11th December 2008
Sound Horizons take on Raleigh assault course in aid of The
Trust
Fundraisers from Plymouth have crawled through
tunnels, scaled heights and waded through water at HMS Raleigh to
raise money for the Prince's Trust.
Three groups of six people accepted the challenge to
tackle HMS Raleigh's assault course used as part of the nine week
initial training course for new Royal Navy recruits. The teams were
also given the opportunity to show off their marching skills on HMS
Raleigh's parade ground and take part in a computerised shooting
competition.
Representatives from the Land Registry,
Plymouth City Council, the Devon Fire and
Rescue Service and the South Western Ambulance
Service Trust took part in the challenge. Royal Navy
instructors were on hand to decide the overall winners, which was a
team from the Land Registry.
Collectively the group, known as Sound Horizons, are taking part
in the Prince's Trust Million Makers, UK
enterprise challenge. They have set themselves a target of raising
£20,000, which will go towards helping under privileged youths from
the local area to attend development programmes. The 10-week
development course builds self esteem, confidence and enables the
attendees to gain a qualification. From this 70% of attendees
either find employment or volunteer to enter formal education. The
Raleigh event raised approximately £900 in sponsorship from the
group's friends and families, which will be added to the £4,000 the
team have already collected.
Sound Horizons group leader Shaun Davis, a fire station manager
at Plympton, said: "This was a rare opportunity to come to a
military establishment and have a go. The assault course was a
challenge. Some of us are ex-military so it took us back to when we
had to do this for a living. We are all fit and healthy, but you've
got to take your hat off to the recruits who go round there, no
doubt a lot faster than we did."
The Armed Forces has had a long standing partnership with The
Trust, supporting initiatives that share a common aim to encourage
the development of young people.
If anyone would like to make a donation to help the group reach
their target, they can do so by logging on to
www.soundhorizons.co.uk