30 July 2010

Shawbury Get Tough

Staff from RAF Shawbury have completed the annual summer Tough Guy challenge at Perton near Wolverhampton, raising over £300 for the three Service Benevolent Funds and £1400 for the Tough Guy charities in the process. Members of the units Central Air Traffic Control School and Physical Education Flight (PEd Flt) took up the challenge over 8 miles of an assault course with a difference.

The course is designed to provide the ultimate challenge. Beginning with a cross country run the course includes underwater tunnels, barbed wire fences, burning hay bales, electric fencing and towering frames of slippery poles and netting. 5000 people took on the event with over 600 failing to finish.

Corporal Liam Salt, of the PEd Flt said,’ the event was extremely challenging and difficult. It was warm and wet and really energy sapping. We were pleased to complete the course and raise a good amount for the Station Charity.’

The Shawbury team was led by Cpl Liam Salt, who finished in a creditable 7^th place in a time of 1 hour and 53 minutes. Liam was joined by Sgt Paul Richie, Cpl Paul Parry, Cpl Ash Sharp, Cpl Sean Morton, Cpl Michael Jones (All PEd Flt), Cpl Mike Jones (Trade Training Flight – Central Air Traffic Control School (CATCS)), Lt Will Scown, Lt Ted Nicholls (Joint Air Traffic Control Course- CATCS), Lt Robert Frost, Lt Nicholas Palmer (HMS Collingwood) and Kelsey Matthews (Civilian). ENDS

Editor: Squadron Leader Neil Hope

Photographs: I Forshaw

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