Carlisle Civic Centre Abseil

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

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

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

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

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

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

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