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THE BIG SPLASH |
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The Annual "Swimarathon" Sponsored Team Marathon |
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Thornbury Leisure Centre |
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday March 7 - 9, 2008 |
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The 24th annual community swimming event continued the successful
record of the event. Team entry (48) was
lower than the 2007 event, but they still completed over 6,000
sponsored lengths of the Leisure Centre pool. Teams were entered by many local schools, businesses and other
organisations, noisily cheered on by their supporters. The Rotary
team (left) is pictured before they swam! |
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The teams pledged donations of over £8,500 at the event. As expected, donations
actually received exceeded pledges, so the Club was able to preseont a total of
£12,000 to the
Institute of Cancer Research, the Starlight Children's Foundation, Thornbury Hospital's Ultrasound Machine
appeal,
Arts & Community in Thornbury (ACT) and other local charities and appeals. |
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President Adrian Dennis, organiser Graham Shrubsole and all the Club
members wish to thank our generous sponsors, the Marlwood
School Steel Band (who played for most of the event and greatly added to the atmosphere) and to all
who took part or supported the event in any way |
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The Rotary Swimarathon is generously supported by local companies
Milburys Estate Agent Lettings and Property Management
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Bathrooms 365, the Bathroom Planners and Furnishers |
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The Institute is one of the world's leading cancer research organ-
isations and in internationally renowned for the quality of its science |
The Foundation brightens the lives of seriously and terminally
ill children by granting wishes and providing hospital entertainment |
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Thanks to the many hundreds of men, women and children who have taken part and found sponsors, over £250,000 has been raised
since 1983 for, amongst others: |
The Jessie May Trust
Thornbury Streamleaze Playground
Thornbury Ultrasound Appeal
Cancer and Leukemia In Children (CLIC)
British Heart Foundation
Ray of Hope Project
Bristol Royal Infirmary Radiotherapy Unit
Bristol Oncology Centre
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Bristol Macmillan Cancer Relief
Special Care Baby Unit
Meals on Wheels Radio Lollipop
Northavon Citizens' Advice. Bureau
Bath Institute for Rheumatic Research
Southmead Children's Kidney Unit
Meningitis Research
Multiple Sclerosis Research |
Gloria Miles Cancer Clinic
Frenchay Scanner Appeal
Macmillan Nurses
St. Peter's Hospice
Bristol Oncology Centre
Bristol Area Stroke Foundation
The Children’s Hospice South West
Mercy Ships Africa
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