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Thanks for help to:
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Fundraising Events:
So far, we have raised £60,988 and 33p
towards the original target of £50,000
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Congratulations and thanks to everyone involved!
If you are planning or participating in a fundraising activity, you can
use this downloadable Sponsorship
Form.
If you are fundraising, and would like a 'flyer' explaining what Challenge
Cancer Through Adventure is all about, click
here to download the 2 page information sheet. If you
can print it 'double-sided', it looks better and saves paper.
If you wish to make donation, or you receive a donation on behalf of
the Charity, we can claim gift aid (a refund of the tax paid) from the
Inland Revenue. We need the donor to complete the Donations
Gift Aid Form (click
to download), and send the completed form to the address on the form
with each donation. Please make sure that all the information is provided
in order that we can make the claim.
Note also; Individuals who complete a self assessment tax return are
able to nominate a charity to receive all or part of any repayment due
to them. Challenge Cancer Through Adventure has been
registered to accept such donations (Charity code is XAS66EG).
If you would like to donate online, or even set up your own webpage
to publicise your own fundraising adventure, see our Justgiving page
for more information.
After the phenomenal success of the 'Deepest to Highest'
fundraising epic in June 2005, there have been more excellent and varied
fundraising events taking place.
Click on the links below for further details on past and future events.
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Derby Cathedral Abseil
Together with Dukes
Barn Outdoor Education Centre, Challenge Cancer through
Adventure organised a sponsored abseil on the 6th October
at Derby Cathedral
Sponsored by
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Tim Gould's High Peak Marathon - Mar 2nd 2007
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 Tim
ran the High Peak Marathon, a 42
mile, overnight running race around the high ground of the Derwent
Watershed. The event
started from Edale Village Hall on Friday 2nd March, when 40
teams of four people were released between
midnight
and 12pm.
Said Tim,"
Our team was called Totley ‘ Third time Lucky’ – as
we’ve had to drop out because of broken legs and other
injuries twice before! We did it in 12.06 hrs, and all to
raise funds for Challenge
Cancer Through Adventure." Speaking to our on-the
spot-reporter, Tim paid tribute to the 50 jelly-babies which
sustained him throughout the gruelling
marathon.
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You can still sponsor Tim online by visiting his Justgiving page
(right), or click on the picture above.
Tim has already raised £405 with Xerox (his company pledging to
add £250 to this total.
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Andy Heading's Yukon Arctic Ultra - Feb 11th
2007
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 Congratulations
to Andy Heading for winning the gruelling Yukon Arctic Ultra
2007. As temperatures dropped to -61 degrees, the 460 mile, self-sufficient
foot-race across the Yukon was shortened for safety reasons after
9 days of sled-pulling, but Andy was miles ahead of the international
field.
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For his efforts, Andy has raised almost £2000 for Challenge
Cancer Through Adventure.
You can still sponsor Andy online by visiting his Justgiving page
(right), or click on the picture above.
Come on, make it a round 2 grand.
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When Beeley Freezes Over - Carol Singing
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16th December 2006
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About 20 people and animals braved a cold Saturday in December
to sing carols around Beeley. We had shepherds, fairys, Santas
and members of the Fishpond Choir. We sang at The Old Smithy Café,
then went to the Devonshire Arms pub, sang our way around the village
and ended up back at the Café where we were provided with
mulled wine and hot mince pies which were very welcome. After the
final count we had raised over £200 for Challenge
Cancer Through Adventure.
People interested in joining the fun this year should keep Sunday
16th December free and start making their fancy dress now. Thanks
to all who joined in, we had a great time as well as raising money.
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When Hell Freezes Over - A lecture by Andy
Kirkpatrick
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28th November 2006
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Challenge Cancer Through Adventure organised
a mountaineering lecture by Andy Kirkpatrick - well known extreme
big wall climber and general funny man-
'When Hell Freezes Over - Winter expeditions to Patagonia'
at Hope Valley College, Hope, on 28th November 2006
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Yorkshireman Off-Road Marathon
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10th September 2006
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Nicky Spinks and Rosie Burgess are
both took in the Yorkshireman Off-Road Marathon which
is 26.3 miles with 4000' climb run over the footpaths and tracks
of the South Pennines. www.kcac.co.uk
You can read more about Nicky and Rosie's Challenges, and sponsor
them online by visiting
Nicky's
Justgiving sponsorship page, or
Rosie's Justgiving sponsorship page.
Just to be fair you really have to sponsor them both!
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Grand Raid Cristalp Race
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20th Aug 2006
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This mountain bike race from Verbier - Grimentz in the Swiss
Alps covers 131km with 4700m climb and crosses 6 valleys and must
be accomplished within strict time limits. l was one of the 33
women to start among 1000 riders who lined up on the start line.
Despite appalling weather conditions, l made it to the final hurdle
but admitted defeat after missing the 90km checkpoint by 10 mins.
Overnight rain had made the conditions very difficuilt especially
on the steeper sections, all the riders finished covered in mud
and exhausted. More details of Hilary's epic at Planet
Fear
SOUTH YORKSHIRE SPORT AND RE:PLAY SPORTS AWARDS 2006
Congratualtions to Hilary on winning the Everyday Sport Hero award,
sponsored by Spice Yorkshire.
Click here for details.
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Tour du Mont Blanc Race
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25th Aug 2006
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Karen Davison and Debbie Smith took part in The North Face Ultra
Trail Tour du Mont Blanc, which is a 158km non-stop race with 8500m
of ascent!
You can sponsor them online by visiting their Justgiving
sponsorship page, or click on the picture (right).
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Penny's Recital
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09/06/2006
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Penny Stone gave a singing recital on Sunday 9th July 2006 in
Derby, and, in memory of Dawn Hopkinson's gift of enabling young
people to achieve their dream, would like to give half of the donations
to Challenge Cancer Through Adventure
The recital was at 2.00pm on Sunday 9th July at;
Voicebox, Forman Street, Derby.
Penny, and Karen Nelson, was accompanied on the piano by Beate Toyka.
Light refreshments will be available and all donations will be shared
between Challenge Cancer Through Adventure and Water Aid. For more information
contact Sue Stone on 01332 840 081
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Darley Park Sprint Triathlon
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17th July 2006
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750m - 23K - 5K
The Darley Sprint Triathlon took place at the beautiful
Darley Park just a mile north of Derby city centre and is easily accessible
just off the A6 heading North out of Derby within a mile of both the
A38 and A52 and approximately 5 miles from J25 from the M1. The organisors, Punishing
Events, are encouraged participants to get sponsored to raise
funds for Challenge Cancer Through Adventure
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Derwent Dambuster Challenge
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20/05/2006
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The Derwent Dambuster Challenge is a prestigious new 10 mile
event around the beautiful Upper Derwent Valley which aims to raise
money for Challenge Cancer Through Adventure.
The inaugural Derwent Dambuster took place on Saturday 20th May 2006,
and so far has raised £4274.
Participant Heather Grace said:
' It was a wonderful day. I have never done a sponsored event before
and found it reassuring that I was well looked after from start to
finish. Everyone was so organised and friendly. Thank you for a memorable,
happy day’.
To see some pictures click
here
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A Hopey New Year
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7/01/2006
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The Hopey New Year Audax took place on January
7th 2006. The route went from Hope to Ashbourne via Brassington,
and back via Longnor and Tideswell, with a total ascent of 1953m.
True to form the weather was atrocious, thick fog all day, and
blizzards at the high spots, at one point covering the Ashbourne
to Leek Road.
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The Organiser Roger Butterfield writes:
"Thank you to all who entered this event. The bare statistics were 106 entries,
89 starters and 80 finishers. I think the non-starters probably knew more about
the weather than we did. I think most people found the cold and wet a problem
so it says a lot for your determination that so many completed the course.
As I said in the notices at the start we do make a bit of profit out
of the event. Last year we sent £200 to the tsunami appeal. This
year we're giving the surplus, £160, to Challenge
Cancer Through Adventure. In addition Gillian Jones got
herself sponsored for the ride and raised another £50.
I've taken the liberty of sending out their leaflets with the results
because I think this is an excellent charity with a very different approach
to dealing with cancer. It deserves a lot of support. Next year's event
will be on Saturday 6th January."
Challenge Cancer Through Adventure would like to thank
Roger (and Gill!) for the contributions, and the brave cyclists who all
contributed by entering. I hope the experience hasn’t put them
off entering again next year.
PS. Roger has designed an ingenious 'Route
Scroller' to mount your maps and directions on your handlebars. "You
prepare the route as a long strip, waterproof it (best with a
laminator but document pouches and lots of sellotape works too)
and wind it onto one roller. Then as you go along you wind it
up onto the other roller. The great advantage is that you can
position the relevant instruction right where you want it and
your eyes will pick it up quickly. You also don't need to refold
the route. I'm making a batch of route strollers which will sell
for £10 each, and all bar the material costs will go to Challenge
Cancer. Let me know if you want one"
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Thornbridge Christmas Fundraising
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21/12/2005
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Adge Last,
Centre Manager & OE Adviser at Thornbridge Hall
writes...
'We have a £71 donation
from staff at Thornbridge. We collected funds instead of sending
any cards internally to staff, and also held a raffle for items
gathered during the year such as gifts received with purchases
... Everyone was very keen to support Challenge Cancer and I
am sure we will be doing more of the same in the future.
Regards, Adge
Thornbridge Outdoors, Great Longstone, Derbyshire,
DE45 1NY
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Peak Climbing Club AGM
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November 2005
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The Peak
Climbing Club collected £60 at their AGM, and have
donated it to Challenge Cancer Through Adventure. Many thanks
to them.
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Touching the Cloud
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3/10/2005
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Dawn Hopkinson, one of the 'seven'
who helped set up Challenge Cancer Through Adventure, undertook
the flight of a lifetime on Monday October 3rd, to raise awareness
for a new charity that aims to bring adventure to the life of people
suffering with terminal illnesses or cancer. Dawn took to the air
in a tandem Hang Glider with World Champion Judy Leden. During
their 30-minute flight Dawn and Judy were towed up 2500 feet by
a microlight tug and ran their fingers through the clouds. After
some ‘hands on’ flying by Dawn, Judy took control to
bring the hang glider in for a smooth landing.
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Dawn undertook her flight at Airways Airsports Airpark at Ashbourne
Derbyshire. Although Dawn was perfectly active Airways are one
of the few places in the UK where people with a range of disabilities
can experience adventures including Hang gliding, Paragliding and
flying Microlight Aircraft. Dawn is 58 yrs old and has lived and
worked in Derbyshire for thirty years. She is a keen mountaineer,
climber and fell runner.
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In July 2003 Dawn was diagnosed with advanced ovarian
cancer. She had had no real symptoms and had been climbing and
fell running the week before her diagnosis! After major surgery
and a course of chemotherapy along with complimentary therapies
Dawn achieved a partial remission. However she has now had a reoccurrence
of cancer and has recently restarted a course of chemotherapy as
well as continuing with all her complimentary therapies.
Sadly, Dawn died on December 9th.
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Kat's Triathlon Success.
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17/07/2005
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Katrina Adams won the women's 'Fun' Triathlon at
Ironbridge and doubled her sponsorship money, raising nearly £100
for Challenge Cancer Through Adventure. Here's her story:
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On the 17th July, I tried something new, and took part in the
Ironbridge “Fun” Triathlon, to raise funds for Challenge
Cancer through Adventure. The Fun event is held alongside the Sprint
and Classic distances, and allowed the novices a chance to try
the sport and then watch the professionals show us how it should
be done.
Waiting in the River Severn at half seven in the morning for
the off, I wondered what I had let myself in for, but the training
paid off and I finished the swim with plenty of energy to move
onto the 12.5km bike ride through the hilly terrain of Ironbridge.
The long uphill out of the town was challenging, but pretty scenery
and a long down hill the other side of town made up for the effort!
The run took us on a two lap course through the town park.
Fifty men and women took part in the Novice event, and I am
pleased to say that I enhanced my sponsorship collection by winning
the women's race in a time of 1:00:37; maybe next time I can
break the hour...oh, did I say next time?!
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Katrina Adams
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Deepest to Highest
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17th June 2005
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Caving, cycling, canoeing and mountain walking from the bottom
of Giant’s Hole near Castleton to the top of Scafel Pike
in the Lake District. This was the challenge for over twenty outdoor
enthusiasts supported by twenty supporters as they gathered at
Castleton at 7.00 am on Friday 17th. June. They faced a tough physical
challenge, all to raise money for their new charity, Challenge
Cancer Through Adventure. Five of them have had or still have cancer.
They all enjoy outdoor activities and they want to give other people
with cancer the opportunity to do the same.
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The caving phase went well, the last group emerging
from the cave at 1.00pm. No time to rest, it was on to the bikes
for a ride to Bury via canal tow paths and cycle ways through Manchester.
Saturday promised to be a hard day, 95 miles of cycling over
the Pennines, through the Yorkshire Dales to the southern tip
of Lake Windermere. The cyclists were supported at regular intervals
with stops for drinks and food.
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Sunday, the final day was to be even tougher. It began with
a ten mile canoe along the length of Lake Windermere. The weather
was good and the water calm. After a short rest and change of clothes
it was back on the bikes and cycle to Langdale. Another change
of kit for the walk and scramble up Jack’s Rake on Pavey
Ark and onwards to the summit of Scafel Pike.
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Twenty three happy people reached the top in thick cloud at
7.00pm. There was a positive charge in the air created by the enthusiasm
and energy radiating from the whole group. The Challenge had been
successfully completed, £12000 had been raised for the Charity.
They can now look to help others achieve their ambitions.
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Following the enormous success of this event, plans
are already being laid for their next event. If you are someone
with cancer or a terminal illness who would like to challenge your
illness by participating in an adventurous activity or you would
like to get involved in any way please contact the Charity on 01433
631636.
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Kate's
Walk
Kate Rawson walked from Le Puy en Velay (France), to Santiago
De Compostela (Spain) Covering 1541 km and 2 countries, a total
of 3 months walking which raised a fantastic £1000 for
Challenge Cancer For Adventure.
THE ROUTE
My initial idea to walk 'El Camino de Santiago de Compostella' (literally
translated as 'The Way of St James of the field of the star', the origin
of which lay in the story of a shepherd who had a dream about some bones
- to be brief) was conceived, as are all good ideas, in a pub somewhere.
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It
then took a further 5 years to come to fruition when my first
steps as a 'pilgrim' were taken from one of the 4 main French
departure towns for the walk, Le Puy en Velay. The route was
to take me westwards through France following in the footsteps
of millions dating back to the 9th Century, over The Pyrenees
via St Jean Pied de Port and continuing in a similar direction
towards Santiago and then Cape Finisterre, to arrive at the coast
nearly 1600km later.
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I distinctly remember the night before my departure in the youth hostel
in Le Puy, the transparency of my over-preparation becoming evident.
I can only give thanks to the gentle bullying of complete strangers
which forced me to part with 6kg of suddenly arguably essential
packweight. This was to become an increasingly familiar process
along the way as I learnt in more than one language that 'every
gram counts!' and 'less is more'.
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Kate et
Jean
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That
same night, still before taking a single step, the anticipation
of getting the dreaded blister was soon put to rest as an over-zealous
bout of sock washing made the first journal entry a painful process-"1st
April, 2006.
Unbelievable! Learnt already that anti-blister training must not be confined
to the foot area alone! Hand washing is essential part of future prep.
With only a few hours to go before set off it's hard to imagine what
it will feel like to have been walking everyday for a month. And people
keep talking about tendonitis?!"
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two and a half months later (my initial walking companion retiring
after 3 weeks due to tendonitis!) I managed to somewhat miraculously
reach my primary goal of the cathedral city of Santiago de Compostella
relatively unscathed. Getting ready for the final 3 day leg to
Cape Finsiterre, the most furtherly western point in Spain and
Europe, once hailed by the ancient Galician Celts to be the end
of the known world, I suddenly found myself wondering how I was
actually going to cope NOT walking every day!
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Inspection
des pieds
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Looking
back now, having had some 6-7 months of re-integration into 'normal'
life, I often find myself wandering back along the Camino; this
time pleasantly reminiscing over the full gamut of weather conditions,
the diverse and often awe-inspiring terrain, the periods of extreme
tranquility, the frequently hilarious attempts at conversation
where so much was lost (and friendships gained) in translation,
and last but not least the indispensable and unforgettable cameraderie
of the numerous other modern day pilgrims who still devotedly
walk for their individual causes on their individual paths. It
is surely they who are the spirit of the Camino.In the more challenging
times a handful of reliable sources of inspiration help keep
you putting one foot in front of the other. The charities and
everyone behind them were a primary one for me. So, for all those
who perhaps unknowingly helped me 'keep on keeping on', not to
mention contribute to the £3300 raised for my 3 chosen
charities; Challenge Cancer Through Adventure,
Cruse Bereavement Care and Hope and Homes for Children, I'd like
to say a huge, heartfelt 'THANK YOU !'
Finally, if anyone has even a fleeting thought of having a go, my advice
would be - with the thirsty snail as a role model - JUST DO IT!
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