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My story

 

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page for the Newman Trust Lakes Challenge. We completed the event on 11th to 13th July 2008.

The team did fantastically well and completed the whole event as planned.

Dave, Hannah, Zoe and Nicola all volunteer as carers on Newman Trust holidays and have seen for themselves time and time again how the holidays have changed the lives of the children. The holidays give the children independence, confidence, inspiration and most importantly fun and friendship!

The Newman Trust was established in 1981 and began by running a one week summer holiday for children with special needs. The Trust now provides holidays for over 120 children with disabilities in various locations around the UK. Due to the high level of skilled care the children require, or financial circumstances, the children selected for these breaks would not otherwise have a holiday.

The holidays provide a wide range of fun activities in a safe and supported environment. The care ratio on the holidays is one helper to one child at all times. The Newman Trust is an entirely voluntary organisation and owes its success to over 200 people who dedicate their free time to helping these children. This voluntary structure ensures every penny raised goes directly towards a child's holiday.

£5 pays for a child's gift, £20 pays for a day at a theme park, whilst £50 could pay for a group of children to go horse-riding. £100 could pay for a group of 20 children to go sailing, £300 provides one child a week long holiday and £10,000 funds a whole holiday.

On day one we swam the length of Buttermere, followed by a fell walk to Scale Force waterfall before descending to swim across and along Crummock Water. On the second day we walked to Easedale Tarn and swam around it, before returning to Grasmere. We didn't swim Rydal Water as planned due to time constraints, but swam across Grasmere and back to make sure the distance was achieved.

The total swimming distance over the 2 days was approximately 10 kilometres, or 400 lengths of the average swimming pool. As expected, our main challenge was the water temperature, but instead of the expected 16-17 degrees Celsius, we swam in temperatures down to 11 degrees Celsius. For comparison, the average pool comes in at about 28 degrees Celsius and it feels "chilly" at 26 degrees Celsius.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us. The Newman Trust will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you. If you have any problems donating, please e-mail the support people on help@justgiving.net

Many thanks for your support, we really appreciate it.

Can you take the sling off mid-swim, and put it on again for getting out? Donation by Simon Balcon 03/01/08  

£10.00

keep the banana in the sling. Best of luck to you all Donation by Juliet Goodwin 03/01/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Sling banana, sling-sling banana! Donation by John Mullaney 03/01/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Christmas Card donation Donation by Mum and Dad Davis 31/12/07  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good Luck Dave! I've got some goose fat left over from the Xmas Roast Spuds if you need it to rub on Donation by Michael Minchin & Vicki 28/12/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good luck zoe, and to the rest of the team. Donation by howard 28/12/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Grease up and Good Luck! Donation by Caroline Jackson 10/12/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck guys, rather you than me.. Donation by Nick Armitage 06/12/07  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Donation by Lee Greenhalgh 03/12/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Dave- I'll up my sponsorship if you swim it donning the Borat banana sling. Donation by John Mullaney 28/11/07  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Zoe, you're barking mad, but wishing you the best of luck! Donation by Caroline, Andrew & Jemima Stalker 23/11/07  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Hats (and trunks / bikinis) off to you all! Donation by Michael Graham 22/11/07  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Glad we're only supporting you and not doing it ourselves! Donation by Anchor Home Group 22/11/07  

£36.00

We'll try to be faithful to our job of praying for you. Donation by Luke Pastorate, Holy Rood Church, Stubbington 22/11/07  

£133.30

God be with the three of you. Donation by Kaff 22/11/07  

£50.00

Donation by Sandy and Valerie Wright 22/11/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Don't breathe underwater.... Donation by Bob King 22/11/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I know your just trying to relive your youth Mr. Davis, but good luck anyway! Donation by Tunksy 21/11/07  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

What a silly idea. What's wrong with a coffee morning? Donation by Dan Reavill 21/11/07  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Donation by Craig Donaldson 21/11/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

10km...a walk in the park then oh and lakes! Maybe swim those Donation by Andrew 20/11/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Peter N 20/11/07  

£75.00

definitely look into this as a training camp - very randomly amusing http://www.totalimmersion.co.uk Donation by Mandhir Mandhair 20/11/07  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Burrrrrrr - I'm sure you'll warm up after the 3 mile stage Donation by Sim 20/11/07  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Rather you than us. Good Luck! Donation by Laurence and Nichola Hopkins 20/11/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck with your fundraising and the SWIM from all at NETmc Donation by Network Media Communications Ltd 15/11/07  

£100.00

NSSL congratulates the team and wishes them continuing strength and success. G Chipping, HR Director Donation by NSSL Ltd 14/11/07  

£100.00

Respect! Will save up some goose fat. Donation by Trace 11/11/07  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Hannah - sorry I missed the concert, hope it went well. Good luck with the swim. Donation by Dave Cakes 05/11/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well, done and best of luck Donation by Caroline 29/10/07  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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