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<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"> On Saturday 26th March<span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"> the Southern Spiders will be competing in the <a title="Soldier Challenge" href="http://www.soldierchallenge.co.uk" target="_blank">Soldier Challenge</a>, fundraising for ABF The Soldiers Charity helping to support soldiers, ex-soldiers and their families in their time of need.</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;">This will involve us participating in a number of military-themed challenges around London including scrambling over nets, leopard crawl, an assault course at the Tower of London, zipwire, kayaking, abseiling, parkour, cycling, singing (huh?) and paintballing!!</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;">The Team members are work colleagues and friends consisting of:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;">* Simon Coppen-Gardner</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;">* Chris Banks</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;">* Luke Preddy</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;">* Chris Lewis</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;">* Dale Huxley</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;">* Damian Conway</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;">* Simon Smith</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;">Simon C-G says: "<strong></strong></span></span>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Helv;"><strong><em><a title="ABF The Soldiers Charity" href="http://www.soldierscharity.org/" target="_blank">ABF The Soldiers Charity</a> is particularly close to my heart since not only am I an Army brat and ex-Para (TA) but my father was an officer of some 18 years and a fervent fundraiser for the ABF in his local region</em>.</strong>"</span></p>
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