On Saturday 9th October, a team from three Kingsbridge businesses took part in the Royal Marines “Commando Challenge” on Woodbury Common. A team from one of our wonderful labs - Kingsbridge Dental Laboratory - headed by its owner Julian Dorey, and Nick Cox from Palladium Builders Merchants joined the team from Absolute Dental who had chosen this as their latest fundraising challenge. Absolute always try and choose a fundraising event each year in support of charities close to their hearts, and also an event that will really promote team building, as we feel this is fundamental to the growth of the Absolute team.
The course, which is only open to the public on this one weekend of the year, is punishing both physically and mentally. Once you have negotiated waist-deep bogs and tunnels full of stones and water on your hands and knees, then comes the ultimate challenge of “The Sheep Dip”, which as the name suggests involves full immersion in a pool of muddy water as you are thrust through what can only be described as a Smartie tube!
The aim was to raise as much money for the Devon Air Ambulance and C-Commando a charity that aids the rehabilitation of injured soldiers. The team raised over £1200 for the charities and team captain Rhodri John of Absolute Dental said after the event “It was a real test of teamwork – we put our trust completely in those around us to overcome some very personal challenges – we all felt amazing afterwards; a real sense of achievement for a worthwhile cause.” It just goes to show that when we work together with and trust those around us we can really achieve great things. Emma is now on the look out for our next team challenge.....
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