The team who abseiled the Spinnaker Tower

Spinnaker Tower abseil: Local heroes rally to support St Catherine’s School and College

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On Saturday 20th May, 12 brave people took on the Spinnaker Tower Abseil to fundraise for St Catherine’s school and college in Ventnor.

Members of staff, parents and supporters came together for the event. This included Lisa from their Occupational Therapy team and Tanya the school’s Fundraising and Marketing Assistant. Joining them were Billie, Sarah, Cameron, Marc, Jason, Laura, Amanda, Wendy and Sarah.

The youngest to take part was Ruby, who is 15.

Smith: The views were amazing
The day was very successful. Tanya said,

“What an amazing experience! The views were amazing. Things got tough for me about halfway down when my glove got stuck!

“However, I remembered why I was doing this challenge and that drove me to finish.

“To be part of such an amazing group of people, who came together to support one another and St Catherine’s was wonderful.”

Abseiling down the Spinnaker Tower

St Catherine’s School and College
St Catherine’s School and College is based in Ventnor and is a specialist education provider to young people with speech, language and communication difficulties.

So far the abseil has raised £5,500 which is incredible.

The abseiling team on the Fastcat

There is however, still time to donate. To do so and to find out about future events you could be part of, email: [email protected]

Find out more
To find out more about St Catherine’s and the work they do as well as exciting employment opportunities coming up, please visit their website: http://stcatherines.org.uk


News shared by Tanya on behalf of St Catherine’s School. Ed