Cllr Folkard, Cllr Habermel and Cllr Courtenay are raising money in aid of The Mayor’s nominated Charities for the current municipal year; these are Trust Links and Little Heroes ASD Support Group.

On Sunday 27th March the three Councillors will be completing the 'Olympic'/Standard distance for the triathlon, which is: 1.5km swim, 40km cycle, 10km run. Total distances 51.5km. In old money this is 0.93miles, 25miles and 6.2 miles respectively. Totalling just over 32.1 miles.  This event will start at 8.30am at Garons Swimming pool, cycling through Wakering and Shoeburyness from 10am and then running from East Beach, Shoeburyness to Chalkwell Shelter from 11.45am. We expect the finishing line will be reached at approx 12.30pm, and we welcome supporters all the way.

1. Cllr Nigel Folkard will commence the triathlon by swimming 1.5km, then handing over the baton to:
2. Cllr Steve Habermel will complete a 40km cycle, handing the baton over to:
3. Cllr James Courtenay will take on the final 10km run of the triathlon.

We also welcome your support through kind donations via this giving page; please support us to support others within our local community.

Please note any funds raised through this page and through any further donations towards this event will be split equally between the two registered charities, this will be overseen by the Mayor's Charity Committee.  This page has been constructed on behalf of Cllr Folkard, Cllr Habermel and Cllr Courtenay to enable their fundraising online.

Trust Links is Southend’s local mental health and wellbeing charity. For more information, please visit https://www.trustlinks.org/.

Little Heroes ASD Support Groups supports local families of children with autism. For more information, please visit www.littleheroesasd.co.uk.

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