What are your big dreams and aspirations? For Chris Hill, it's swimming across the English Channel - a gruelling and inspiring challenge that less than half of those who attempt actually complete. In 2025, Chris will brave freezing waters, unpredictable conditions, and a 21-mile stretch from Dover to France, all to raise £25,000 for The Rob Hill Foundation.
Chris has been training tirelessly over the last few months, culminating in a 6-hour swim in the sea and preparing for what will be one of the toughest tests of his life. It's a real symbol of resilience, courage and determination.
21 miles in open water, battling tides, waves, and mental fatigue.
17 hours on average to complete the crossing.
Chris has spent months preparing and has joined the Dover Channel Training Club to learn from the experts.
Only 40% of swimmers succeed, but Chris is determined to join their ranks.
Chris can’t do this without your support. Whether you’re cheering him on from the sidelines or donating to his campaign, every little bit helps push him closer to his goal, both in reaching France and in supporting The Rob Hill Foundation’s vital work. Together, we can turn this dream into a reality and create a ripple effect of positive change.
Be part of Chris’s incredible journey - click the Give Now button to donate directly, or the Start Fundraising button to become a fundraiser for this event. Let’s make waves - literally and figuratively! 🌊
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The Rob Hill Foundation helps people beat addiction to both substances and activities; as well as empowering them to deal effectively with anxiety, stress and depression. This extends to dealing with trauma, any fear-based conditions and OCD.
The charity targets people who struggle to find help through the health service, those on benefits, those at risk of homelessness and those who are already homeless; but workshops are open to all.
The charity has delivered workshops to service users of local homeless charities in the Woolwich (London) and Sidcup (Kent) areas in the UK. These were extremely well received and saw service users recover from life-long addictions. This has allowed many to consider seeking employment or training and taking up other offers of help and support.
In addition, the charity runs an expanding network of free workshops and support groups helping people deal with their addictions. Chris Hill and his team of trained workshop leaders deliver Chris' Beat My Addictions recovery programme and those attending receive ongoing support both from the workshop leaders and other members of the group at different stages of recovery. This builds a ‘community’ around the individual, which lessens the sense of isolation and improves confidence to progress.
The charity’s vision is to expand the workshops to other parts of London and other major cities in the UK and eventually for the work to have a worldwide reach.
Find out more at: https://robhillfoundation.org/
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