Firstly thank you for coming to our swimtofrance page.
Last year saw the sad passing of Henry Surtees, a Worth boy and an up
and coming racing driver who looked destined to follow in his father's
footsteps. I decided that we could do something great in his memory and
it was suggested that I should swim the English Channel in order to
raise money for the charity his parents selected - Headway. Knowing
that this was one of the hardest physical challenges in the world I
decided that I could not do it on my own and began to look around for
team mates in order to swim a Channel Relay.
After a lot of
asking, persuading and at times begging I found a group of swimmers
dedicated enough to take up this enormous challenge. And so we began
our training in September 2009. We have now done over 1000 hours of
swimming between us and are still hard at it, doing three hours per
week in the pool and another hour in the freezing waters in dover plus
weights sessions in the gym and other fitness work. As you can see we
are putting alot of effort into this and we ask that you can join us
and put something in too!
We are also giving money to the
Matthew Elvidge Trust, aimed at helping young men with depression and getting them back on their feet, because of the sad death of Nick Elvidge's cousin
and to the Sussex Air Ambulance as without them Hannah's cousin would
probably not be with us today. Sadly the Matthew Elvidge Trust is still
in the process of becoming a registered charity so if you wish to
donate to them please contact Nick Elvidge at 06nelvidge@worth.org.uk.
To donate to the Sussex Air Ambulance please click here.
Photos,
training updates and the like will be posted here as we go so keep an
eye on the website to see how we're doing! Also please do leave your
comments and encouragement below as it really makes the difference at
6am on a cold morning!
A huge thank you must go out to those who
have helped us on our way with this challenge. Firstly Mr Carminati at Worth School for
allowing us to train and supporting us on our adventure and also for the support of the Williams family
who have driven buses, sorted admin and worked tirelessly to help us
achieve our goals. I must also thank the parents of the swimmers who
have funded the boat in order to allow their children to do something
great. Finally I must say a big thank you to Nuffield Health gym and K2
Crawley leisure for allowing us to train free of charge.
On behalf of the three charities and all the swimming team thank you for your donations.
Raised:
135%
Raised so far: £6,788.00
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Well done everyone. This is a collection of donations from friends and relatives of Jack's Gran and Grandpa in Somerset. Donation by andrew udale on 22/08/10 |
£130.00 + £36.67 Gift Aid |
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Well Done! Absolutely outstanding! Donation by Kit Devine on 11/07/10 |
£50.00 |
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Congratulations. An amazing achievement. With love Abbey and Aunty Ann. Donation by Ann Martin on 04/07/10 |
£100.00 |
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Donation by Mark Haswell on 28/06/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Well done, Nick. Anyone who can swim this far with his father on his back deserves every penny they raise. Donation by Gerry Walden on 28/06/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Well done - a brilliant swim - we are very proud of you all. Jo and Kevin Donation by Kevin Elvidge on 28/06/10 |
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Donation by Ruth Miller on 25/06/10 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Fantastic achievement - many congratulations! Donation by Jonathan Britton on 22/06/10 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Congratulations Donation by Patrick Burrowes on 22/06/10 |
£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid |
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Excellent job! Well done to Nick and the whole team, from Joe and family! Donation by Joe Nurse on 21/06/10 |
£78.00 + £22.00 Gift Aid |
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What a wonderful thing to do for a great cause. Best of luck to you all! Donation by Elizabeth De Rosa on 21/06/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Great job guys...nearly there, last push! Bleedin' well done all.Michael, Christina & Felix Richards Donation by michael richards on 21/06/10 |
£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid |
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Good luck !! This is incredible and we admire all of you for even trying !! Donation by David, Rosie, Helen and Jenny Turner on 21/06/10 |
£100.00 |
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Good luck! Very impressive. Donation by mary dalby on 21/06/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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All the very best Nick to you and the team! The Hosie's Donation by Michael Hosie on 21/06/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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We will be thinking of you tomorrow, enjoy the experience, you are a great team of truly determined and mature individuals - the Udales. Donation by andrew udale on 20/06/10 |
£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid |
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Good luck to you all! A great cause and a serious challenge. Martin & Oli Donation by Martin Hunt on 18/06/10 |
£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid |
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Classic.... Donation by Nicholas Clyde-Smith on 18/06/10 |
£250.00 |
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Now its getting serious--good luck! Donation by Julian Clyde-Smith on 17/06/10 |
£900.00 |
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Wow, you're all very brave! Glad to support such an excellent cause. Donation by Anonymous on 17/06/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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ROZZZAAAAAA..good luck, hope you make it! p.s. dont sink Donation by Milz Heilbron on 16/06/10 |
£10.00 |
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Good luck to the team, and remember Rory, you don't get 3 goes at this one!! ;-) Donation by Paula Jones on 16/06/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Good luck Rory and the team - A great challenge and something you can all be very proud of. Donation by Richard Foley on 16/06/10 |
£200.00 |
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Good luck rozza and the team :) Donation by Poggy Cantlay on 15/06/10 |
£30.00 |
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Impressive, Good luck to the team. Donation by Shusheel Ward on 15/06/10 |
| * Total raised online: | £6,088.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £700.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £6,788.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £1,168.54 |
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