Kent and Sussex Courier
TUNBRIDGE, England — Firefighters in Tunbridge Wells will attempt to run for 24 hours in full kit to raise charity cash.
Today from 10am the crew members, in firefighting clothing including a 20lb breathing apparatus cylinder, will be running on two treadmills at the front entrance of Sainsbury’s, in Linden Park Road. The white watch team aims to run 240 miles, with each firefighter totting up 30 miles. Money raised through bucket collections will go to Children of Fire, a charity they said had “touched our hearts”.
Shoppers have the chance until 10am tomorrow (Saturday) to support the event. The charity was set up 15 years ago by journalist Bronwen Jones, who used to live in St Nicholas-at-Wade in Kent, to help burns victims with reconstruction and to help them rebuild their lives.
She had seen badly burnt children in the shanty towns of Johannesburg in South Africa.
And her subsequent appeal led to the charity’s creation.
The crew has undergone months of training which has included taking part in local events such as the Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge half marathons.
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