Andi Britt is fundraising for Future Skills Training

Andi B straining every sinew and muscle of his ageing frame... all for a good cause

UK Ironman

on 02/08/2009

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Andi Britt

Raising money for

Future Skills Training

Charity Registration No. 1119501

Future Skills Training provides training and support to disadvantaged young people in South London through a variety of basic educational, personal and social skills training that will enable them to grow into skilled, well developed, exciting, fully integrated members of society. This is underpinned by a one-to-one mentoring programme.

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Andi Britt

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Raised: 68%

Target: £5,000.00
Raised so far: £3,381.00

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My story

Many, many thanks for those of you sponsored me for the UK Ironman in Bolton. I managed to complete the full course in 12 hours, 42 mins, 56 secs, placing me 498 out of 1260 finishers or 48th in my age category. The race started at 6am with a swim in a cold reservoir and ended for me at 7pm in front of Bolton Town Hall!

My splits

Swim - 2.4 miles: 1hr 18mins.....a mass start with 1,500 swimmers competing for space across a 30m start line

Transition 1 - 8 mins... or how to pull off a wetsuit in a muddy field

Bike - 112 miles: 6hrs 59 mins.... thank God for bagels and cheddar cheese

Transition 2 - 9mins.... racking my bike and wondering whether I had enough 'fuel in the tank'

Run - 26.2 miles: 4hrs 9mins... actually quite enjoyable! I took it steady and was overtaking quite a few people

Total: 12 hrs 42 mins 56 seconds

I am swimming/cycling/running to raise money for Future Skills Training, a Wandsworth-based charity that provides life skills training to disaffected and at risk young people in South London. Having spent most of my career in professional training and development for university educated workforces, I have been impressed by this team of trainers who focus their craft on 11-19 year olds with little or no aspirations / educational achievements but behavioural problems in spades

Young people are referred to FST by Local Authority Pupil Referral Units after having been excluded from mainstream education; many will have offended or are at risk of offending. A profile of a referred client typically entails poor personal hygiene, low fitness levels, very poor diet, inability to shop and cook, poor numeracy, literacy and money management skills. FST delivers a small number of effective programmes to encourage and reskill these young people to alter the direction of their lives for the good.

But achieving results is tough: In 2008 only 34% of pupils referred by Wandsworth’s Pupil Referral Unit were successfully re-integrated into mainstream education after attending one of FST’s Learn2Live programme. Because of the behavioural problems encountered, each session needs to be supported by 4-5 members of the FST team.

So here are some of the ways money could help.

· £12 pays for 1 person to attend a 2 hour fitness or football training session run by a qualified FA coach

· £35 pays for a one hour one-to-one tutoring or mentoring session

· £340 pays for a half day personal and social development session for up to 10 young people incorporating sport, drama, lateral thinking exercises and team games

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So please dig deep and donate now. Thank you ;-)

	Well done, Andi! Donation by Brian Starr 29/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Andy. I once managed three Marathons in one day - before they changed them to snickers. Congratulations on an immense effort! I am in awe! Donation by Ben Cullis 20/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	You're an inspiration to us all! Donation by Katie Deeble 07/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done. I was exhausted just reading about it! Donation by Steve Earle 20/08/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	xxx Donation by Jane Britt 20/08/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	What an inspiration - made me tired just reading about it. Donation by Julia 19/08/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Well done Andi - sorry this is after the event but all counts! Donation by Jane Reader 19/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Andi.. respect! Donation by Albert Orr 19/08/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Congratulations Andi on a great achievement! Donation by Richard Bolton 19/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Andi, you are devoting your time and energies to a very good cause. Good luck and I hope my little donation will help you achieve your target. Donation by Muhammad Mahmood 18/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Hi Andi... I'm very impressed! Now I've got a target if only I could figure out how to swim... ;-) Donation by Jeremy F 16/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done indeed! Donation by Ian Firth 16/08/09
	Well done Andi....and looks like my donation puts you over the £3000 mark...! Donation by tim ringo 13/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Great job Andi! Donation by Sally Cross 13/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well Done Andy, worthwhile cause Donation by Peter Owens 11/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done! The Reading Half Marathon was enough for me. Donation by Charlotte Fisher Morecroft 10/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Amazing! It was painful just to read about it. Well done, Andi Donation by David Henderson 10/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well Done Andi - Fabulous Achievement! Donation by Tina Marron Partridge 07/08/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Oh my life what you have completed is amazing. Well done Andi, now try and have a rest :o) Donation by Helen Higginbottom 07/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Nutty but heroic!! Worth all that training.........! Donation by Heather Justice 06/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Amazing ! Donation by Andrew Mills 04/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congrats on completing what must have been really challenging and gruelling Andi. Donation by Serena Gonsalves-Fersch 04/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done! That was some effort just for an endorphin rush. So what's next?! Donation by Sophie Morrison 04/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done... 4hrs 9mins for a marathon after all that is brilliant Donation by John Lyons 04/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Madness! Donation by Jeremy Monroe 04/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done Andi... hope the pain is easing now. Donation by James Hatton 04/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Many congrats Andi. I think the only chance of me doing something similar is if there's a "Wii Ironman" on the market... Donation by Simon Lowe 04/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Great job Andi! Donation by Darrell Peatross 04/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Andi - fantastic achievement for an old guy!! Donation by John Kitchingman 04/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	I knew you were a fit guy but this is incredible! Donation by Helen Stuckey 04/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£3,381.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£921.18

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