no safety equipment nearby.
Our lives have been turned upside down, we have lost our beautiful son, we are devastated. Kyrece was a beautiful kind boy, with a huge bubbly personality. He was always full of life with a huge infectious smile. Kyrece was very popular, he had friends in all walk of life. Kyrece played for a local under 14s football team and also trained with a local football academy, football was his passion. Kyrece supported Chelsea FC. Kyrece attended Great Marlow School and had only been a pupil for 9 months as we had just moved to the area, he quickly became settled and popular with both pupils and teachers. Previously he attended Highcrest Academy and Disraeli Middle School. As you can imagine he had lots and lots of friends. Kyrece's tragic accident was reported nationally, it was also reported by local media and by a local radio station.
My son’s death not only shocked us, his family and friends but shocked the whole community. An aunt of Kyrece's friend quickly set up a Just Giving page to raise money to go towards placing water safety equipment where my son passed away. With so many deaths over the years in the River Thames Kyrece’s friends wanted to prevent this happening to anyone else. The target set on the Just Giving page was £2000, within 24 hours that target had been smashed. 30 days later to our surprise we had reached over £13,000. Events were held locally in his memory and to raise money, this included a charity car wash which was held by Beaconsfield Fire Station, a charity football match organised by both of his football teams and money donated by many local businesses. Over 700 people attended Kyrece’s funeral, the roads were closed by the police so that the procession could walk behind my son to our local church, his send off was beautiful, so many people came to pay their respects. We are truly moved by the support we received.
Our lives have been turned upside down, we have lost our beautiful son, we are devastated. Kyrece was a beautiful kind boy, with a huge bubbly personality. He was always full of life with a huge infectious smile. Kyrece was very popular, he had friends in all walk of life. Kyrece played for a local under 14s football team and also trained with a local football academy, football was his passion. Kyrece supported Chelsea FC. Kyrece attended Great Marlow School and had only been a pupil for 9 months as we had just moved to the area, he quickly became settled and popular with both pupils and teachers. Previously he attended Highcrest Academy and Disraeli Middle School. As you can imagine he had lots and lots of friends. Kyrece's tragic accident was reported nationally, it was also reported by local media and by a local radio station.
My son’s death not only shocked us, his family and friends but shocked the whole community. An aunt of Kyrece's friend quickly set up a Just Giving page to raise money to go towards placing water safety equipment where my son passed away. With so many deaths over the years in the River Thames Kyrece’s friends wanted to prevent this happening to anyone else. The target set on the Just Giving page was £2000, within 24 hours that target had been smashed. 30 days later to our surprise we had reached over £13,000. Events were held locally in his memory and to raise money, this included a charity car wash which was held by Beaconsfield Fire Station, a charity football match organised by both of his football teams and money donated by many local businesses. Over 700 people attended Kyrece’s funeral, the roads were closed by the police so that the procession could walk behind my son to our local church, his send off was beautiful, so many people came to pay their respects. We are truly moved by the support we received.
Lets work together to educate and empower children
to make safe and smart choices about water safety.
Teach children River Awareness and water safety,
implement several safety measures in and around the River Thames.
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