REBECCA SEXTON

Charity

Mind - Mind has been speaking out for better mental health for 60 years and is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. At Mind, we work for a better life for everyone with experience of mental or emotional distress.
Mind
Mind has been speaking out for better mental health for 60 years and is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. At Mind, we work for a better life for everyone with experience of mental or emotional distress.

Event details

2010 Great North Swim

04 September 2010

The premier outdoor swim event in the UK. Inspiration of the British Gas Great Swim series. Voted 5th top open-water swim in the world (2008.) A one-mile outdoor swim in beautiful Windermere, Cumbria. In 2009, an impressive 6,000 swimmers took part over two days. Open to swimmers of all abilities. See some of the world’s top swimmers compete against one another, across the same one mile course as the masses, in the elite race. Highlights shown on TV. £35 to enter- includes your entry fee, event pack (Great Swim swim hat to keep and timing chip), Great Swim souvenir medal and t-shirt, not to mention the huge sense of achievement. Limited places-don’t be left on the watersedge enter early to avoid disappointment.


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Bec's big swim

Fundraiser: 
REBECCA SEXTON

My page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/becsexton

Hi,

Thanks for visiting my page.

So, you're not mistaken, this London-dwelling, exercise-phobe has decided to brave the great outdoors and do the Great North Swim (amendment, this was cancelled at the last minute due to toxic algae, so I'm doing a different one now the algae has gone)! This involves swimming in open-water, in Lake Windermere, in yes, a wet-suit!!

I'm doing it for Mind, surprise surprise! It's obviously something I feel very passionately about, and if you want any more information about what we do, please check out our website (www.mind.org.uk) or feel free to ask me!

Through Virgin Money Giving, you can sponsor me and donations will be quickly processed and passed to charities. Virgin Money Giving is a not for profit organisation and will claim gift aid on a charity's behalf where the donor is eligible for this.

I really appreciate all your support and thank you for any donations.

Thanks,

Bec

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Recent donors

09.10.10 Very impressive

17.09.10 Swim Forest Swim!!! Shame I won't get to see you do it after all, but I know how committed you are - and I've seen that big cold looking Lake now so figure you're worthy of sponsorship after all! Good luck!!

06.09.10 good luck bec

04.09.10 Good luck today Becky, hope you've broken in that wetsuit! xx

01.09.10 Good luck Becky! We'll be there at the end with a nice warm cup of tea for you!

01.09.10 We'll all be cheering you on! Good luck Bec.

31.08.10 I'm a little gutted you're not swimming in the Little Mermaid outfit you made but I guess it might be a bit too cold for that. Next stop, English channel?? Best of luck honey xx

30.08.10 Hi Bec- 1 mile eh ? Gosh - having a bath scares me !!!!- am full of admiration and proud of you and doing it for such a worthy cause. Will be thinking of you Love x

29.08.10 Good luck! I did the Great East Swim for Mind in July and really enjoyed it. The mile passed by surprisingly quickly and the water didn't feel too cold at all! Patrick (Oxfordshire Mind)

28.08.10 Incredible fundraising Becky! We'll be at the finish line with a nice hot cuppa for you, looking forward to the outfit! Good luck, you can do it!

27.08.10 Go girl - just remember how great it's going to feel when it's over.

24.08.10 Good luck Bec!!!! Look out for any fishes and try not to swallow anything nasty!! You can do it! x

23.08.10 A brilliant way to make the ultimate fashion statement of 2010.

21.08.10 Go Bec!!! You'll be fab!! Best of Luck - looking forward to seeing the pics!! xx

10.08.10 Go Becs go! I'll be thinking of you as i sit in my nice warm house...

09.08.10 With those go faster stripes you'll easy beat Colin! Good luck and you go girl.

09.08.10 Good luck Becky!!

09.08.10 Go Bex!! I'll have a glass of champagne for you, to celebrate when you trounce Colin xx

09.08.10 Respect! Go Becky (and beat Colin) you're so brave!

06.08.10 I am so impressed that you are swimming in a cold lake, in a bikini. Wait - is that a wetsuit underneath?

06.08.10 Nice bikini!! You have to beat Colin, it will make my year :)

05.08.10 Good luck Becky! Beat Colin, beat Colin!!

05.08.10 So much more impressive than a half marathon-

04.08.10 There you go chuck, target reached - everything from here on out is a bonus!

30.07.10 Good luck Bex!!! You need Invasion man to check the lake for you!! Looking forward to cheering you on, I'll have a fluffy towel ready. Love from Becca, Mrs Garcia and Sara xxxxxxxxx

29.07.10 Swim fast or the sharks will get you!

26.07.10 She wore an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow pokka dotted wet suit . . . hmmm, it's catchy. Don't tell Timmy Mallet. Good luck ma dear! Very impressed.

26.07.10 Good luck Becky-bo-baggins, we didn't realise hobbits were good at swimming but the big hairy feet must propel you quite fast I guess.

23.07.10 It's gonna be CHILLY! Best of British though ;)

20.07.10 Go Bex!! Make sure you lather yourself in goose fat to keep warm :-)

13.07.10 Nessie' is coming down from Grandmars home country to wave to you from 40 fathom's. Good Luck Becky. We know U can do it.

11.07.10 Good Luck Bec, I know you can do it - you have never yet failed at anything. I am really proud of you!

11.07.10 Good luck to our 'good girl', we know you can do it! all our love, Nan & Grandad

28.06.10 (in the voice of Dory) 'Just keep swii-mming, just keep swii-mming'

27.06.10 Go for it Bex!! x

25.06.10 Good for you Becky - go girl

25.06.10 I'm worried about the sharks - be careful!! :) x

25.06.10 I'm in so much admiration of your commitment and taking on the challenge. I know you will do fantastically.

24.06.10 Go Bec, Go Bec, Go Bec, Go!

23.06.10 Hey Bec, good luck with it all and I'm here if you need any swimming tips or advice. Nic the brick

23.06.10 Good Luck Bec!

22.06.10 Look out. I've moved south ... it's warmer.

22.06.10 Good luck Bec's, hope to see you soon! XX

22.06.10 Yum yum .... come to the lake young Bex.

13.06.10 Well worthy of a donation. Very best of luck. Need someone for pictures/video? ;-)

13.06.10 brrrr, sounds cold! Great idea tho, good luck!

£845.00

Running total

Target:
£500.00
Total raised incl. Gift Aid:
£1,083.29
Total donors:
46
Biggest donor:
Nan & Grandad Wood
£50.00  
Last donor:
Sophie 09.10.10  
Offline fundraising:
£0.00