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Southampton councillors jump from a plane for the Rose Road Association

3:19pm Friday 17th April 2009 in News Review

Councillors Ben Walker, Jeremy Moulton, and Paul Holmes Councillors Ben Walker, Jeremy Moulton, and Paul Holmes

A TRIO of Southampton councillors have raised more than £1,200 for a good cause by plunging 10,000ft from a plane.

City councillors Jeremy Moulton, Ben Walker, and Paul Holmes took part in a skydive to raised cash for Southampton based disabled children’s charity the Rose Road Association.

It provides education and respite care for 200 disabled children and young people.

Cllr Moulton, who raised £518, said: “I am delighted that we were able to raise money for such a great local charity.

“All the staff at Rose Road do an amazing job. It was a fantastic experience and I would certainly do it again.”

Comments(6)

MikeW says...
4:59pm Fri 17 Apr 09

They would have raised a lot more if they had done it without parachutes.

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Condor Man says...
7:29pm Fri 17 Apr 09

Good to see that the new generation of Southampton's politicians have a bit more 'get up and go' than the tired old Labour and Lib Dum councillors.

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The Grey Mystery says...
5:24am Sat 18 Apr 09

did they do it in their own time,did they donate any of their own money,did they claim expenses,answers please, i dont trust any of these bloodsuckers.

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Cllr Paul Holmes- Redbridge says...
2:29pm Sat 18 Apr 09

Grey Mystery, yes we did it in our own time, on a Saturday afternoon, and yes we did put our own money into this. We did not claim expenses as it would be totally wrong.

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Cllr Paul Holmes- Redbridge says...
2:30pm Sat 18 Apr 09

And actually there is not the ability to claim expenses for this kind of thing which is totally correct

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Martin Wellbourne says...
6:28pm Sat 18 Apr 09

Cllr Paul Holmes- Redbridge wrote:
Grey Mystery, yes we did it in our own time, on a Saturday afternoon, and yes we did put our own money into this. We did not claim expenses as it would be totally wrong.
Well done and thanks for posting.

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