Raised: 100%
 
Target: £6,000.00
Raised so far: £6,048.00
Qr Code  Use your mobile phone to donate now using this QR Barcode

 

Special Thanks to Businesses supporting the crossing:

St Neots Fire and Stove Centre, Cambridge Interiors in St Ives, www.bigorangewatersports.co.uk, Papworth Surgery, Little Paxton / Bucken Surgery, Grimshaws Vauxhall, Filippo Russo (Unisex Hair Salon)

Latest Update Thursday 8th July 2010

LATEST NEWS - WHAT A DAY!

On Tuesday the 6th July, the sun shone, the wind dropped and the swans swam.  After 11 hours and 57 minutes, Captain Bryn set foot on the french coast with Rule Britannia blaring over Eddie's loud speaker.

All the swans performed fantastically.

Many thanks to Eddie the pilot, his crew and Irene our CS & PF observer.

Many thanks to everyone that supported us with donations and good wishes.  We could not have done it without you.

Thank you for visiting our page.

On the 5th July 2010 six of us connected to the St Neots Swans Masters Swimming Club, are entering the Mel Watkins Challenge.  The Mel Watkins Challenge is an annual relay race whereby teams attempt to complete the English Channel crossing - each swimmer completes 1 hour before handing over to a teammate. This year the Channel Swimming and Pilot Federation have decided support the Challenge to raise funds for the Kent Air Ambulance Trust. The trust provides an Air Ambulance for Kent, Surrey and Sussex, a service, like the RNLI, funded entirely by public voluntary contributions.‘Six Swans a Swimming’ are supporting the CS&PF by supplying the swimmers and raising funds.

For us, completing the crossing itself is enough of a challenge but the fun of a race adds a degree of pressure to avoid complete humiliation.  Please support however you can.

All proceeds will be going to the Kent Air Ambulance Trust -  Saving Time - Saving Lives

windmill.png

Amazing effort. Graham et al, I hope it goes...er...swimmingly. Good luck! Donation by Dan Salmons on 31/03/10

 
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
smiley-sunglasses.png

Good luck my little chickadee! keep thinking those nice thoughts Sarah - Alcatraz here we come!! x x Donation by Tonia Schofield on 31/03/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
/Script/Images/blank.gif

A fantastic challenge - watch out for the ferries! Donation by Lee Fellows on 31/03/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
smiley-lone.png

Good luck Tom and friends, hope you exceed your targets and enjoy the race. Donation by Alex on 31/03/10

 
£70.00
windmill.png

I'm sure when you're in the water Graham there will be a Greenpeace boat nearby protecting you!! A fantastic challenge: superb effort. Good luck. Donation by Paul Offer on 30/03/10

 
£25.00
windmill.png

Have a good swim :-) Donation by Keith Midgley on 30/03/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
windmill.png

Lupo says Go Team Go!!!! (ask Sarah or Tom) Donation by Paul Broomfield on 30/03/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
windmill.png

well at least you won't sink :-) Donation by David Shaw on 30/03/10

 
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
windmill.png

Good luck Graham, but a relay, surely this is something you should be doing solo?!? Donation by Andrew Key on 30/03/10

 
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
windmill.png

Its the geese I feel sorry for! Good luck & try not to swallow too much sea water (ugh!) Donation by sian evans on 30/03/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
windmill.png

Well Done - Good Luck Donation by Kaizer on 30/03/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
/Script/Images/blank.gif

Good Luck, and if we are still in Northern France we may cheer you onto mainland Europe and we could even offer you a hot drink from the campervan Donation by Stephen Woodhouse on 30/03/10

 
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
/Script/Images/blank.gif

Good luck all! Donation by Lianne Davies on 30/03/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
/Script/Images/blank.gif

Baste your body well and get plenty of practice (sure the wife will help out!). Hope the tide is with you and the sea is calm. Best of british Donation by craig on 30/03/10

 
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
/Script/Images/blank.gif

Good Luck Graham, a worthy cause and a big challenge! Donation by Marianne on 30/03/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
windmill.png

good luck - hope the sun shines Graham Donation by Sue Twigg on 30/03/10

 
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
windmill.png

good luck, although I think you will float over Donation by paul willis on 30/03/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
/Script/Images/blank.gif

All the best, I had to look on the date on my watch this morning to see if this was genuine ! However all the best from Andrew and family Donation by Andrew Blantz on 30/03/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
windmill.png

rather you than me!!!! Donation by Geoff Butler on 30/03/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
windmill.png

I admire your drive, mate. Best of luck! Donation by shannon lopez on 30/03/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
smiley-lone.png

Graham, good luck mate. Donation by Julian Sawyer on 29/03/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
windmill.png

Best of luck to everyone and Graham Hiom in particular :-) Donation by Helen Wade on 29/03/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
Donate now
 
* Total raised online: £5,768.00
  Offline donations: £280.00
  Mobile donations: £0.00
  Total Raised: £6,048.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £1,435.08

* Charities pay a small fee for our service.
Find out how much it is and what we do for it.