The Wight Extreme Hike Mega Garage Sale

The Wight Extreme Hike Mega Garage Sale took place on Saturday 22 April 2006 and raised a total of £1,610.56 of money for the appeal

With fine weather and a good number of people attending the event looked as if the day would raise a substantial amount of money and this turned out to be so.

Our thanks to all those who attended and bought goods from the sale and supported the appeal.

The team would also like to thank all the volunteers from the Wessex Cancer Trust at Freshwater and the many staff of the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service who turned out support the appeal.

The total raised to date for the appeal stands at £2,530.56.

You can sponsor the team and donate securely online here, via justgiving.com.

The Wight Extreme Hike is being undertaken to raise money for the Wessex Wight Appeal from the Wessex Cancer Trust, which is raising funds for the Isle of Wight Chemotherapy Unit. The challenge is for a team of Firefighters from Green Watch, Isle of Wight Fire &Rescue Service, Newport Fire Station, Isle of Wight, to walk around the shoreline (a distance of approximately 72 miles)of the Isle of Wight over three days.

Day One of the Wight Extreme Hike - Cowes to Freshwater
The walk will start off on West Cowes parade with the team going anti-clockwise towards Alum Bay. The coastline from Gurnard to Newtown and Hampstead is very muddy with lots of tangled tree roots to add to the fun! The intention is to arrive at Alum bay in the early afternoon then get round the headland during the late afternoon when hopefully the water will be calmer. There are a few stretches along the way that will undoubtedly involve a swim but a least that will clean off some of the mud. The first day will end once the team have reached Freshwater bay.

Day Two of the Wight Extreme Hike - Freshwater to Yaverland
The second day will start at Freshwater bay and the team will head along Compton beach, to Whale chine and Blackgang. This stretch is actually quite arduous because a lot of the beach is loose shingle and saps your energy very effectively. Nitons coastline is very rocky and it gets no better towards St.Lawrence, Ventnor and Bonchurch but at least there is an easy stretch along Sandown and Shanklins seafront. The second day will end in Yaverland and as long as the team are not eaten by Tigers from the zoo they will be fresh for day three!!

Day Three of the Wight Extreme Hike - Yaverland to Cowes
Day three starts with a stiff legged march round Culver cliffs and into Whitecliff bay, from there round Lane end to Bembridge and on past St.Helens and Seaview to Ryde for an Ice-cream and a cup of tea! Assuming any of the team have not been washed away by the sea, been buried under a cliff fall or broken their neck tripping over tree roots they will plod through the mud of Wootten and drag themselves to East Cowes where they will enjoy the luxury of the floating bridge!
The final stage is the gentle walk down through Cowes town accompanied by hoards of people collecting money for this great cause.

The Island really needs the Chemotherapy Unit so please support us with this challenge and sponsor us.

Contact for the Wight Extreme Hike - Jason Butchers (telephone: 01983 755 484) - Ryan Copeland (telephone:07813 469 051), Green Watch, Newport Fire Station, Isle of Wight :telephone:01983 525 121
(Isle of Wight Fire Control)or email: info@firefighterchallenge.co.uk.
For further information on the Firefighter Challenge for the Wessex Wight Appeal contact June Ring, Wessex Cancer Trust : telephone 01983 755 652, e-mail
june@firefighterchallenge.co.uk.

www.firefighterchallenge.co.uk