Tuesday 29th April

Robert continues to make progress and is able to sit in a wheelchair for over an hour. The Robert Alner Fund has now been officially launched. The fund has been set up to help Robert when he gets out of hospital. The main focus of the fund will be a dinner dance at Wincanton racecourse on Oct 11th. Tickets are available from Rebecca Morgan at Cheltenham racecourse Tel: 07767 612931 or by email to rebecca.morgan@jockeyclubracecourses.com Alternatively if you would like to send a donation or have any ideas to help the fund please do contact Rebecca, Dido Harding or Andrew Thornton

Thursday April 17th

Yesterday was very successful, Robert was sat in a wheel chair for 20 minutes.

Wednesday 16th April

Robert is progressing slowly, he is still on the ventilator but it is turned down to minimum setting. They are hoping to get him into a wheelchair this afternoon for the first time.