When Herbie was
a pup he wanted to be an astronaut. Have you ever wanted a challenge or a dream
to fulfil?
Are you tough enough for TOUGH GUY?
The TOUGH GUY CHALLENGE takes place on the last Sunday
in January. It's a cross country half marathon, UP and down hills, wading
through rivers, crawling through tunnels until the final "murder mile"
army-style assault course. You will get very wet, muddy and seriously exhausted.
In the year 2000 the event was called JESUS WARRIORS to celebrate the NEW MILLENNIUM
and Mr Mouse, the organiser, is proposing entrants carry a large wooden cross
for the first 1000 metres and the last 1000 metres.
Entry fee in the region of £20-£35 in aid of the Sanctuary and the Marie
Curie Cancer Campaign. Contact Mr Mouse for more information at: Tettenhall
Sanctuary, Jenny Walker Lane, Old Perton, Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire,
WV6 7HB.
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Fancy a Bit of Fire Eating?
Are you missing the Spice of Life?
Live Your Dream The desire to do something a little out of the
ordinary, is in all of us don't you think? But it is very seldom achieved - how
many times have you said "I would love to have a go at that BUT..."? Now there
is an organisation that can help you Live Your Dream.....
SPICE was set up over fourteen years ago in Manchester, to cater for members
who are ordinary everyday people....but want to do extraordinary things in their
spare time. Things like WHITE WATER RAFTING, FIRE EATING, HOT AIR BALLOONING,
ABSEILING, TIGHT ROPE WALKING and many many more. In short, people who wanted to
add a little SPICE to life, that extra magic ingredient. There are also the more
usual activities - each month groups go off to the theatre, cinemas, wine
tasting - or a look behind the scenes of a newspaper publishers, down the local
sewers, driving buses on skid pans, wing walking, and the list goes on...
There are well over 10,000 'Spicers' and the numbers are growing each month,
as more and more people hear about SPICE, either from friends or read about the
exploits of its members in the Press. In fact Granada T.V. dedicated a half hour
documentary to SPICE, and its viewers saw one inspiring old lady leaping out of
an aircraft at 12000ft!!! So the Club is not only for the young! Its members are
of all ages & professions and couple and family membership is encouraged.
Average age is in the 30's, but club policy is all ages, all comers - although
there is a minimum age of 18!
SPICE U.K. is the parent company based in Manchester, and since its launch
other towns have come under its banner, and now Spice is open ten UK cities.
Each Office is run by Co-ordinators with many years experience in organising
group adventure activities, and the monthly programme of Events is set up with
the absolute beginner in mind.
During the year the members are invited to hundreds of SPICE Events in their
town, to try things new, to achieve ambitions, make dreams come true and
generally make life that little bit more amazing. All are fun, exciting,
different, challenging. Most important - each activity has its own special
instructor, highly qualified to teach even the basic techniques, so the members
are sure to be in capable hands.
Members do not go on each trip - just the ones which interest them, although
they soon discover its fun to try anything at least once, and through SPICE meet
other people of all ages with the same positive outlook on life.
Every month a SPICE newsletter drops through the letter box to invite the
members to the coming months Events and keep them up to date. The cost of the
Events varies, from nothing to a few hundred pounds for the many holidays, but
all are cheaper due to group discounts and economy savings. There is also an
activity holiday programme - the club has fantastic adventure trips, including
Rafting the Grand Canyon, Diving in Cuba, and to Egypt, Alps, Turkey, Amsterdam
and Paris!
SPICE is the adventure/social group for people who want to get more out of
life, more fun and friendship, more adventure and excitement - with members from
all walks of life as varied as are people, all united in one common purpose of
enjoying life to the full!
