Children in Need gym fundraiser (From Somerset County Gazette)

Children in Need gym fundraiser

12:00pm Tuesday 10th November 2009

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IT’S that time again when hundreds of local people do the whackiest things for charity.

Fundraisers are gearing up for BBC Children in Need on Friday next week, November 20 – and a Taunton gym is going even further.

Hermes Health and Fitness Studio, in Bridge Street, is staging five days of stamina sapping challenges in a bid to raise at least £1,000.

The fun includes cycling, rowing, climbing and running on the gym equipment, fancy dress spinning and circuit training and sports massages.

It is open to members and non-members – so long as you pledge at least £1 to Children in Need.

And Hermes members are also enjoying a curry night at the Coal Orchard with a raffle.

Manager Suresh Ebert said: “We want to raise as much as possible for a worthy cause.

“Two years ago we had a sponsored static cycle covering the equivalent of the distance from England to Sri Lanka and raised £3,000 to help people affected by the tsunami.”

For details, drop into Hermes, call 01823-322200 or e-mail hermesfitness@googlemail.com Meanwhile, research by Asda – official partners of Children in Need 2009 – shows 63.9% of people in Taunton strongly support the event, while 45.3% intend to donate the same amount as last year, despite the recession.

Lucy Gowans, Asda charities partnership manager, said: “It gives us great hope that our customers in the South-West will join in the fundraising fun again at our stores this year.”

*Are you doing anything for Children in Need? Let us know by e-mailing newsdesk@countygazette.co.uk or call 01823-365101.

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