Round Table quartet braves the waves
Richard Badger, Mark Allen, Richard Ogley and Matthew Ridsdale joined 32 other Round Table members from around the country in the water as part of a national sporting contest.
The four Rotherham representatives were joined by Dr Porus Bustani, chairman of Hallamshire Round Table, in taking on a series of physical challenges, including table tennis, darts, pool, tug of war, and the onerous task of trying to navigate a special Lancaster Bomber through a mini assault course.
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Hide AdMore than 500 people took part in the weekend’s challenges—which helped to raise more than £5,000 for Help the Heroes and the RNLI—but just 36 were brace enough to face the bracing conditions of Morecambe Bay, where they completed a mile-long swim out into the bay and back, with finishing seventh.
Richard Badger, Rotherham Area 7 chairman, said: It's the first time that Rotherham has taken part in the national sporting weekend, and although we were one of the smallest groups there, we used the event to try our hands at some new sports, as well as putting in a brilliant performance in the pool tournament, where we came second.”
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