Bruce Hughes is fundraising for Children's Hospice South West

Lundy Swim Relay Challenge 2009

on 16/08/2009

Yes - arriving at the finish.

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Team members:

Bruce Hughes, Paul Irwin, Jon Parker - Simon Mathers,John Jameson (swim tactician and reserve swimmer)

Raising money for

Children's Hospice South West

Charity Registration No. 1003314

At Children’s Hospice South West we help and support children and their families who are living with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and we are the only organisation in the South West to provide vital hospice care to these families. Some families come to us for palliative care, some for emergency care and many for planned respite and a rare opportunity for a break away. But there’s more to it than that. We provide a loving and caring place for every member of the families who stay with us. A place where everyone can begin to forget their worries for a while, be a family again and find expert help and support in facing an uncertain future.

Our services are free to the families who need us because we believe that nothing should get in the way of very sick children receiving the very best care. So, with little government funding, we rely on the generosity of our supporters to deliver our promise to ‘make the most of short and precious lives’.

Children’s Hospice South West has two purpose-built hospices in the South West. Little Bridge House in North Devon and Charlton Farm in North Somerset. A third special home from home for life-limited children in Cornwall and Plymouth, is due to open in 2011 called Little Harbour.

To find out more please visit www.chsw.org.uk or call 01271 325270

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PRESENTATION EVENING - Ilfracombe Yacht Club on Friday 23rd October at 8pm. All welcome to attend. For more information contact Ian on 01271 325270 - thanks.

We have uploaded our video for you to see the event in progress. We are still hoping to raise lots of money for Little Bridge House so please still donate. Thanks to you all - the team.

Update: Yes - they did it. The team set off on Saturday 15th August in what was very rough sea conditions. We arrived on Lundy by around 5pm - except Bruce who was travelling on Ventura - yes he was late in. The boys made sure he would be able to eat at the Marisco though.

The team discussed the conditions during Saturday evening on the island. They where very anxious and praying that the weather would improve by Sunday morning.

At exactly 8.10am the team set off on their challenging swim. The sea was rough in places and the swimmers all made it safely to Woolacombe at exactly 3.10pm. A total of 7 hours to complete this extreme challenge.

Thank you to all who supported this event and we will be annoucing a presentation evening very soon at the Ifracombe Yacht Club - without the yacht clubs support and that of Bristol Channel Charters (Better Days) and Rudi Lancaster we would not have been able to complete this challenge.

Well done - many new friendships have been formed and lots of money has been raised for Little Bridge House. If you have not donated yet - please donate using this page.

Update: Everyone is training hard and we are all hoping that the conditions prove favourable. Please see our new video by clicking on the video link at the side of this page. Thanks to Richard at www.wavedreamer.co.uk and all at Bristol Channel Charters.

Update: We had our press launch today.....(Thurs 30th July)....and Westcountry TV/ North Devon Gazette and Advertiser / Western Morning News/ Heart FM/ BBC Radio Devon and North Devon Journal all turned up to support us and report on our challenge for the hospice.

The LUNDY SWIM is our attempt at a first... The first relay swim crossing from Lundy to Woolacombe … No-one has swum this stretch of water previously. We're doing it because we all want a challenge, and we recognise that not everyone is as fortunate as us … we have our health and often take that for granted. For the children at Children's Hospice South West, everyday is a challenge, but one they take on with the sort of optimism we can learn a lesson from. So on Sunday August 16th 2009*, our team of 4 swimmers will set off from Lundy, aiming for the sands of Woolacombe Beach. A distance of 21 miles as the crow flies, at least equivalent to the crossing the English Channel … only with deeper water and faster currents. As well as establishing a 'first crossing', we are aiming to raise £10,000 for the Children's Hospice South West.

We started this adventure a year ago, since then we've trained in the pool and the sea with the intent of building the stamina we all need to be able to swim our personal leg of the relay. Our team is being built to succeed - we're under the watchful eye of Business Edge Solutions, a corporate management consultancy as well as having the back up of great sponsors such as: SaltRock, our favourite local surf company, Gatorade, the energy drink, and SailFish wetsuits. At sea we'll be supported by Bristol Channel Charters, Rudi Lancaster and Ilfracombe Yacht Club - their generosity will ensure we have all the boats we need. By all accounts there's a party at The Red Barn in Woolacombe once we hit dry land too… Angus will be pulling pints a plenty, as we'll have a fair thirst on us by then! We have all we need to make this adventure a reality - but we still need your support!

Send us a donation, we're swimming in excess of 21 miles so please support the cause, come along to the Red Barn afterwards and catch up with us all. You can follow the swim live on the 16th*, we will be uploading photos from our support boat during the swim, so no matter where you are, you can join us for the event. Check back here for more information on this …

Join us in the hope for fair winds and clear skies for the 16th August. The team, (Bruce, Paul, Jon, John and Simon) all thank you in advance for your support.

Best wishes,

The Lundy Swim team.

*If bad weather affects the 16th, we plan to swim on the 30th August as a contingency, should this be unsafe, we will swim the distance in the pool to justify your kind donations.

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	Great swim! Awesome event and well done with the fundraising.. ps is this the one and only RFH Dr Bruce Hughes?? Donation by Simon Read (Cheesy) 01/11/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Keith Midgley 12/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Sorry its late! But.. better late than never! Well done! Donation by Kylie and Paul Russell 12/10/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Have kept meaning to do this WELL DONE EVERYONE you should be so proud of yourselves this will make such a difference.. Donation by Jane Johnson 25/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done. Donation by Joanne 24/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Andy Potter 17/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	FANTASTIC AND WHAT A GREAT CAUSE. LOVE FROM ALL THE BODS X Donation by Clare and Tony Bodinetz 17/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done all of you and especially bearing in mind the conditions... Donation by Andy Evans 15/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done to all involved. Donation by Alan Sturrock 14/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by Maureen Fuller 12/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Congratulations Jon and the team Love Cathy and Hannah Yates Donation by Catherine yates 08/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations lads, awesome achievement xx Donation by Maddie 07/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	well done bruce et al.sorry its late Donation by Subhani Waterfall 07/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done Simon. Sorry I am a bit late Bridie Donation by Bridie 06/09/09
	Well done! A brilliant achievement for a very special cause Donation by John Adams 06/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Chris Tooze 02/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Well done... sorry it's late! :-) Donation by Dan 30/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Respect on the achievement...Irish Sea next? Donation by Bob Pope 25/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Goatus....Congratulations to you and the boys......what kind of Goose Grease did you use to stop your speedos chaffing?? Jan Donation by Ian Gatehouse 24/08/09	£20.00
	Well done to all involved. Donation by Jonathan Bolton 24/08/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Donation by Maureen Marsh 24/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	well done John! Donation by anon 23/08/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Donation by Roger and Ali Scoble 23/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I'd have done it in my own, and probably a bit quicker. Well done though anyway! Donation by Bone 21/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Keith Brackenborough 20/08/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Very impressed with your achievement from a much slower swimmer at Northam Pool Donation by IRENE HAHN 20/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done - from Baljit too! Donation by Stephen Myers 19/08/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Astonishing Jon and team - full of admiration Donation by Kev Daniels 19/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done for avoiding Greenpeace and Norwegian fishing boats Donation by Anon 18/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Alan Pitcher 18/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£4,296.00
Offline donations:	£4,800.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,057.69

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