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Michael Strickland

Kilimanjaro climb for Fisherman's Mission.

Fundraising for The Fishermen's Mission
£1,360
raised of £2,500 target
by 15 supporters
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Participants: Michael Strickland & Noreen Morisson
The Fishermen's Mission

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RCN England & Wales No. 232822, Scotland No. SC039088
We help active and retired fishermen in UK to receive emergency help

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Well if you're on the page Im guessing you're showing some interest, so let me sell it to you. :)

Me and a good friend and work colleague, Noreen Morrison, will be climbing Kilimanjaro in October. At nearly 20,000 feet, it is the worlds tallest freestanding mountain 

We will be doing this for The Fishermen's Mission, a charity dedicated to helping fisherman and their families through the hardships that comes with deep sea fishing to provide us with food on our plates. Deep sea fishing is the UK's most dangerous peacetime occupation. Very long hours and lack of sleep mixed with treacherous weather conditions and heavy machinery make it a very dangerous living with serious injury, and even death, a very real possibility on a daily basis. Click the link to their website on this page to find out more about The Fishermen's Mission.

As well as both me and Noreen working in a fish and chip shop, my Nan's side of my family come from Brixham, Devon. My great, great Grandfather, Jack Seaward, was a fishermen all his life, along with other members of the Seaward family as well as having family involved with the Lifeboats. Noreen has family who have been and still are deep sea fisherman so this means quite a lot to us.

Please donate as much as you can, no matter how small, to this worthwhile cause. The target for this page is £1400, with the total amount I need to raise being £3,800. Please be aware that me and Noreen both have to raise this amount. So we are looking at a good £7,000+ between us. If you can, please take the time to visit Noreen's page here. http://tempuri.org/tempuri.html

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UPDATE: Saturday 8th May me and Noreen climbed to the summit of Snowdon, North Wales. It's just over 3000ft, and is the second tallest mountain in Britain. Kilimanjaro is roughly 6.5 times the size. What have I let myself in for?


Monday 12th July I leave for France to do the Paris to Hayling bike ride, to help raise funds. 385 miles over 5 days. Please show your support by giving what you can.

About the charity

The Fishermen's Mission

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RCN England & Wales No. 232822, Scotland No. SC039088
The Fishermen's Mission is the only national charity that works solely to support active and retired fishermen and their families by providing practical, financial and pastoral support. Fishing is dangerous and unpredictable. Hardship and tragedy are facts of everyday life in the UK’s fishing

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,360.00
+ £47.95 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,010.00
Offline donations
£350.00

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