Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Congratulations Zip Sliders

Congratulations to everyone who braved the 250m zip slide across the Manchester Canal on Sunday 14th October. 

Don't Look Down!

The sun was shining for our 33 participants on Sunday 14th October. They each zip wired across the Manchester Canal starting 30m up the Air Shard at the Manchester War Museum North (pictured left) and ending on the other side of the canal at the Lowry. 

We would like to thank all of you who took the leap of faith from such a height! 

Well done Rachel
In total we have managed to raise over £4,500 and the money is still coming in. So a big thank you to everyone who supported our zip sliders. 

Among the 33 participants was our very own Rachel Ritter from the fundraising team (pictured left) who managed to face her fear of heights and stepped out 30m up in the air, gaining speeds of up to 25 miles per hour as she traveled 250m across.

Well done to everyone who took part and we hope you had a great time - we all enjoyed seeing the photos and cannot wait to see the footage from the headcam one of our participants, Gaynor Exley, wore as she traveled across. We will make sure we share the footage, so check our Facebook page regularly for updates - www.facebook.com/childbraininjurytrust. 

In the meantime here are some photos of our brave participants! 


If you think you or your friends may be interested in a zip slide event in aid of the Child Brain Injury Trust then please contact emilyhoney@cbituk.org and we will help you find one local to you.


 By Emily Honey - Fundraising Assistant for the Child Brain Injury Trust