Sgt Slaughter's 1000 Mile Challenge
Gemma Slaughter is raising money for SSAFA
Participants: See below, can't fit them all here!
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Other participants:
2. Ben Slaughter, 3. Kristy Sowden, 4. Nikki Usher, 5. Tina Hale, 6. Debbie Seymour, 7. Ali Fisher, 8. Aisha Saddique, 9. Donna Milligan, 10. Tara Bruton, 11. Jay Hughes, 12. Claire Hughes, 13. Becks Glover, 14. Jamie Roberts, 15. Jessi Roberts, 16. Cosy Gray, 17. Alison Heron, 18. Martin Morris, 19. Frances Boatwright, 20. Mark Smales, 21. Liz Jones, 22. Maddy Edge, 23. Sam Convey, 24. Hannah Jones, 25. Jo White, 26. Liz Green, 27. Lizzie Blackburn, 28. Vicki Blair, 29. Louise Price, 30. Rebecca Ollerton, 31. Ben Hodges, 32. Lizzie Haymes, 33. Gemma Morton, 34. Alys Rae, 35. Michelle Ludlow, 36. David Winsper, 37. Jennifer Bradshaw, 38. Elle Sinclair, 39. Michelle Pitts, 40. Gemma Dancey, 41. Wazeeha Laher, 42. Anne Cray, 43. Chloe Heath, 44. Sharon Ormes, 45. Sarah Richard, 46. Sarah McGhee, 47. Anna Barrett, 48. Charlie Cupples, 49. Ellen Muir, 50. Cody Crockett, 51. Lucy Wilson, 52. Stephanie Litchfield, 53. Samantha Petch, 54. Daniela Nowalski, 55. Gill Huller, 56. Tiff Hankinson, 57. Dave Stunell, 58. Matt Salt, 59. Tina Marklew, 60. Jenna Pritchard, 61. Hannah Mosedale, 62. Stu Gray, 63. Louise Bennett, 64. Myia Witherford, 65. Laura Riley, 66. Dave Thompson, 67. Isla Cheesbrough, 68. Carol Slaughter, 69. Kate Shingler, 70. Lee Gash, 71. Sarah Davidson, 72. Hayley Duffy, 73. Kate Wooles, 74. James Wright, 75. Adam Oytaben, 76. Jenni Hughes, 77. Tristan Beer, 78. Nikki Major, 79. Emily Clabburn, 80. Sarah Murray, 81. Paige Rooney, 82. Shane Huller, 83. Holly Rudkin, 84. Annys Samuel, 85. Lauren Foster (and baby Jackson), 86. Emma Brading, 87. Nemanie Brettell, 88. Hannah Cusack, 89. Avril Anderson, 90. Beth Price-Bish, 91. Joy Price-Bish, 92. Phil Morgan. 93. Katie Walker, 94. Rebecca Heron, 95. Kirsty Rooney, 96. Jonny Ball, 97. Lydia Smith, 98. Al Gage, 99. Peter Codd, 100. Jo Dawson, 101. Jeff Haynes, 102. Lisa Smith, 103. Toni Brenchley, 104. Adrian France!
On 26th July 2017 it will be 250 days until The Royal Air Force's 100th Birthday, 1st April 2018. Almost to the day it will also be the 100th Birthday of my current Station, RAF Digby.
When I was in basic training, and for no apparent reason that I can think of, the song 500 Miles by The Proclaimers was like our theme tune... everyone danced like crazy when it came on in the bar & it always makes me smile when I hear it. I'd been trying to think of a charity event I could do to mark the two 100th Birthdays and when I heard that song again recently I had a moment of inspiration:
As you will all likely know, the best bit of that song goes like this:
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
Da-dada-da!
Etc.
Therefore, combining all of that; our team of 100 volunteers (plus the odd straggler, hehe) will walk/run/cycle/swim etc. an average of 4 miles per day each over the 250 days leading up to 1st April 2018.
1000 miles - 500 for The RAF and 500 for RAF Digby.
Our walking will be recorded on fitness tracker devices/apps and uploaded to our website.
www.1000miles4ssafa.co.uk
I have gone back and forth on the choice of charity as I know many people would expect it to be in aid of The RAFBF or RAFA or even LEMR, my Station's nominated charity for this year - and they are all superb charities in their own right, but I have only ever worked in Tri-Service environments and have also been an active member of SSAFA committees for the last 4 years. So, that's why I've chosen SSAFA; a charity dedicated to helping Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, Veterans and their Families in a multitude of ways.
Thanks for taking the time to read our story,
Gemma & The 1000 Mile Challenge Team xX
2. Ben Slaughter, 3. Kristy Sowden, 4. Nikki Usher, 5. Tina Hale, 6. Debbie Seymour, 7. Ali Fisher, 8. Aisha Saddique, 9. Donna Milligan, 10. Tara Bruton, 11. Jay Hughes, 12. Claire Hughes, 13. Becks Glover, 14. Jamie Roberts, 15. Jessi Roberts, 16. Cosy Gray, 17. Alison Heron, 18. Martin Morris, 19. Frances Boatwright, 20. Mark Smales, 21. Liz Jones, 22. Maddy Edge, 23. Sam Convey, 24. Hannah Jones, 25. Jo White, 26. Liz Green, 27. Lizzie Blackburn, 28. Vicki Blair, 29. Louise Price, 30. Rebecca Ollerton, 31. Ben Hodges, 32. Lizzie Haymes, 33. Gemma Morton, 34. Alys Rae, 35. Michelle Ludlow, 36. David Winsper, 37. Jennifer Bradshaw, 38. Elle Sinclair, 39. Michelle Pitts, 40. Gemma Dancey, 41. Wazeeha Laher, 42. Anne Cray, 43. Chloe Heath, 44. Sharon Ormes, 45. Sarah Richard, 46. Sarah McGhee, 47. Anna Barrett, 48. Charlie Cupples, 49. Ellen Muir, 50. Cody Crockett, 51. Lucy Wilson, 52. Stephanie Litchfield, 53. Samantha Petch, 54. Daniela Nowalski, 55. Gill Huller, 56. Tiff Hankinson, 57. Dave Stunell, 58. Matt Salt, 59. Tina Marklew, 60. Jenna Pritchard, 61. Hannah Mosedale, 62. Stu Gray, 63. Louise Bennett, 64. Myia Witherford, 65. Laura Riley, 66. Dave Thompson, 67. Isla Cheesbrough, 68. Carol Slaughter, 69. Kate Shingler, 70. Lee Gash, 71. Sarah Davidson, 72. Hayley Duffy, 73. Kate Wooles, 74. James Wright, 75. Adam Oytaben, 76. Jenni Hughes, 77. Tristan Beer, 78. Nikki Major, 79. Emily Clabburn, 80. Sarah Murray, 81. Paige Rooney, 82. Shane Huller, 83. Holly Rudkin, 84. Annys Samuel, 85. Lauren Foster (and baby Jackson), 86. Emma Brading, 87. Nemanie Brettell, 88. Hannah Cusack, 89. Avril Anderson, 90. Beth Price-Bish, 91. Joy Price-Bish, 92. Phil Morgan. 93. Katie Walker, 94. Rebecca Heron, 95. Kirsty Rooney, 96. Jonny Ball, 97. Lydia Smith, 98. Al Gage, 99. Peter Codd, 100. Jo Dawson, 101. Jeff Haynes, 102. Lisa Smith, 103. Toni Brenchley, 104. Adrian France!
On 26th July 2017 it will be 250 days until The Royal Air Force's 100th Birthday, 1st April 2018. Almost to the day it will also be the 100th Birthday of my current Station, RAF Digby.
When I was in basic training, and for no apparent reason that I can think of, the song 500 Miles by The Proclaimers was like our theme tune... everyone danced like crazy when it came on in the bar & it always makes me smile when I hear it. I'd been trying to think of a charity event I could do to mark the two 100th Birthdays and when I heard that song again recently I had a moment of inspiration:
As you will all likely know, the best bit of that song goes like this:
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
Da-dada-da!
Etc.
Therefore, combining all of that; our team of 100 volunteers (plus the odd straggler, hehe) will walk/run/cycle/swim etc. an average of 4 miles per day each over the 250 days leading up to 1st April 2018.
1000 miles - 500 for The RAF and 500 for RAF Digby.
Our walking will be recorded on fitness tracker devices/apps and uploaded to our website.
www.1000miles4ssafa.co.uk
I have gone back and forth on the choice of charity as I know many people would expect it to be in aid of The RAFBF or RAFA or even LEMR, my Station's nominated charity for this year - and they are all superb charities in their own right, but I have only ever worked in Tri-Service environments and have also been an active member of SSAFA committees for the last 4 years. So, that's why I've chosen SSAFA; a charity dedicated to helping Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, Veterans and their Families in a multitude of ways.
Thanks for taking the time to read our story,
Gemma & The 1000 Mile Challenge Team xX