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Brecon Beacon Walk

2009-10-13T06:04:00.000-07:00

Whilst people in the North were zipping for charity a group in South Wales were walking for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Day walkers joined a group that stayed Friday to Sunday and all walked in the National Park on saturday.

Marie Curie Cancer Care Crane Zip

2009-10-13T06:02:00.000-07:00

On Sunday 11th October ACE ran the first crane zip slide at the Lakeside development area in Doncaster for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Preston North End zip slide

2009-10-13T05:59:00.000-07:00

On Saturday 10th October 195 people climbed 4 sets of ladders to zip diagonally across the pitch at Preston NE. They were all zipping to support St Catherines Hospice.

St Gemmas Hospice Duck Race

2009-10-05T04:04:00.000-07:00

Also on the 4th October ACE had a quackers day out in Leeds running a duck race for St Gemmas Hospice in Leeds.

Carlisle Civic Centre abseil

2009-10-05T04:00:00.000-07:00

On the 4th October ACE held its last open abseil event of the season at Carlisle Civic Centre. Six charities were involved in the day including a family team fundraising for the Alzheimers Society.

27th September 2009

2009-10-02T03:54:00.000-07:00

Along with the 2 open events on this last weekend we also ran 2 exclusive abseils. One at Walsall for Diabetes UK and one in Barrow for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Walking Events

2009-10-02T03:49:00.000-07:00

On the weekend of the 12 and 13 September we ran both a National 3 Peaks and a Yorkshire 3 Peaks on the Saturday. These were both ACE open events - definately a weekend for tired feet!

September Exclusive Events

2009-10-02T03:45:00.000-07:00

September has been busy with a big abseil event at Old Trafford. People abseiled at the home of Manchester United FC for Christies and Rainbow House. We also provided a zip slide at Middlesborough transporter bridge.

Leeds Met Uni abseil

2009-10-02T03:37:00.000-07:00

Also on the 27th September we had another open event at the C block building at Leeds Met Uni. Six different charities came along including Radio Aires Cash for Kids Appeal who brought along an Emmerdale family to abseil!

Mersey Tunnels

2009-10-02T03:32:00.000-07:00

On the 27th September we were back at the Birkenhead side Mersey Tunnel Ventilation Shaft for teh second open abseil event of 2009. A total of 10 charities took part in the day.

Marquess Of Anglesey Column

2009-10-02T03:11:00.000-07:00

On the 20th of September the Marquess of Anglesey Column abseil kicked off the Autumn open event season. The sun was out for us and 12 charities in total were involved in the day.

Walking and Abseiling.

2009-07-07T00:54:00.000-07:00

A very tired Stuart got back in the office yesterday, followed closely by Ian Loome as they were working hard on the Marie Curie Yorkshire three peaks all weekend.

Carrie and some more of the team went to Walsall on Sunday and abseiled of the art building. Take a look at the photos!

Action packed weekend

2009-06-30T02:49:00.000-07:00

We have been busy busy busy over the weekend. The St Mary's Abseil went great and we sent 75 people down the fab building in Sheffield.
At Baitings Dam we were lucky in the sunshine and would just like to thank Yorkshire Water for there help in the event.
We were so pleased that people really enjoyed both events. Our star of the weekend was Eric who was rasing money for Sheffield Royal Society for the blind. He was in his eightys and Abseiled at St Mary's and then went on to Baitings Dam on Sunday to Abseil again and Zip.
He was so special he was in the Sheffield Star on Monday night!!!

Action Packed Weekend

2009-06-26T06:06:00.000-07:00

We have had scaffolding delivered and the van is all packed up! We are taking on two events this weekend and Abseiling off St Mary's Church in Sheffield and then up to Baitings Dam on Sunday. We are looking forward to meeting all the charities and the participants as we have loads coming like Anthony Nolan trust and SYEDA.
We will see you there!!!!!

Liverpool Fun!

2009-06-22T02:27:00.000-07:00

This weekend was spent Ziping and abseiling in the Mersey. The Zip on Saturday was 55metres from the Top of the Royal Liverpool Hospital. Craig the Big brother winner and now the DIY expert had a go.
The abseil was off the Mersey tunnel vents about 50metres. Some people enjoyed it so much they had booked two places so they could have two goes!!!

Even Carrie our favorite member of staff had a go. Here she is Abseilling with Ruth Owen from ARC.

Tyne Zip

2009-06-10T06:52:00.000-07:00

We were all out the office this weekend and the majority of us went up to Newcastle to Zip nearly 400 people off the Tyne Bridge. We had such a great variety of fab fundraisers joining in, our oldest was an 88 year old!!!!!! It really got the open event programme off the ground for 2008 and we are all looking forward to our next event this weekend at the Riverwalk house in London.

Well Done Thales

2009-05-26T02:35:00.000-07:00

Sat in the office this morning with some very tired staff after the big three peak challenge this weekend. I don't think they will be half as tired as the guys and girls who completed the challenge, especially those two teams who finished in less than 24hrs.
So congratulations to everyone but especially to teams Glasgow @Hampions who completed it in 23:45hrs and Ibuprofen who whizzed round in 23:24hrs. We hope that everyone isn't too sore this morning and they all enjoyed it as much as we did.

Good Luck Thales!!!!!!!

2009-05-20T02:55:00.000-07:00

On the 23rd and 24th May we are running a National Three Peaks Challenge for 87 Thales staff members. They will be competing in 12 teams and aiming to be the fastest round the three mountains starting in Scotland.
It’s all kicking off at 4pm on the 23rd and hoping that if people will hoof it round they maybe even get back for 12.30pm 24th May.
Good Luck Thales and fingers crossed for good weather.

2009-05-20T02:48:00.000-07:00

"I want to ride my Bicycle, I want to ride my bike"........so we did. On Saturday 16th we ran a cycle event for The Dystonia Society. Ian squeezed into his lycra for the second year running as we rode round Rutland Water. We all had a fab time, so much so we had a little superstar that decided he enjoyed it so much he went round the course again!!!!

Marie Curie Whole Hog

2009-05-20T02:27:00.000-07:00

The 9th of May was the date for the Marie Curie whole Hog in Scotland. We starting setting up on Wednesday before but as the weather was so bad, the course had been changed about 10 times before the event just to avoid the streams that had turned into rivers with white water rafting status! The rain was so heavy and the wind was so strong, it was more like an underwater challenge event in hurricane conditions. However we all put on our wellies and everyone donned their waterproofs and just got muddy.
The mud the sweat and all the ringing out of clothes at the end of the challenge was really worth it though as the event has raised a whopping £6000 for Marie Curie.

To look at the photos follow this link http://tiny.cc/mcccwholehog

SWFC Open Abseil Event

2009-04-06T05:51:00.001-07:00

On the 5th April we ran our open abseil event at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. 11 charities took part in the day which was a perfect opportunity for fans to fundraise as well as Blades to wear their teams strip in a rival ground!

Diabetes UK Abberley Clock Tower Abseil

2009-04-06T05:23:00.000-07:00

On Sunday 29th March we also ran an abseil for Diabetes UK at Abberley Clock Tower.

Key 103 Imperial War Museum Zip Slide

2009-04-06T00:54:00.000-07:00

On the weekend of the 28th and 29th of March ACE retuned to Manchester and the Imperial War Museum to provide a zip slide for the local radio station Key 103 for their Cash for Kids appeal. Nearly 350 people zipped over the two days.

Leeds Rhinos Zip Slide

2009-04-06T00:50:00.000-07:00

On the evening of Friday 27th March Adventure Challenge Events provided a pre-match zip slide at the Rhinos home stadium. We abseiled the mascot along with 4 members of the dance team and 4 fans that were lucky competition winners.

Manchester Velodrome Open Event

2009-03-11T03:51:00.000-07:00

Our Open Event series has kicked off now with last weekend being the Manchester Velodrome Open Abseil Event on the 8th March. A total of 8 charities took part in the day, including the Seashell Trust who raised a total of £2,500.00 from their participants.

2009 Event Season

2009-03-11T03:48:00.001-07:00

The 2009 event season is just getting started here at Adventure Challenge Events and we have run a few abseils already including an office outing to run an abseil again for Northumbria University as part of their RAG week.

Marie Curie Cancer Care Imperial War Museum Zip Slide

2008-10-20T08:04:00.000-07:00

Also on the 11th and 12th October ACE provided Marie Curie Cancer Care with its second zip slide at the Imperial War Museum, raising around £60,000.00. This impressive zip crosses the Manchester shipping canal.

National 3 Peaks Open Events

2008-10-20T08:01:00.000-07:00

On the 11th and 12th October ACE carried out one of its National 3 Peaks open event challenges. Two teams participated completing the challenge in 26 hours.

Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge Open Event

2008-10-20T07:51:00.000-07:00

On the 4th October ACE ran another of its open event Yorkshire 3 Peaks walking challenges. The group completed it under 12 hours.

Middlesborough Transporter Bridge Zip Slide

2008-10-20T07:33:00.000-07:00

ACE spent two weekends in Middlesborough on the 27th and 28th September and back again on the 4th and 5th October. Different charities took part in the zip slide over the four days.

Baitings Dam Abseil

2008-10-20T07:31:00.000-07:00

Also on the 28th September we were back at Baitings Dam to provide an abseil for a group from Asda.

Walsall Art Gallery Diabetes UK

2008-10-20T07:20:00.000-07:00

On the 28th September ACE returned to the Walsall New Art Gallery this time to provide an abseil for Diabetes UK.

London Rat Race

2008-10-20T07:18:00.000-07:00

On the 28th September Adventure Challenge Events provided an abseil as part of the race for the London Rat Race.

Marquess Of Anglesey Column Open Abseil

2008-10-15T05:34:00.000-07:00

Also on the 21st September we had our Open Abseil event at the Marquess of Anglesey Column. It was a lovely day with the sun out. Five charities took part in the event. A special well done to Les who abseiled aged 83 years old!

Headingley Carnegie Stadium Open Zip Slide

2008-10-15T05:29:00.000-07:00

On Sunday 21st September Ian Weeks was then in Leeds to run Adventure Challenge Events first Open Zip Slide event at the Headingley Carnegie Stadium. Six different charities took part in the event.

Manchester United Abseil

2008-10-15T05:20:00.000-07:00

Meanwhile on the Saturday Ian Weeks was in Manchester running a 5 rope abseil at Old Trafford. Saturday the 20th September was Cystic Fibrosis Trust day and then Francis House Childrens Hospice abseiled on the Sunday 21st September.

Marie Curie Cancer Care Tyne Bridge zip slide

2008-10-15T05:11:00.000-07:00

On the same weekend on the 21st September Ian Loombe was in Newcastle to provide the zip slide for Marie Curie Cancer Care from the Tyne Bridge. Over £27,000 was raised on the day!

Hadrians Wall Challenge Cystic Fibrosis Trust

2008-10-15T05:00:00.000-07:00

The start of a busy weekend for Adventure Challenge Events saw Stuart heading up to Northumberland to lead a party doing two days walking along the Hadrians Wall route. The group completed the challenge on the 20th and 21st September for Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

Zip Slide at Braintree

2008-10-15T04:57:00.000-07:00

On the 19th September ACE travelled to Braintree to provide a zip slide for 400 school children.

Carlisle Civic Centre Abseil

2008-09-22T01:23:00.000-07:00

Also on the 14th September 2008 ACE held its first Open Abseil Event at the Carlisle Civic Centre. The event was shared with Marie Curie Cancer Care who had one rope abseiling 11 people who raised over £2,000 between them. On the ACE rope we had participants raising funds for Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, British Red Cross and a group of employees from Capita who were raising for Macmillan Cancer Support. Also one lady by herself had raised over £400 for the RNLI.

British Red Cross Runcorn Bridge Abseil

2008-09-22T01:19:00.000-07:00

On the 14th September ACE travelled to Runcorn and to the 'Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps' pub! to provide an abseil for the British Red Cross. The supporters abseiled listening to bands playing live in the pub and the smell of burgers on the BBQ!

Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge

2008-09-22T01:17:00.000-07:00

On the 13th September we ran a Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge for a group raising money for the Bridge 2 Aid charity.

Mersey Open Abseil Event

2008-09-22T01:10:00.000-07:00

On the 7th September ACE ran its first Open Abseil Event at the Mersey Tunnel Ventilation Shaft. The event was a sell out straight away with 9 charities taking part in the abseil.

Macmillan Cancer Support X Scape Zip Slide

2008-09-22T01:02:00.000-07:00

On the 6th and 7th September 2008 ACE ran a zip slide at the X scape in Castleford for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Galway Rat Race Ireland

2008-09-22T00:56:00.000-07:00

ACE travelled to Ireland for a second time to provide an abseil for the Galway Rat Race on 6th September. The abseil was at a shopping centre as part of the urban adventure race.

Gaelforce Race Ireland

2008-09-22T00:49:00.000-07:00

Over the summer ACE headed over to Ireland to help on part of the Gaelforce Race on teh West Coast.

Marie Curie Cancer Care Leasowe Lighthouse Abseil

2008-08-11T05:52:00.000-07:00

On Sunday 10th August we ran an abseil at the Leasowe Lighthouse on behalf of Marie Curie Cancer Care.

British Red Cross Baitings Dam Abseil

2008-08-11T05:47:00.000-07:00

Meanwhile up North ACE ran a 2 day abseil event on the 9th and 10th August at Baitings Dam on behalf of the British Red Cross. Participants not only had to brave the dam wall but also the grim weather!

For more information on BRC events go to
www.redcross.org.uk/events

Macmillan Cancer Support Peacehaven Cliffs Abseil

2008-08-11T05:44:00.000-07:00

It's has been a busy August weekend for ACE. Matt and the London team ran an abseil on Saturday the 9th August at the Peacehaven Cliffs for Macmillan.

Walsall New Art Gallery Open Abseil Event

2008-07-16T05:54:00.000-07:00

On Sunday 13th July Adventure Challenge Events ran its first open abseil event at the Walsall New Art Gallery. We had a great day with four charities quickly 'snapping' up the available places. Lichfield and District Dog Training Society raised over £1,000 for Canine Partners! Two ladies also abseiled raising over £700 for the Air Ambulance!

Newport Transporter Bridge Open Abseil Event

2008-07-16T05:47:00.000-07:00

On Sunday 13th July Ian Weeks ran our Open Abseil Event at the Newport Transporter Bridge. Again twelve charities took part some of which also participated in the zip slide event.

Newport Transporter Bridge Open Zip Slide Event

2008-07-16T05:37:00.000-07:00

This weekend Ian Weeks was down in South Wales firstly running our Open Zip Slide Event at the Newport Transporter Bridge on Saturday 12th July. A total of twelve charities took part in the day.

Cystic Fibrosis Trust Ben Nevis Challenege

2008-07-16T05:29:00.000-07:00

Ian Loombe was up in Scotland this weekend supporting the Cystic Fibrosis Trust on their Ben Nevis walking challenge. A total of 45 people completed the challenge including two people with CF!

Kings College Hospital Open Abseil Event

2008-07-11T05:27:00.000-07:00

Also on Sunday 6th July we held our second open abseil event at the Kings College Hospital in conjunction with the hospital. Six charities were involved in the day including the Dystonia Society who raised over £1,000 from just four abseilers!

Macmillan Cancer Support Abseil and Zip Slide at West Ham

2008-07-11T05:20:00.000-07:00

On Sunday 6th July Ian Weeks and the London team ran an abseil and zip slide at West Ham for Macmillan Cancer Support. So far the charity has collected over £16,000 in sponsorship money.

Leeds Met Open Abseil Event

2008-07-10T05:13:00.000-07:00

On Sunday 6th July Adventure Challenge Events help an open event at Leeds Met University. Six charities were involved in the day. We even abseiled Leeds Rhinos players and Leeds Carnegie players!

Marie Curie Cancer Care Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge

2008-07-10T05:05:00.000-07:00

Ian Loombe was back in the Yorkshire Dales this weekend this time to run the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Nearly 500 people braved the terrible weather on Saturday 5th July to do the walk, raising an amazing £125,000!

Marie Curie Cancer Care Abseil at Rushcliffe Civic Centre

2008-07-01T06:06:00.000-07:00

Back up North on the 29th June ACE provided an abseil for Marie Curie Cancer Care at the Rushcliffe Civic Centre.

Sick Childrens Trust Abseil at Riverwalk House

2008-07-01T06:04:00.000-07:00

Ian Weeks then travelled to London to provide an abseil for the Sick Childrens Trust at Riverwalk House on Sunday 29th June.

Brighton Rat Race

2008-07-01T06:03:00.000-07:00

Meanwhile on Saturday 28th June Ian Weeks and a team was down in Brighton providing tecnical support on the Rat Race event.

St Elizabeths Hospice Zip Slide at Ipswich Town FC

2008-07-01T05:39:00.000-07:00

It has been another busy weekend for ACE. Ian Loombe ran a zip slide over the 28th and 29th June at Ipswich Town Football Club on behalf of St Elizabeths Hospice.

Cystic Fibrosis Trust Yorkshire 3 Peaks

2008-07-01T05:34:00.000-07:00

Also on the 21st June Ian Loombe and a team of instructors were in the Yorkshire Dales providing support for the CF Trust on their Yorkshire 3 Peaks Walking Challenge.

Baitings Dam Open Abseil and Zip Slide Event

2008-07-01T05:22:00.000-07:00

What a wet weekend! On Saturday 21st June Adventure Challenge Events held its open abseil and zip slide event at Baitings Dam. The weather looked doubtful in the morning and then the heavens opened! Everybody still turned up smiling and enjoyed the event. Fourteen charities took part in the event which is great!

Bristol Rat Race

2008-06-20T04:27:00.000-07:00

A team travelled down to Bristol this weekend to provide technical support on the Bristol Rat Race. One of the parts of the race included BCFC.

Macmillan Cancer Support Zip Slide at Xscape

2008-06-20T04:17:00.000-07:00

On Sunday 15th June we added another Xscape venue to our zip slide list this time at the Milton Keynes Xscape building on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support. We zipped from the building down into the car park.

HOG BOSS!!!!! ALTON WHOLE HOG

2008-06-20T03:41:00.000-07:00

Its been a busy weekend at ACE. Sunday 15th June saw the first Whole Hog race of 2008 which was also the first race at Alton Towers and Alton Castle. Ian Loombe and a team spent last week building the course and preparing for the event. We had nearly 100 runners on the day and despite the race being in a summer month, we still managed to find plenty of mud and water in keeping with the Whole Hog tradition! Thanks to purepix for the photography -

http://www.purepix.co.uk/whalton/index.html

Tyne Bridge Open Abseil Event

2008-06-11T01:59:00.000-07:00

On Sunday 8th June we held our second Open Abseil event at the Tyne Bridge. Ten charities were involved in the day plus many individuals that were fundraising for different causes. We had a great day which was greatly helped by the sun coming out!

Trinity Church Zip Slide, Wakefield

2008-06-02T04:11:00.000-07:00

On the 24th May 2008 ACE ran a zip slide for Trinity Church at their church in Wakefield.

Army Benevolent Fund zip slide at NUFC

2008-05-30T07:57:00.000-07:00

On the 18th May ACE returned to St James Park, the home of Newcastle United Football Club to run a zip slide for the Army Benevolent Fund.

Arundel Castle abseil

2008-05-30T07:50:00.000-07:00

On the 17th May ACE travelled all the way to Arundel Castle to run a 5 rope abseil. The event was a partnership between Worthing Churches Homeless Project and Help A Local Child.

Duck Race!

2008-05-20T04:21:00.000-07:00

On the 11th May we provided a duck race in Leeds for Irwin Mitchell in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Other charities were invited along on the day and had stalls in the court yard outside the Royal Armouries. We had a fantastic day much helped by the sun being out all day! And over £8,000 was raised for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Dystonia Society Bike Ride at Rutland Water

2008-05-20T03:34:00.000-07:00

On Saturday 10th May we travelled down to Rutland Water to support the Dystonia Society with their first cycle event there. Around 70 people took on the challenge with many families taking part and either doing the full 23 miles or taking the 17 miles option. We had a great day and the sun was out! The sponsorship money is still coming in but so far the day has raised over £10,000!!!

Deaf Blind UK Zip Slide at the Tyne Bridge

2008-05-20T03:20:00.000-07:00

On the 4th May we provided another zip slide at the Tyne Bridge. This time it was for the charity Deaf Blind UK. So far the charity has collected nearly £17,000.00 from this one event!

Birmingham City FC zip slide

2008-05-12T04:01:00.001-07:00

May saw the first Adventure Challenge Events zip slide from the 2008 open event series. This took place on Saturday 3rd May at Birmingham City Football Club. We zipped nearly 100 people from 12 different charities. One of the charities involved was RNLI who fundraised over £500 from just 3 participants! Well done!

Buxton Walk

2008-05-12T03:58:00.000-07:00

Also on the 30th April an ACE team headed out to Buxton to provide a local walk for NAVCA staff.

Leeds Jewish Society abseil at Leeds Met Uni

2008-05-12T03:56:00.000-07:00

On the 30th Aprill ACE went along to support The Leeds Jewish Society in their fundraising efforts by running an abseil at the Leeds Met University.

Manchester City Football Club Charity Day

2008-04-23T03:59:00.000-07:00

On the 12th April Manchester City Football Club held a charity day to provide local charities with a great fundraising opportunity. The ACE team went along to provide a zip slide and an abseil in the stadium. This was the first charity day to raise money for the clubs community charity and also their two nominated charities which were Genesis and Caudwell Children. We abseiled 30 people and zipped 100 people across the pitch.

Kidney Research UK Abseil at Walsall Civic Centre

2008-04-08T05:20:00.001-07:00

Over the weekend of 15th and 16th March Adventure Challenge Events supported Kidney Research UK at their abseil at Walsall Civic Centre. The charity so far have collected a fantastic amount of sponsorships - nearly £23,000!

Marie Curie Cancer Care Tyne Bridge Abseil

2008-04-08T03:27:00.000-07:00

On the 16th March Adventure Challenge Events had its second trip of the year up to the North East to run an abseil at the Tyne Bridge for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Birmingham Rat Race

2008-04-08T02:28:00.000-07:00

On the 15th March a team from Adventure Challenge Events went down to the Birmingham Rat Race to provide technical support on parts of the adventure race course. This included a 4 rope abseil at the Birmingham City Football Club Ground.

Manchester Velodrome Open Abseil

2008-04-08T02:21:00.000-07:00

Our 3rd Manchester Velodrome Open Abseil event on the 2nd March was another great success. A total of 11 charities took part in the event on the day. Just 7 of those charities involved have already collected over £7,000 in sponsorships.

4th February 2008

2008-02-11T04:52:00.000-08:00

Our first abseil of the season involved an office outing up to Newcastle for an abseil at the Northumbria University. This was the opening day of The Sporting Week. We abseiled students from the library roof who were raising money for the Zambia appeal. We were entertained on the day by people having a go at such things as bungee running and sumo wrestling.