SPLAT charity team plans fire station abseil

THERE are less sinister acronyms than SPLAT for a team preparing to do a sponsored charity abseil.
By The Newsroom
Published 12th Nov 2008, 14:35 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 20:04 BST

However, 10 members attending a Prince's Trust Team Programme which requires them to raise money to help people in the community are planning to walk down the five-storey drill tower at Bexhill fire station on Thursday, November 27.

Team member Louise Blaycock says: "Our team have decided to help single mums and their children by organising an activities week for them, so they can get out an interact with other single mums and also so that their kids can play and have fun with other kids.

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"We are doing a sponsored abseil on November 27 at Bexhill fire station and all the money raised will help pay for our room at the Elim Family Centre (Hartfield Road, Eastbourne) and also equipment and toys.

"We have decided to cal our project Single Parents Lifeline Awareness Trust (SPLAT). The activities week will start on Tuesday, December 2 and run until Friday, December 5, 10am to 3pm."

The SPLAT team are appealing for stationery, including pens, pencils, crayons, paper - including scrap paper - glue and the like.

Louise may be contacted on 07706 407855.

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