It really does feel that doing things for charity is an integral part of Island life.
Island musician, Gareth Icke, managed to walk 27 miles across the Island on Saturday (in just his underpants) to raise cash for the Lewis Mighty Fund, albeit suffering with sunburn and aching muscles the next morning.
Now we hear that six coppers from the Isle of Wight have agreed to (or should that be talked into) do their bit for charity, well actually, two Island charities.
Sergeant Cliff Jones, PC Matt Wilford, PC Simon O’Dea, PC Rob Power, PC Paul McPartlin and PC Tom Gamble will all be taking part in the Severn Challenge 2010 and hope to raise much needed cash for the Island Youth Water Activities Centre in Cowes and St. Catherine’s School in Ventnor.
What will they do?
Over the course of a week, starting this coming weekend, the guys will cover a whopping 172 miles by walking, cycling and kayaking.
Sergeant Cliff Jones said: “PC Matt Wilford came up with the idea after an unsuccessful attempt at drowning his Sergeant last December. I believe that despite the 172 miles to be covered in six days, it is still safer to agree with Matt when he comes up with something like this.
“There is fantastic support from many sponsors including Trespass clothing, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Vics Stores, Morrisons and Wightlink. The Island Youth Water Activities Centre has provided the kayaks, St. Catherine’s School has given us a minibus, and the Ryde sea cadets have supplied a trailer. We wish to say a massive thank you to all of these organisations.
“We’ve visited St. Catherine’s School for a day, which was a brilliant experience with the young people. Their determination to overcome their difficulties is a huge motivation for what we are doing.”
You can sponsor the team through the Just Giving web page.
