Jill Armstrong is fundraising for Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team

Jill's Great North Swim

Great North Swim 2009

on 12/09/2009

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Raising money for

Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team

Charity Registration No. 501885

To provide an Emergency Rescue Service for an area of 500 Sq miles centered on Swaledale and Wensleydale, 24 hrs a day. As well as rescuing people and animals in peril, SMRT encourages sensible use of the environment.

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Jill Armstrong

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Raised: 121%

Target: £500.00
Raised so far: £604.62

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My story

Dear All

The rather scary photo above is me posing in my new swimming wetsuit, not on a beach in the Carribean as you might think from the sun and sand, but in the far North West of Scotland. Decided after having done the Great North Run twice that running is not my thing ...it hurts too much and I'm not very good at it which makes me really grumpy. So this year's challenge is to take to the water for the Great North Swim - a one mile open water swim in Lake Windermere on 12 September.

So far the training is going well. I've been swimming regularly in Richmond and Skipton swimming pools trying to achieve alternate side breathing front crawl technique. Since July I've been doing weekly swims in Ellerton Lake with some other aspiring Great North Swimmers where I've been perfecting the art of getting in and out of my wetsuit, getting used to the cold water and trying to swim in a straight line without the help of swimming pool lanes!

I'm raising money for Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team (again!) We exist entirely from donations and money raised like this is preferable to standing on street corners rattling tins - please give generously.

UPDATE 14/9/09 - GREAT NORTH SWIM COMPLETED IN 41 mins 5 sec

UPDATE 17/11/09 - have now collected in all my sponsor money £604.62 + tax relief raised so thanks everybody. Looking forward to next year now but don't worry I won't be asking you to sponsor me again!!!

Jill

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	Donation by Beryl Richards 14/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	It just shows what can be achieved with an enthusiastic swimming partner !! Donation by Rosemary Walker 15/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Glad you suggested I did the swim. Can't believe that more than 2000 people were slower than me. Donation by Ann Armstrong 14/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done. Have you persuaded steve to join in next time? He should share his doggy paddle with the world. Donation by Richard Clough 14/09/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Well Done, hope you have dried out.... Donation by C Daley 14/09/09
	Well done! Hope all goes well! Donation by Louisa & Aidan 12/09/09
	remember to keep your legs out of the arm holes and you'll be fine. have a great day. with love R x Donation by Robin McCaffrey 10/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Dont worry about the leeches, the man eating pike have eaten them all! Go for it....best of luck from the Morris family! Donation by Rob Morris 08/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hope you really enjoy the swim Jill ! Stay calm & go slow at the beginning - its always tricky finding space in the water ! Donation by Sandra Gauld 08/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Wow - It's a new bond girl!! Good luck and remember - no piddling in your wet suit! Donation by Sue Kelly 07/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good to see you can still strike a girlie pose on the beach - not sure about the rubber though. Don't freeze!! Donation by James Macneil 07/09/09	£20.00
	Hope you manage to get into your wetsuit properly...remember legs go in first! Good luck! Donation by Jeremy & Clare 06/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	I'd rather be doing it in the warm Caribbean sea!!!! Donation by Don 03/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	What a star, good luck Jill just know you will do it, Jo-Anne Donation by Jo-Anne Simpson 03/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Jill - very best of luck on a huge challenge - hope all goes well and see you in Nov! Sarah, Gerard, Aoife and Ciaran Donation by Sarah Deaves 02/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well after that you can eat and drink as much as you like en France! Good Luck! Donation by Liz and Martin O'Shaughnessy 01/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Jonathan and Louise Faragher 28/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Watch out for the Minky Whales! Donation by Abi Bromirskyj 26/08/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Hope Windermere is warmer than the sea was at Holkham on Sunday Donation by John Clough 24/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Steve Clough 24/08/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Rather you than me! Enjoy the swim :-) Donation by Liz Richardson 20/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	blimey - hope it's not too murky in there! was your picture taken at the Summer Isles? your legs have been squidged - sack the photographer! Donation by Julie Vaughan 20/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

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Gift Aid plus supplement:	£105.77

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