Newquay event 

The Newquay event will be on the Thursday evening 23rd of September 2010

CLICK HERE to see the various charities’ we work with - however you can raise money for any charity you like.

The rules are that you must paddle some sort of craft or board and raise money for any registered charity.  If you would like to enter a new distance or idea just contact us and we will add it to our on line form liked to the event

Distances are as follows:

• 4.30pm Groms NSLSC - relay paddle.
• 5.30pm Relay paddle - 1km paddle – stand up paddle boards – canoe/kayak - free style paddlers
• 6.30pm Fancy Dress Fun Paddle - 200 metre paddle.
• 6.50pm Pro Joe Way memorial cup relay paddle RNLI lifeguards only -   1km paddle.
• 7.50pm Prize giving – live music at the rowing club in the harbour

We will be sending out paddlers 15 at a time and as one person gets back they hand their rash vest to the next paddler on the beach so it is continued paddling to keep the spectators going

Accepted craft:

• Surf board
• Rescue Board
• Canoe
• Stand up Paddle Board
• Body Board
• Gig or Boat powered by Paddles

Fun Paddle:

• Anything goes

Prizes

Highest fundraiser Groms - IPod and goodie bag

Highest fundraiser 1km - DVD player – Flat screen TV and goodie bag

Highest fundraising RNLI beach - Goodie bags

Wining RNLI beach - Joe way memorial cup

Raffle – surfboard – mountain bike – various

What is Paddle for life about?
It’s a charity event focused on raising awareness of Joe Way’s story and inspiring people to raise money for any registered charity they want.

How can I get involved?
There are several ways to get involved:  Make a donation to our chosen charity through our web site. If you can paddle, you can participate in the event attend the Event and sponsor. Become a sponsor and a corporate friend of Joe (view corporate friends page). Make a donation or provide auction prizes.

GRPro based in Pool Business Park, Redruth were commissioned by Barcelona University Academy of Science, to manufacture one of our remotely operated rolling roof observatories for their Baker Nunn Telescope project. The project involves the installation of a 1 meter telescope ( which was purchased from the US Army and had previously been used in the cold war to spy on Russian satellites) that will be remotely operated from the University Campus in Barcelona, some 300 miles away.

Situated on top of Serra Del Montsec in the Pre Pyrenees  LLeida, Spain at 6000ft. The observatory is 5m high x 12m long and 5m wide and is constructed in Glassfibre composite. The observatory was built  in panel form and originally constructed and commissioned at the GRPro factory prior to dismantling and shipping to Spain. The build took 10 days in January 2009 when we experienced all manner of weather conditions including a hurricane that swept through the North of Spain/South of France resulting in the strongest winds in 14 years and the most snowfall on site for 16 years. Jeremy Rainford M.D was assisted by Phill Reeves (pictured) and Kevin Rainford in the construction with crane operation by STG transports’ Wayne Wills and Adam Johns.

Matt Way approached us in February asking if we would take some photographs with the Joe Way banner to help publicise their magnificent fundraising effort as we were about to return for final commissioning. The sun was shining and we got a tan!

Great nan Ada Clayden was 100 years old on the 3 june 2009. So Sophie Burgess and her husband Pete decided to take the Joe Way banner to London.

Sophie has helped fund raise for Precious Lives in memory of Joe as she worked with Matt at Hendra and has continued to be a family friend

Joe's Grandmother toke her grandson's banner to Japan and has passed on to someone who is traveling and is going to continue the journy.

More information to follow on this one...