JOB DONE!
27 hrs 35 mins after leaving Devizes we crossed the finish line opposite the Palace of Westminster; cold, tired, exhausted but elated. We'd done it!
The whole team was brilliant; paddlers and support crew working non-stop to get us to the finish.
Thank you very much to all those who have donated so far and to those that haven't there is still time. We might have reached our £12000 but we really want to raise as much as possible!
In 2004 I was badly wounded in Iraq, in fact the doctor only gave me a 5% chance of survival, but because of the excellent work of the medical staff at the Field Hospital and in the UK I made it. Having survived I then needed an intensive period of physical rehabilitation to try to get used to my wounds and that is where Headley Court came in.
This fantastic place got me back a level of function I never expected and allowed me to get on with life. Sadly there are many other servicemen still getting wounded and Help for Heroes is raising money to improve the facilities at Headley Court and support them whenever possible. Many of us wanted to recognise this and do something to say thank you and as I was hit in my hand, shoulder and chest a canoe marathon seemed the obvious way to check that what was left still worked!
The Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race is a non-stop 125 mile paddle along the Kennet and Avon Canal and River Thames that will take approximately 30 hours. It is done as a team with paddlers and support crew. My paddling partner is an old friend, Steve Vinall, and the essential support crew is Gary Craggs, Declan Sibley, Nick Serle and Shane Willoughby, who himself was badly wounded in Iraq but has worked hard to get himself fit. Together we want to finish the race and raise as much as possible for H4H.
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