THE CHESTNUT APPEAL – Plymouth Breakwater 4km sea swim 24th July; Burgh Island 1.6km sea swim 25th September
OUR CHARITY The Chestnut Appeal was founded in 1999 at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and has since gone on to be at the forefront of prostate cancer care right across the region. We support the very latest in treatments and technology that wouldn’t be available without community fundraising and we rely on donations from the…
Men’s Health Drake’s Island Swim Challenge
Thank you for visiting this fundraising page. In a 1.5-kilometer (0.9-mile) swim from the Royal William Yard to Drakes Island and back on July 3rd, I will take part in my first open water swim event. To help the Chestnut Appeal for Men’s Health, I am holding a fundraising event for my friends and family….
Pete’s 2021 Summer Swims
The swims I completed were both lake and sea swims and they were: 1. Cotswold Big Swim I (lake) 3rd July – 1 mile 2. Looe Island Sea (sea) 5th September – 1.7km 3. Cotswold Big Swim II (lake) 11th September – 2 miles 4. Burgh Island Swim (sea) 19th September – 1 mile (with my…
Simon’s Burgh Island Swim 2021
I will be undertaking the Burgh Island 2021 swim to raise money for The Chestnut Appeal for men’s health. The cause has an even more personal meaning this year and i hope to raise as much as I can to help the appeal continue their important work
Anna’s Burgh Island Swim 2021
Please support me if you can!
Burgh Island Swim
I’ve recently swum round Burgh Island with Coast to Coast and opportunity repeat a swim in this fabulous location and raise funds for The Chestnut Appeal is a real privilege. Thank you for your support! 🥰
Looe Island swim 2021
Jan Moore is attempting to swim (and survive) from Looe Island to the mainland on 5th September. This is very much out of her depth (not only linked to her leg length!) but because she has never swam this distance in the sea before . Jan is fundraising in the memory of a much loved…
Mike Feighan Memorial
Mike and I would swim together a few times every week – he worked in mental health and would always try and get a swim / run / cycle “in the bag” in the morning before work. He was a real inspiration for me and contributed positively towards so many others lives through his work…
2021 Looe Island to Looe East Beach Swim
The Chestnut Appeal, a local charity, raises awareness of male cancers to enable early diagnosis and treatment to save lives. Chestnutappeal.org.uk. Cancer devastates families and I am undertaking this challenge for this worthwhile cause. As someone new to sea swimming this is particularly challenging for me, but thanks to the support and encouragement of my…
THE CHESTNUT APPEAL – St Michael’s Mount Swim – Saturday 11th September 2021
OUR CHARITY The Chestnut Appeal was founded in 1999 at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and has since gone on to be at the forefront of prostate cancer care right across the region. We support the very latest in treatments and technology that wouldn’t be available without community fundraising and we rely on donations from the…