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<p><strong>This page will become inactive at midnight. My total raised, including ALL gift aid, both offline and online is:</strong></p>
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<h2><span style="color: #888888;">£1,513.40</span></h2>
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<p> I am really pleased to let you all know that I have broken my swimming speed record and also my NCW fundraising target, thank you to all of you who so generously supported me.</p>
<p>My target for a fundraising project I have agreed to support at NCW, is the revival of the Tiger Printer in the Mathematics Department. This printer produces tactle graphs which will make the student's study of maths so much better.</p>
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<p>Original wording:</p>
<p>I am really pleased to let you all know that I have broken my swimming speed record and also my NCW fundraising target, thank you to all of you who so generously supported me.</p>
<p>My target for a fundraising project I have agreed to support at NCW, is the revival of the Tiger Printer in the Mathematics Department. This printer produces tactile graphs, which will make the students' study of maths all that much easier.</p>
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<p>I am a former student of New College Worcester. I attended from 1983-89, at the time I did not realise how much of an influence New College would have on my life. Being visually impaired made my school days much more of a challenge than it otherwise would be. There is a strong emphasis on independent living skills at the school.</p>
<p>If you do not know about the school, you will be unaware of what a difference it makes to the young peoples' lives. It's not just what they do, but how they do it. Many of the students are there because they did not succeed in their mainstream school, and they find being at Worcester makes the world of difference to them.</p>
<p>So, that is why I am supporting New College Worcester, by aiming to complete one mile of Lake Windermere on September 4, in the Great North Swim 2010.</p>
<p>I am in training and swimming at least a mile a day to be physically prepared and focussed. I intend to increase this as time goes on. It is difficult for a visually impaired person to swim in open water, as we cannot focus as easily on the course bouys and/or finish line.</p>
<p>I want to give something back to a school that gave me the best education I could have hoped for. Please give whatever you feel fit for this cause.</p>
<p>Thank you very much.</p>
<p>James Robinson</p>
<p><br /><strong>UPDATE 7 September 2010 at 1730</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Please note: as a result of the cancellation of the Great North Swim 2010, which was due to take place on 4 and 5 September 2010 on Lake Windermere, the sponsorship is now transferred to the Great Salford Swim 2010, at Salford Quays on 26 September 2010 instead. </strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">UPDATE@ 26 September 2010 at 1930</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">The event went without a hitch. Having trained so hard for this, I wanted to ensure that I could actually do it without any assistance from canoeists, or any other official while in the water. </span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Despite my partial sight, I succeeded in this, finishing the race in 34 mins 55 secs. This is the fastest ever one mile outdoor swim I have ever done in my whole life.</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Wetsuits were compulsory, and the water temperature was a lovely cold 58 degrees Farenheit, or 14.5 Centigrade. That, together with a lovely sun shining, made it the most enjoyable swim I have ever done! </span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #ee82ee;">Start Time: 1130 hrs</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ee82ee;">Competitor number: 2099</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ee82ee;">Cap: Light purple</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ee82ee;">Finish time: 34 mins 55 secs</span></strong></p>
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<p>Offline Donations:</p>
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<p>08/05/2010 £ 25.00 Cambray Jones</p>
<p>08/05/2010 £ 5.00 Christine Lang</p>
<p>08/05/2010 £ 10.00 Keith Peak</p>
<p>08/05/2010 £ 5.00 Sandy Boddington</p>
<p>08/05/2010 £ 20.00 Alan Smith</p>
<p>08/05/2010 £ 10.00 Dina Murdie</p>
<p>08/05/2010 £ 10.00 Peter Tait</p>
<p>08/05/2010 £ 5.00 Gordon Kirkwood</p>
<p>03/06/2010 £25.00 Jenny Revel [by cheque]</p>
<p>23/08/2010 £ 5.00 Anne-Marie Girgis</p>
<p>23/08/2010 £ 3.00 Claire Norris</p>
<p>24/08/2010 £ 5.00 Eric & Sheila Hughes</p>
<p>25/08/2010 £ 2.00 Emma O'Gorman</p>
<p>25/08/2010 £ 1.00 Brenda Gillespie</p>
<p>25/08/2010 £ 5.00 Richie Wilde</p>
<p>26/08/2010 £ 5.00 Paul Roberts</p>
<p>26/08/2010 £ 5.00 Margaret Roberts</p>
<p>26/08/2010 £ 5.00 Paul Williams</p>
<p>26/08/2010 £ 5.00 Kevin Meyerson</p>
<p>26/08/2010 £10.00 David Jarvis</p>
<p>26/08/2010 £10.00 Will Witt</p>
<p>26/08/2010 £ 5.00 Rob Thompson</p>
<p>26/08/2010 £ 5.00 Carolyn Cody</p>
<p>27/08/2010 £ 5.00 Marjorie Farrell</p>
<p>28/08/2010 £ 5.00 Simon Edwards</p>
<p>29/08/2010 £ 5.00 Su Haywood</p>
<p>29/08/2010 £ 5.00 Vernon Williamson</p>
<p>30/08/2010 £ 5.00 Jill Luukas</p>
<p>30/08/2010 £ 5.00 Neil Horn</p>
<p>30/08/2010 £ 5.00 Peter Horn</p>
<p>30/08/2010 £ 5.00 Stan Moororda</p>
<p>30/08/2010 £ 5.00 Mike Halpin</p>
<p>30/08/2010 £ 5.00 Martin Meegan</p>
<p>30/08/2010 £ 5.00 Allan Cook</p>
<p>30/08/2010 £ 2.00 Steve Murphy</p>
<p>30/08/2010 £ 5.00 Lorren Catterall</p>
<p>30/08/2010 £10.00 Colin Bairnson</p>
<p>30/08/2010 £ 5.00 Alison Dougherty</p>
<p>30/08/2010 £ 1.00 Wendy Thompson</p>
<p>31/08/2010 £ 2.00 Anne McCavish</p>
<p>31/08/2010 £ 5.00 Sam Rice</p>
<p>01/09/2010 £ 5.00 Nel Jackson</p>
<p>01/09/2010 £ 2.00 Bob Smith</p>
<p>01/09/2010 £ 3.50 Doug Grey</p>
<p>02/09/2010 £10.00 Carol Power (& family)</p>
<p>02/09/2010 £ 1.00 Donna Gill</p>
<p>02/09/2010 £ 5.00 Mike Hughes</p>
<p>02/09/2010 £ 5.00 Steve Denny</p>
<p>02/09/2010 £ 5.00 Tom Stocker</p>
<p>02/09/2010 £ 5.00 Jeanette Cody</p>
<p>02/09/2010 £ 5.00 Les Cody</p>
<p>02/09/2010 £ 5.00 Michelle Roberts</p>
<p>06/09/2010 £ 5.00 Nigel Hayward</p>
<p>06/09/2010 £ 5.00 Golden Girls Quiz Team</p>
<p>07/09/2010 £ 2.00 Philippa Paul</p>
<p>07/09/2010 £ 2.00 Vicky White</p>
<p>07/09/2010 £ 2.00 Jess Aspey</p>
<p>07/09/2010 £ 2.00 Jess Campbell</p>
<p>08/09/2010 £11.10 Trevor Cook [£5 by cheque]</p>
<p>09/09/2010 £ 2.00 Mike Cafe</p>
<p>09/09/2010 £ 2.00 Pauline Fong</p>
<p>09/09/2010 £ 4.55 Liz Goodwin</p>
<p>09/09/2010 £10.00 Alex Campbell</p>
<p>10/09/2010 £ 2.00 Roland Gibson</p>
<p>13/09/2010 £ 2.00 Ashley Chapman</p>
<p>13/09/2010 £ 2.00 Kelly Robinson</p>
<p>13/09/2010 £ 5.00 John Davis</p>
<p>13/09/2010 £ 5.00 Brenda Holden</p>
<p>15/09/2010 £10.00 Mike Baxendale</p>
<p>15/09/2010 £ 5.00 Maureen Robinson</p>
<p>15/09/2010 £ 1.00 Nicole Hodgkin</p>
<p>16/09/2010 £ 5.00 Michael Bulman</p>
<p>18/09/2010 £ 5.00 Graham Cairns</p>
<p>18/09/2010 £ 5.00 Martin Morton</p>
<p>20/09/2010 £ 5.00 Shirley Naybor</p>
<p>20/09/2010 £ 1.00 Marina Higson</p>
<p>20/09/2010 £ 2.00 Sue Holt</p>
<p>20/09/2010 £ 5.00 Steve Hughes</p>
<p>20/09/2010 £ 5.00 Richard Morgan</p>
<p>20/09/2010 £ 2.00 Jerry Robinson</p>
<p>20/09/2010 £ 2.00 Mark Robinson</p>
<p>20/09/2010 £ 2.00 Richard Fong</p>
<p>20/09/2010 £ 2.00 Neill Jackson</p>
<p>21/09/2010 £ 1.00 Esme Mold</p>
<p>21/09/2010 £ 1.00 Angela Taylor</p>
<p>21/09/2010 £ 1.00 Ann Goodall</p>
<p>22/09/2010 £ 3.00 Paula Laurence</p>
<p>22/09/2010 £ 2.00 Kathy Palmer</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 2.50 Steve Woodhouse</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 2.50 Steve Taylor</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 2.00 Keith Murray</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 2.00 Tommy Tew</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 5.00 Sharon Thomas</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 5.00 Jeri Flynn</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 5.00 Chris Serri</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 5.00 Thomas Callon</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 2.50 Ian Wilson</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 2.50 Glenys Wilson</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 5.00 Louise Wilson</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 3.00 Dave Wilson</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 5.00 Simone Wilson</p>
<p>23/09/2010 £ 3.00 Mark Wilson</p>
<p>24/09/2010 £ 3.00 Margaret Blakeborough</p>
<p>24/09/2010 £ 2.00 Amy Strand</p>
<p>24/09/2010 £ 2.00 Jackie Newsham</p>
<p>25/09/2010 £ 2.00 Katie Fitzgerald</p>
<p>25/09/2010 £ 5.00 Paul Edwards</p>
<p>25/09/2010 £ 5.00 Mrs Johnson</p>
<p>26/09/2010 £10.00 Marjorie Shaughnessy [by cheque]</p>
<p>27/09/2010 £ 5.00 Janet Stonehouse</p>
<p>27/09/2010 £ 5.00 John Howley</p>
<p>27/09/2010 £ 1.00 Carol Chung</p>
<p>27/09/2010 £ 5.00 Lynn Forfar</p>
<p>27/09/2010 £ 2.00 Matt Hadikin</p>
<p>27/09/2010 £10.00 Coral Durham [by cheque]</p>
<p>28/09/2010 £ 5.00 Claire Brimble</p>
<p>28/09/2010 £ 2.00 Kate Weaver</p>
<p>28/09/2010 £ 2.00 Linda Robinson</p>
<p>01/10/2010 £ 3.00 Eve Hayes</p>
<p>01/10/2010 £ 5.00 Don Williamson</p>
<p>01/10/2010 £ 3.00 Jane Panton</p>
<p>01/10/2010 £ 5.00 Allan Small</p>
<p>01/10/2010 £ 3.00 Tracy McCoy</p>
<p>01/10/2010 £ 3.00 Margy Williams</p>
<p>01/10/2010 £ 2.00 Margaret Ashton</p>
<p>01/10/2010 £ 3.00 Hayley Smythe</p>
<p>01/10/2010 £ 3.00 Paul Parsons</p>
<p>01/10/2010 £80.00 Mum&Dad (J D Robinson)[by cheque]</p>
<p>02/10/2010 £ 2.00 Chris Pandit</p>
<p>05/10/2010 £ 2.00 Karen Hazelhurst</p>
<p>05/10/2010 £ 2.00 Tom Riley</p>
<p>05/10/2010 £ 2.00 Barbara Goodwin</p>
<p>05/10/2010 £10.00 Barbara & Nick</p>
<p>05/10/2010 £ 2.00 Jeanette Heath</p>
<p>05/10/2010 £ 2.00 Val Stewart</p>
<p>06/10/2010 £ 5.00 Ken Westall</p>
<p>19/10/2010 £25.00 Iain Hopkin [by cheque]</p>
<p>02/11/2010 £ 2.00 Colette Baker</p>
<p>09/11/2010 £ 2.00 Tex</p>
<p>11/11/2010 £ 5.00 Sara Williams</p>
<p>20/11/2010 £10.00 Simon & Alison Mountney [by cheque]</p>
<p> 24/11/2010 £25.00 Steve Banks</p>
<p> 27/11/2010 £54.21 J D Robinson [by cheque] (in lieu of NPower settlement)</p>
<p>date TBC/2010 £169.89 [offline Gift Aid]</p>
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