IN HACKNEY
A chance to see video footage of the September 2008 Channel relay swim in aid of Afghan Mother and Child Rescue.
Six women from the Serpentine Swimming Club made it across a rather angry (and busy) stretch of water in a record-breaking (long) time of 23 hours 16 minutes in mid- September.
The oldest of them, Clare (64!), lives in Hackney and swims at London Fields, (and King’s Hall and York Hall and Clissold Baths and Hampstead Ponds and…really anywhere she gets a chance!)
You will have a chance to hear from other participants in the swim as well as the charity organisers about the work of building maternity units and small hospitals in Afghanistan.
You may also be able to meet authors of books about swimming who will communicate their enthusiasm for wild (and tamed!) swimming.
Thursday, 8 January, 2009
St John-at-Hackney Church Hall, Lower Clapton Road (entrance at back of church on West side)
- Rail: Hackney Central, Hackney Downs.
- Tube: Bethnal Green or Whitechapel (then bus)
- Bus: 30, 38, 48, 55, 106, 242, 253, 254, 394, S2
Come along at about 7pm for a couple of hours.
Eat a little and drink a little with us before the year really starts in earnest! We will provide some refreshments, but feel free to bring a bottle and some additional fare.
If you have not already made a donation to the charity,
there will be no more suitable occasion to do so!
More details on our swim, our club and the charity we swam for can be found on the web-sites of the Serpentine Swimming Club and the Afghan Mother and Child Rescue.
