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Dec 2022
Last Updated: 05/12/2022
Starbeck woman, 67, takes on swimming charity challenge
Carol Bland, 67, who is set to take on the fifty-length swim at Starbeck Pool.
A Starbeck woman is set to take on a 50-length swim in aid of a children’s cancer charity.
Carol Bland, who is 67 and has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, arthritis and fibromyalgia, aims to raise funds for Candelighters, which helped her after her 12-year-old daughter Faye died.
Faye had leukaemia and passed away in 1991.
Carol said the Leeds-based charity helped the family during the two years her daughter was ill.
She said:
“The Candlelighters did a lot for us as a family for the two years that Faye was ill. They also provided us with a free caravan at Primrose Valley after we lost her.”
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The 67-year-old now wants to thank the charity for their help and is planning a 50-length swim at Starbeck Pool.
She will take on the challenge on her birthday and is asking for donations instead of presents.
Carol added:
“I'm not in the best of health anymore and can't participate in the walks or runs so I decided that for my birthday on December 17 instead of presents I would ask for sponsorship to do a 50-length swim of Starbeck Pool.”
For more information about Candlelighters and to donate to Carol’s swimming challenge, visit the donations page here.
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