Towergate Troopers I think we should have been called on
Saturday October 13th 2007
Who in their right mind would
want to do a walk through the woods, that included four to five
very dark tunnels 15-20 meters' long that you could only crawl
through, one long muddy pool up to your waist, wading through boggy
marshland and finally a tunnel under water approx 5-6ft long.
Well approximately 50 very
brave people did all this and survived.
Newton Abbot thought they
would do their bit for the local charity, to take part in the
Commando Challenge which was organized by the Local Radio station
for various charities. but then spread the invite to all the other
charity Champions in Towergate in general to see if they would like
to take up the challenge and the opportunity to be as good as the
Royal Marine Commando's (in my opinion they were better).
It was also a fantastic to
meet up with some great people from other offices.
Teams from Warwick, Henley,
Warren Hill, Newton Abbot, a team from NIG Bristol and not to
forget Frank Sprenger (Peter' chauffeur) and Julian Palmer traveled
to Woodbury Common in Devon and made hero's of themselves.
The event started with
watching earlier teams returning, absolutely caked in mud from head
to toe, (too late we couldn't back out now), then a 2 minutes warm
up by the Royal Marine Physical Trainer (very nice he was too),
then off we went!!!
Everybody who took part were
given a medal and a certificate to proudly wear, the team spirit
between all was fantastic, everyone encouraged everyone else and no
one hesitated before getting into the swamp or being ordered by the
Royal Marines to get down into the mud, and no one left a member
behind.
We were 50 of 2000 people who
took part on Saturday, and everyone I spoke to afterwards will be
coming back next year, so keep your diary clear for
11-12th October 2008.
Finally I believe over £3,000
was raised by Towergate, Well done everyone I am proud to be one of
you.
Dixie Kendall-Dunn
(Newton Abbot)