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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Very best of luck from the Fitzsimons family. Donation by Christina Fitzsimons on 26/05/10 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Good grief!! Wow!! Respect!! Etc.!! Donation by Rodger Braidwood on 24/05/10 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Steve Groves on 24/05/10 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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next time it's your Dad's turn! Good luck Philip and Sue Donation by Philip Huckin on 24/05/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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All the best - a tough challenge but probably quicker than going with Seafrance! Donation by Hugh Muir-Little on 24/05/10 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Good luck to you all, a great challenge for a great cause. Donation by Neil Cornford on 24/05/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Good luck, hope this weather holds out! Donation by Mike Marshall on 24/05/10 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Peter Needham on 24/05/10 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good Luck to all of you! Pippa (WFCA) Donation by Pippa Davis on 24/05/10 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Keep it up guys! Donation by Lorenz Rubner on 23/05/10 |
£10.00 |
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good luck to you Nick and all your friends hope you reach your target Donation by the bravery family on 18/05/10 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Wishing you all the very best of luck Donation by Burns Family on 17/05/10 |
£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Liz Mcneil on 05/05/10 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
| * 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 |
* Charities pay a small fee for our service.
Find out
how much it is and what we do for it.