Hi Everyone,

It's Isabelle and Toni here, we will be taking part in the Swimathon to fundraise for Hounds for Heroes. Over the next 12 weeks we will be swimming 21 miles which is the length of English Channel. We are always up for a challenge and thought this would be quite testing. We hope to raise £500 in this time and would appreciate any support.

Just to explain, Hounds for Heroes provide specially trained assistance dogs to injured and disabled personnel of both HM Armed Forces and Emergency Services. They don't receive Government funding therefore our support is more vital now than ever.

Why did we choose Hounds for Heroes? Toni works for a company called Paw Paddock Ltd and Hounds for Heroes is one of their charity partners. Toni recently attended a charity photoshoot that Paw Paddock held and as a company they are always looking for ways to show continued support. Although this is a huge challenge we are very excited to be part of this and look forward to sharing the journey.