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Peak performance from lawyers
30/06/2008

Some of the more energetic members of the North West`s legal community were put through their paces last weekend during the 12-hour Langdale Valley Charity Challenge.

The event saw participants cycle for 30 miles, then canoe for six and walk another ten within the spectacular Lakeland setting.

A total of 51 motivated individuals embarked on the annual fundraising event, organised by Liverpool law firm Brabners Chaffe Street LLP to raise funds for its chosen charity for 2008, the Manchester New Children`s Hospital Appeal.

The gruelling event began on bicycles at Great Langdale and took in canoeing on Coniston Water before it was back on the bikes for the steep roads via Little Langdale into the Langdale Valley.

The conditions were so choppy on Coniston Water, a number of teams also enjoyed a swim as their boats capsized.

Teams from regional food retailer Booths, Royal Bank of Scotland, University of Central Lancashire, Yorkshire Bank and CLB Coopers also took part.

Adrian Rogers, associate at Brabners Chaffe Street LLP`s Exchange Flags offices, commented: "It was an extremely tough event, not helped by the less than friendly weather conditions on the day, but a lot of fun. The fact that there were so many people and that we were in teams acted as a great motivation to not let people down and to encourage and spur each other on to the finish line.

"It was great to see so many people, with varying degrees of fitness, really getting stuck in and being so determined to complete the course and know that they really have earned the sponsorship money they have raised for such a great cause."

The event is the latest of a number of exhilarating fundraising events Brabners Chaffe Street are organising, with skydiving, white-water rafting and swimming with sharks either already done or lined up.

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For further information contact Rachel Wingfield at Brabners Chaffe Street on 0151 600 3031

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