Nuala Muir-Cochrane's Fundraising Page
Page creator: Nuala Muir-Cochrane
Event: Solo English Channel Swim
Event Date: 23rd Jul 2008
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Training Hard
About my charity : Mind - The Mental Health Charity Mind - The Mental Health Charity
As the leading mental health charity in England and Wales, Mind has promoted mental health for over 60 years and works for a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress.
Charity Registration No 219830
Fundraising target:  £5,000.00
My donations to date:  £ 5,000.00
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Greetings to you all , its nearly time to go ...................

All the hard work has been done , the hours in the freezing cold Lido through the winter , the weekend training sessions in Dover harbour and of course the multitude of hours training with the Top squad at Camden Swiss Cottage SC- its all in the bank now and I am ready.

My dream swim is nearly a reality . I have one more session down in Dover  tomorrow.  Tuesday I will pack up everything I need to get across the pond and head down to Dover . I will wait patiently until I get the nod from Reg - my pilot .

My support crew are all getting ready and are kindly taking time off work to assist me on this challenge . It is truly a once in a lifetime event and I really hope that I manage to get across to France .

All your donations will go to my chosen charity , I am meeting all the costs of my attempt myself and I can tell you it will be the most expensive trip to France I have ever taken .

I have started a blog diary of my training leading up to my swim in July

http://swimnualaswim.blogspot.com/

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Mind - The Mental Health Charity 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.

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support

Your MAD swimming friend

Nuala
Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Cal 24/07/2008 £50.00 n/a The last bit.. 
Tom Gallop 23/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck 
Trevor and Lynn Gallop 23/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck - we will be thinking of you 
Stuart 23/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Have been a virtual supporter via Susan these past couple of months - good luck and watch out for the cr*p in the water! 
Gerald 23/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Enjoy the French food on the other side... Good luck and keep swimming!  
Maggie Smith 22/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 You only have to do it once, very best wishes and hope the weather is nice and calm. 
Kirsty Huxter 21/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 If you can swim with the cockroaches in the L.I.P then a few jellyfish shouldn't be a problem! Good Luck. 
Your Neighbour 21/07/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Just remember, if you can't walk up the stairs when you're done then you've gotta move into mine and 
Jane McMenemy 21/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck!  
Ann B 21/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best wishes to you, enjoy the experience!! & of course the celebrations on the other side! 
Nigel Steele 20/07/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Hope the training has gone well, good luck. Fantastic effort, make sure you have celebrate as hard. 
Alex Mackay & family 20/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 You're a great inspiration! 
Catriona Maclean 20/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Very best of luck from Susan's mum 
Vicky S 19/07/2008 £60.00 £16.92 Good Luck!!! 
Amanda Heath 18/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 No doubt you'll make it , just hope you can enjoy (some of) it. 
Bill Letch 18/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Knowing your determination - you will do it 
John Maclean 18/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 (Susan's dad). Good luck. 
alison, jakey and I suppose graham 14/07/2008 £35.00 £9.87 avoid the crap and watch those tankers!xx remember get over by 26th and you have an appointment in Blackpool! 
Graham & Judy 13/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good Luck 
Kelly and The Hookways 09/07/2008 £50.00 n/a Good luck Nuala! You are amazing! Hope the jellyfish don't sting you!!! Joking! :-) BEST OF LUCK! 
McKinnons (CSCSC) 09/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Nuala - what an inspiration! 
Cal 09/07/2008 £100.00 n/a Your mind is granite 
Devon Robins and family 04/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Go Nuala!!! You can really do this, we'll be routing for you! 
The Hobbs Family 03/07/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Best wishes for the crossing, we have every confidence in you, please be nice to me on the boat!! 
Anthony Gimson 02/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Rather you than me 
Kirsty Melville 02/07/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Rather you than me! Good luck, i will be thinking of you!  
Herbie and Pauline Adams 01/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Could I point out, in case it has escaped your notice, a perfectly good train runs to France several times a day, from St Pancras? 
Ian Mackenzie 01/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 I have always known you to be mad - have a great time 
Matt Molloy 01/07/2008 £100.00 n/a Good luck - I like the irony, see you in the pool :) 
Sue B 01/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck!!!!!! 
Nicola 01/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! 
Geoff Stokes 30/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 As always if you do the training you will do the swim. Best wishes. 
Christine 30/06/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Go for it! I'm sure you will do an excellent time. 
Verity 29/06/2008 £25.00 £7.05 You are truly mad and I'm worried it's catching, but an inspiration for us mere mortals who aspire to the GNS 
Camilla 27/06/2008 £25.00 n/a Go on Nuala! good luck 
Camparitonic 27/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck, you must be mad though!!! 
Ben J 25/06/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Best of luck, makes my training for the 200 free a bit pathetic!  
Kelly Gaffney 24/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Nuala! 
Frank Stoney 23/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 The things people do to avoid tumble turns every 25m! Good luck I'm sure you'll do it. 
Tom, Susie & George 19/06/2008 £30.00 £8.46 If anyone is made to do this Nuala, it's you. GOOD LUCK! Oh, and don't forget to swim AROUND the se 
Gemma MacRae 19/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 We'll also chuck in a tub of goose fat! Daisy & Rufus think your're wicked. 
Mo McCoy 19/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 enjoy the waves girl! I'll follow you next year so show me how it's done! x 
Amanda Picard 18/06/2008 £100.00 n/a Can't imagine you ever quitting so swim to France FAST!! 
Raymond Campkin 16/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck 
Mandy Mason 11/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 You are mad!!! I think you may need therapy! Good luck 
Paul Hurley 11/06/2008 £15.00 £4.23 hopefully not as cold as Parliament Hill! 
anon 10/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 go for it 
Neil Goodman 04/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck! Look out for sharks lol 
Caroline C 04/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 One length? 35,000 metres is one very impressive width. Good wishes et bon courage. 
Jayne Ball 04/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 No-one can do this better than you. Go with the flow girl, I'll be there with you in spirit! Loads of love xxx 
Steve Craner 29/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.... 
Bogac A 23/05/2008 £40.00 £11.28 good luck! 
Mark Harper 23/05/2008 £200.00 £56.41 Pier to pier just not long enough? 
Harry Needs 20/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 i sooo happy for you, not only are you giving your charity a chance, but your also proving that OLD  
Hayley Bettinson 14/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Its almost a one length sprint, after all you won't be turning round and coming back!! will you!! 
Lucy Wilson 14/05/2008 £40.00 £11.28 Best of luck Nuala!! Its difficult enough getting up for morning training at SC - winter visits to the lido take dedication (and a bit of madness)! 
Ann Brennan 12/05/2008 £20.00 n/a Hi-another friend from the US cheering you on! 
Colleen Harvey 08/05/2008 £20.00 n/a Good Luck Nuala 
Ellen and Gus Pace 07/05/2008 £20.00 n/a We Yanks will be cheering you on! 
Chris Sedgfield 07/05/2008 £25.00 n/a Good Luck Nuala! 
miranda carter 06/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 You can do it - and you will ! 
Alison Laird 06/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 All that way just to pick up a baguette? Bon courage! 
Mike Neumann 06/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10  
Ellen Cox 06/05/2008 £25.00 n/a Fair play me dear and the VERY best of luck! 
Adam Freer 02/05/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good Luck! 
Yvette Heywood 01/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! 
Rachel Stone 29/04/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good Luck Nuala! 
Hannah Collins 28/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck! 
Sally Durant 28/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck! 
Sarah T 28/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 So brave, I personally prefer the 26 deg + chlorinated swimming. Good Luck! 
Chris H 27/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck with the ferry dodge in more ways then one :-P 
John Rittenhouse 27/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 best of luck 
Zem Moffat 27/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Hi Nuala, All the best with the swim. It is something I definitely would like to do in my lifetime. 
Jane Sheard 25/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Rather you than me. Good luck. 
Pricey 25/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Swim Nuala , Swim!!!!! 
Marion Scott 23/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 catch a lift with the odd dolphin!! 
Grant 22/04/2008 £500.00 £141.03 Swimming in freezing water for hours for Mind - there's irony 
Matt C 16/04/2008 £250.00 £70.51 just keep swimming, just keep swimming... 
Don Gallop 15/04/2008 £50.00 n/a You are an admirable and brave lady,good luck and don`t forget your passport! 
Czechie 13/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Kick some ass Nuala ! 
vickie ayton 09/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 good luck for a good cause! 
Sandy 09/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good Luck! 
Susan 08/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Do we really need a fancy schmancy fishing boat? I want to row over in a wee wooden boat with lightsticks and a megaphone!  
robin and nuala 07/04/2008 £500.00 n/a You were a Water Baby at five years old and are still a Water Baby. Best of luck on the day 
Vicki 07/04/2008 £40.00 £11.28 Good luck - I know you will do it! but please tell me you've upgraded the support boat from the rickety rowing boat in the Lakes! 
Paul Noott 07/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck for your swim, (personally I would have picked a more responsible back up person than Andy 
Phil & Frances 05/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Have a great swim for a great charity 
mammamedley 05/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 brrrrrrrr!!! have fun Nools!! xxx 
barbera and dermott 05/04/2008 £50.00 n/a you cant beat the IRISH 
15 degrees + only 05/04/2008 £200.00 £56.41 time to get your face in (well, half in then) and stop all that head up, knee busting breaststroke  
Des Haclin 04/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Lucky you didn't follow Andy's advice to swim the river through Paris, as that would have made you "in Seine" and may have upset your charity! 
Tony Baxter 04/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 If that poofy chap from Little Britain can do it you'll have no problem - as long as you stay away from the cheese that is!! 
Pete & Sarah 04/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05  
Kate Gallop 04/04/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck Nuala, your mad! 
Andy 04/04/2008 £250.00 £70.51 IF YOU ARE DROWNING DO IT QUIETLY , WE MAY BE CHATING !! 
JonG 04/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 An Extra £50 if you swim back. ! 
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