WBro Nick Blount of St Crispin Lodge, having a lost good friend and work colleague Martyn Green to cancer, decided to find a fitting way in which to raise much needed funds for Cransley Hospice in Kettering, where Martyn was cared for so well in his final days.
So, in August 2013, WBro Nick took on the very tough challenge of swimming the length of Lake Windermere - 10.5 miles - and it took him over 7½ hours to complete.
In doing so, he raised a magnificent sum of over £5,000 for both Cransley Hospice and Cancer Research – a tremendous effort & a fitting tribute to his good friend.
Having trained so hard for several months, WBro Nick`s first request on reaching dry land at Ambleside was for a well deserved pint of local ale - and very well deserved it was too.