Fundraising update

Posted by Paula Woodward in Cornwall, Local Events, What's On,

We want to say a big congratulations to the guys that took part in The Smugglers’ Challenge.

The team of four Bude locals set off from the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth on 29 August, aiming to paddle a surfboard almost 300 miles around the Cornish coastline, finishing up in Bude.

The weather, unfortunately, had other ideas. The team completed the stretch along the south coast without any problems, and were making incredible time. However, as the weather set in, it soon became clear that the exposed north coast would just be too risky. There’s very little shelter up there, and not many opportunities to dive into harbours for cover.

At the half way point, the team followed the advice of the coastguard and turned around to paddle back to Plymouth. The total mileage was around the same as it would have been if they’d made it to Bude, so it was still an amazing accomplishment.

The goal was to raise money for two cancer charities – Force and Cancer Research UK. We held a fundraising dinner in at The Beach in August, with all proceeds going directly to the challenge, and have been donating £5 from every three course lunch sold in September. To date we have contributed around £6,500 to the challenge, and have been very happy to support them the whole way.

Donations can still be made via the Smugglers’ Challenge website here. They are very close to their £30,000 target.

We have plans in place for a big generic tramadol problems finish celebration in early November, to mark the completion of this amazing challenge. Watch this space for more information.

Take a look at the video below for more on the challenge, and the story that inspired it.