Budleigh Past and Present

Practising on those Devon hills: Robin Burne and Bradleys colleague Richard Greetham Budleigh estate agent Robin Burne is a well known name in the local property scene and is continuing to improve his performance as an athlete. He’s just completed his latest charity endurance challenge. Manager of Bradleys, one of Fairlynch Museum’s Corporate Friends, he completed the Plymouth half-marathon on 19 April in 1 hour 44 minutes, beating his time from last year’s event by seven minutes. He came 649 th in the total field of 3,922 runners, and 55 th in the males under-45 category. Last year, Robin completed four endurance challenges, including cycling for Bradleys’ chosen charity The Pituitary Foundation, as mentioned   elsewhere This year he’s putting himself through another series of events for Action Medical Research for Children, with the highlight a sponsored cycle ride from London to Paris in just 24 hours   with Bradleys colleague Richa...

  It’s a tiny gland no bigger than a pea, but for its size it’s one of the most important areas in the body.  The chemical messengers or hormones that it controls play a vital role in our health, affecting functions as varied as growth, mood and reproduction. Pituitary disorders are rare but serious.  When Richard Greetham, a director of Bradleys Estate Agents was diagnosed with a pituitary tumour his colleagues at the firm’s Budleigh office were naturally shocked and upset.  His good friend Robin Burne, pictured above, is a familiar face to many involved in our local property scene. Robin is determined to do his bit and help Richard and his family in any way he can. “Many people have not heard of this devastating condition, let alone the impact it can have,” says Robin. “To show my support for Richard I ran in Plymouth's Half Marathon on 27 April with other colleagues.  In June I am going to accompany Richard on Days 1 and 2 of his 'Tour De Bradleys' , when ...

Image credit: Trudie Burne You may have wondered why Fairlynch publicity bears the logo of Bradleys Estate Agents.   It’s simply that manager Robin Burne very generously agreed back in February 2011, without the slightest hesitation, that his firm would provide the photocopying for our beautiful posters. So in recognition of his support I felt it was the least I could do to repay his generous gesture by sponsoring him in today’s Great West Run, especially as he was running for Cancer Research UK. Exeter ’s Great West Run is now 28 years old. It offers what it describes as the energy of a city centre road race, combined with pretty country lanes and stunning views across Exeter . But when all’s said and done it was still a hard 13-mile slog that Robin and fellow-runners faced today and I wouldn’t like to try and beat his time of 01:58:26. And he managed to get back to Budleigh in time to help with the Food and Drink Festival.   Congratulations Rob...