LBCC continue to support the Trust

Back in 1998 Peter Thompson, Steve Green and Phil Davis, who were all consultants for the Little Britain Office Development on London Wall organised a yacht race to mark the end of the project. The original wager for the single race was the price of a dinner, 22 years later it is the biggest regatta in England after Cowes Week, and is easily the biggest European industry event.

But LBCC is about so much more than a yacht race. Over the last 22 years LBCC has raised well over 1 million pounds for charity, and over the last five years provided the Trust with over £137,000 of support. We simply would not be where we are without LBCC. It was therefore with great pleasure that Jo, Tracy, myself and Ellen attended a reception on Thursday night where Ellen accepted a cheque on our behalf for this years support.

A huge thanks to all those involved in LBCC, you make what we do possible

You can find out more about the event here.

EMT RIB in the Snow

Many of you will have seen the EMT Rib out and about over the Summer. Our work horse spends the summer shifting kit, volunteers, staff and young people.

Here she is last week looking a little cold!

Into 2010........

Well the EMT office reopens tomorrow and we have lots of exciting plans for 2010.

Our summer trips will grow to accommodate the new hospital we intend to work with and maintain relationships with our current hospitals. We will offer more of our ‘return to sail’ programme. We intend to participate in the JPMorgan Round the Island Race with a minimum of three yachts, and run two weeks at our Bradwell Residential Dinghy Week.

Due to the success of longer cruising on the Round Britain voyage, we have an exciting new initiative, which we will be announcing later this year.

After discussions with medical professionals at the hospitals we work with, we will be running a Pilot Scheme to take a group of 18-24 year olds in recovery from cancer sailing for the first time. This experience will be much like our summer four-day trips for under 18’s but slightly adapted for the older group. We are very excited about this, its something that Tracy, Jo and myself have been hoping to do for a while.

All in all it looks like it could be another very exciting year – watch this space and thanks for your continued support.