If my Virgin Money Giving page is anything to go by, there are apparently only 15 days left until the start of Witney to Westminster! Where has all the time gone?
To be honest, I'm a little concerned that I haven't done much canoeing recently, but I'm sure it'll all come flooding back (see what I did there?) once we're underway. If you're reading this, and you haven't supported me yet, now's your chance! All the money raised is going towards helping Adventure Plus do what it does best: show children and young people how to enjoy the amazing world God has given us to play in... sorry, I mean: look after. But who says you can't do both?
On that note, I'm off climbing tomorrow, which is technically training for me, while most of the rest of the team are actually getting some canoeing practice in as part of a Level 2 course. But while it seems like it's all fun and games, in actual fact, the more training we do, the more fun we can give to the groups we work with. It's a win-win situation!
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Showing posts with label paddling. Show all posts
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Sunday, 19 December 2010
Witney to Westminster 2011 is on!
Today is a day of resurrecting dormant blogs, it seems!
Anyhow: Witney to Westminster 2011 is very much announced, and sign-ups are now available here. It's taking place from 9 to 14 April. I'm not yet sure how I'll be involved this year, but I'm hoping to manage one day of paddling at the very least.
Photos from the 2009 challenge are also on the site.
Anyhow: Witney to Westminster 2011 is very much announced, and sign-ups are now available here. It's taking place from 9 to 14 April. I'm not yet sure how I'll be involved this year, but I'm hoping to manage one day of paddling at the very least.
Photos from the 2009 challenge are also on the site.
Friday, 27 February 2009
In which James signs up for a canoe trip to Westminster
Greetings all.
I hope to document here (fairly regularly) the progress of my trip down the Thames in April in support of Adventure Plus, the charity I am working for at the moment, along with the preparation and fundraising that will go along with it.
A little background? OK.
I first came across Adventure Plus when volunteering for another charity: Saltmine who run a Christian family holiday that include activities provided by Adventure Plus.
Their gap year sounded like a lot of fun, and a great way to gain experience working in outdoor pursuits. However at the time, I was a little preoccupied with my long-term plan: to marry my then-girlfriend Judy. Adventure Plus would have to wait.
Skip forward three years, and I'm married to a graduate from the University of Manchester, and embarking on all kinds of fun disguised as work. I am then informed that Adventure Plus is going to be doing a bit of fundraising, and asked if I would like to get involved. I eventually decide that I do, and sign up for three days of the Witney to Westminster Challenge: an oportunity to go for a bit of a paddle (125 miles, actually) from Witney where Adventure Plus is based to Westminster, where our founder Jonathan Cox is from (well, he's from London at any rate). It's happening from 13-18 April, and I'll be doing the last three days.
So that's me: a 25 year old child, looking for as many ways as possible to not grow up, attempting to raise money so we can continue helping young people across Great Britain get out an enjoy the world we live in.
Care to help? I'm trying to raise £650, which is a little daunting, but I remain hopeful.
Oh, I've also got some space in my boat at the moment, in anyone fancies a bit of a paddle...
I hope to document here (fairly regularly) the progress of my trip down the Thames in April in support of Adventure Plus, the charity I am working for at the moment, along with the preparation and fundraising that will go along with it.
A little background? OK.
I first came across Adventure Plus when volunteering for another charity: Saltmine who run a Christian family holiday that include activities provided by Adventure Plus.
Their gap year sounded like a lot of fun, and a great way to gain experience working in outdoor pursuits. However at the time, I was a little preoccupied with my long-term plan: to marry my then-girlfriend Judy. Adventure Plus would have to wait.
Skip forward three years, and I'm married to a graduate from the University of Manchester, and embarking on all kinds of fun disguised as work. I am then informed that Adventure Plus is going to be doing a bit of fundraising, and asked if I would like to get involved. I eventually decide that I do, and sign up for three days of the Witney to Westminster Challenge: an oportunity to go for a bit of a paddle (125 miles, actually) from Witney where Adventure Plus is based to Westminster, where our founder Jonathan Cox is from (well, he's from London at any rate). It's happening from 13-18 April, and I'll be doing the last three days.
So that's me: a 25 year old child, looking for as many ways as possible to not grow up, attempting to raise money so we can continue helping young people across Great Britain get out an enjoy the world we live in.
Care to help? I'm trying to raise £650, which is a little daunting, but I remain hopeful.
Oh, I've also got some space in my boat at the moment, in anyone fancies a bit of a paddle...
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