Our Great Leader, Teaboy Tim, is swimming 5,000 metres in the Swimathon on April 16 2010. 5000!  Phew.  But there’s cash involved, of course.  The money he raises goes to Marie Curie Cancer Care, so it’s a great cause.

You can click here to make a secure online donation at the Swimathon website, using a credit or debit card, and to leave a jocular message.

And he’s promised not to siphon any of your cash off to pay for new goggles, swimmies or the fitness camp in Brazil. Well, maybe just one of them….

Last year the County became home to elephants and hippos, this year it’s the crustaceans who will be taking centre stage. The seaside towns of Cromer and Sheringham have come up with an idea which they hope will draw more visitors to the North Norfolk Coast over the Easter Period: The Cromer and Sheringham Crustacea Crawl. Visitors will follow a trail in search of 6ft decorated fibreglass lobsters and crabs in and around the two towns. Claire Knight, who has worked with us on a number of design projects, has been entrusted with decorating one of the lobsters. She will be blogging her efforts regularly as she struggles first with how to decorate it, then with finding the time to decorate it and finally: how to move the thing from her garden in North Norfolk to its final resting place on the top of Beeston Bump – ideally, in one piece. Good Luck Claire.

On 4th January 2010 Richard Hoyland and Steve Coe set off to row the Atlantic in their boat No Fear, on the Woodvale Challenge. They are raising money for The British Heart Foundation and Princess Alice Hospice.

And now 38 days later they still have another 1328 miles to go to the finish. Mid race they are at the point of questioning why they are doing it, and realising just what a huge challenge they have taken on. But they are getting there – albeit sometimes very slowly as there have been days when they have actually gone backwards due to the unfavourable winds. Just how depressing must that be?

Initially I found out about them because they are take some CNP protein bars with them for the journey but after chatting to Richard I felt personally involved and not one day goes by that I don’t update the office about their progress. My name’s on their boat as well, floating out there in the Atlantic!

If you are interested in seeing how they are doing just hop along to Row Across the Pond where you can read their daily blog.