Roger Allsopp

Roger Allsopp- swimming the Channel at 70

Fundraising for Wessex Medical Research
£128,890
raised of £100,000 target
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Roger Allsopp's fundraising, 1 June 2011
Wessex Medical Research

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Story

On the 30th August 2011, I walked into the Channel in the early hours of the morning, aged 70, to swim to France. Nearly 18 hours later and having swum almost 40 miles, I clambered out of the sea in France in pitch darkness.

My true aim was to raise as much as I could to fund the purchase of some cutting-edge research equipment for a cancer-research team in Southampton- a team I have been involved with over the last few years since my retirement from breast-cancer surgery.

The research team are discovering fantastic things- and I want to raise further funds to help them continue their work.

In swimming the Channel, I picked up a world-record for being the oldest to do that, but I would swap that world record for the ability to help the  team see their project through successfully- please give as generously as you can.

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Many Thanks,

Roger

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About the charity

Wessex Medical Research

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RCN 274839
Wessex Medical research is an independent multi-disease medical research charity funding critical research aimed at tackling the underlying causes of ill health in our community. We are currently funding research into a wide range of diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, breast cancer, prostate camcer, depressive illness, diabetes, heart disease,stroke, osteoporsis and childhood afflictions, particularly child brain injury.

Donation summary

Total raised
£128,889.89
+ £1,366.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£12,319.49
Offline donations
£116,570.40

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