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Andrew reaches
Muckle Flugga
BANBURY fund raiser Andrew Fairbanks reached Muckle Flugga by kayak
on Saturday afternoon completing his challenge cycling, kayaking and
walking the 1,180 miles between the Scilly Islands and the northern
tip of the UK.
Speaking yesterday, Mr Fairbanks said: “I think it will take a while
to hit home. What was fabulous and the icing on the cake was that we
were able to land on Muckle Flugga and get to the top. That really
felt like the end.
“However, it is also just the beginning in the sense that I will now
have to give presentations to people and organisation to get the
money rolling in for the charity.”
The 51 year old wants to raise £25,000 towards the Schools 4 All in
Africa, which aims to enable kids with disabilities in Uganda to get
a school education. Donations can be made here:
www.justgiving.com/andrewfairbairn/
Rocks siblings do the same thing
 TWIN
brothers Christopher and Stephen Rocks, from Brae, have become the
first twin siblings ever to achieve First Class Honours degrees in
economics at the University of Glasgow.
Twenty one year old Christopher said: “We are very close, but then,
we really enjoy the same things and working together – so what would
be the point of not doing things together just because we’re twins?
You just get on with it.”
Parents Joe and Veronica Rocks expressed their delight at their
sons' success. Mrs Rocks said:
"The boys were born prematurely at 25 weeks. They only weighed 2lbs
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here today - having achieved this much - is just wonderful."
Stephen continued: “You hear of
identical twins who spend their lives striving to do different
things from each other but we’ve never really found the need for
that.
“When we started university we studied different subjects but in the
end we both gravitated towards economics. We both studied the same
subjects for our degree which was good as it meant we could discuss
things and share ideas.”
Jute bags to get the message across
 THE
SAFER Shetland Action Line has come up with a novel way of getting
the organisation’s contact numbers better known in the community.
The have just invested in 5,000 jute shopping bags emblazoned with
the logo and contact information.
The bags are available, free of charge, through a wide range of
shops throughout Shetland. In addition, using these bags will cut
down on the number of plastic carrier bags.
Any business/shop interested in obtaining a supply of
these bags can contact Jenny Wylie - community safety officer on
01595 744 527.
The Safer Shetland Action Line, established in 2006, is a
confidential and anonymous way for members of the public to report
community safety concerns, crime and antisocial behaviour, 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week.
They can be contacted by calling 01595 694544, by texting
07921 00 99 22 or by post to PO Box 11683, Lerwick. |
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