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Challenge4Ben: Charity Fun Day 29th August
Gibraltar’s Ocean Village is the place to be during the summer bank holiday at the end of August. A massive charity fun day is being planned for Saturday 29th August when intrepid Jersey-based yachtsman Nick Poole will be welcomed into Ocean Village. Nick plans to have sailed single-handedly the 1800 miles from Jersey to Gibraltar in an 1972 18 foot Drascombe Lugger. He set out at the end of June and by the end of July, things had been progressing well and the north Spanish coast reached. So the Bay of Biscay has been conquered but there is still a long way to go. The trip is Nick’s own personal Challenge-
Jersey-based yachtsman Nick Poole
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4Ben which is a movement set up in memory of his son Ben Poole, a Royal Marine who died tragically while on military exercise in July 2008. All proceeds raised by Nick will be donated to Jersey charities and Help for Heroes. Ben was a Royal Marine and one of the reasons Nick has chosen to sail to Gibraltar is the strong historical link between the Marines and Gibraltar. Readers will remember that a monument commemorating these links was recently unveiled on Leisure Island at Ocean Village so it is fitting that this will also mark the end of Nick’s voyage. Here in Gibraltar, the Rotary Club is organising an all day event to mark Nick’s arrival at Ocean Village. It is hoped that Gibraltar residents and visitors alike will come out to support a man who has not allowed personal tragedy to overwhelm him but is seeking to ensure his son’s memory lives on in a practical way by helping those in need.
There will be entertainment on offer for all the family and of course everyone is welcome
Ben Poole, Royal Marine
There will be entertainment on offer for all the family and of course everyone is welcome. The club hopes to raise a significant amount of money on the day for local good causes. n Full details will be available in the local press closer to 29th August. In the meantime more information can be obtained from Pam Drew on 54010606 or e-mail pam@pamdrew.co.uk or Bea Adams on 200 48532 or e-mail queenbea34@msn.com. Readers can follow Nick Poole’s progress at website www. challenge4ben.ning.com
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