Help a brother out! - Fred Johnston

If Clive Barrington Construction is a family business then Fred Johnston is one of our brothers and he needs a hand.

Fred is a carpenter of the utmost skill with capabilities that stretch far beyond the norm. More importantly however, as a member of our team - as a bloke - Fred is a top man. He served his apprenticeship with Clive Barrington Construction starting back in 2011 and since then has risen through the ranks to become a Leading Hand entrusted with the construction of one of our Foremen's houses as well as a trusted colleague and friend. Fred is just one of those guys who can lift a site just by walking onto it.

Back in 2013 Fred was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia a disease which causes a failure of his bone marrow to produce red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets leading to fatigue, an increased risk of infection and in some cases uncontrolled bleeding and bruising. He received immunosuppressive treatment back in 2013 which allowed him to lead a relatively normal life (notwithstanding 27 blood transfusions and 34 platelet transfusions) eventually returning to work full time in 2015 . Unfortunately in the past few months, Fred has suffered a relapse and is now hanging out for a bone marrow donor for a full cure.

Fred is a nuggety little bugger - he'd be all of 60 kilos ringing wet and yet he once took down our yardman in a fully unsanctioned grossly-weight-mismatched (there would be circa 40kgs between them) wrestling match. If he can drop Steve, we think he can drop kick this into touch too. But he and his lovely fiance Lauren need a hand. Money raised from this page will go directly to Fred and Lauren to help funding living costs while Fred is unable to earn a crust.

Your donation could be covering anything from groceries, to a mortgage to a power bill but every little bit helps.