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Through wind and rain for WaterAid


Through wind and rain for WaterAidOn Sunday 21st February, 6,000 runners braved wet and windy conditions to run 13.1 miles along the seafront in the 20th Sussex Beacon Half Marathon in Brighton. - 12 March 2010

Ready for a Challenge?


Ready for a Challenge?Feeling sluggish after a long winter indoors? Why not shake off the blues and do something to get fit that makes a real difference at the same time? Take on WaterAid's 6 Peaks Challenge! - 24 February 2010

Connie Fisher calls on Scots to 'Climb every mountain'


Connie Fisher calls on Scots to 'Climb every mountain'The Sound of Music star, Connie Fisher, is lending her voice to an appeal for people across Scotland to 'climb every mountain' and help lift thousands in the developing world out of poverty. - 15 February 2010

'Beech Boys' set to conquer the Atlantic


'Beech Boys' set to conquer the AtlanticTwo fantastic WaterAid supporters are taking part in the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Challenge, starting on 6 December 2009. - 3 December 2009

Thousands dance for clean water


Thousands dance for clean waterOn Saturday 17 October, more than twenty-five ceilidhs were held in the UK and overseas as part of WaterAid's Big National Ceilidh. - 23 October 2009

WaterAid congratulates Cisco Euro Challenge champions


WaterAid congratulates Cisco Euro Challenge championsTeams from water, telecoms and IT industries across 11 countries took part in a grueling three-day challenge, raising over £55,000 for WaterAid. - 2 October 2009

Sun and smiles for best Coast Along yet!


Sun and smiles for best Coast Along yet!Coast Along for WaterAid 2009, which took place on a glorious Saturday in September, was a huge success. - 16 September 2009

Celebrity chefs back Taste for Life


Celebrity chefs back Taste for LifeSome of the country's best-known chefs are lending their support to a brand new initiative called Taste for Life, a fun way to simultaneously entertain friends at home and raise money for a good cause. - 14 August 2009

Max's pilgrimage for WaterAid


Max's pilgrimage for WaterAidOn Friday 10 July, Maxim Laithwaite set out from Minehead, the starting point of his challenge to walk 630 miles along the entire length of the South West coast path. - 30 July 2009

Head-to-Head for water


Head-to-Head for waterUp to sixty teams from some of the worlds top companies are going head-to-head in a challenge of fitness, intelligence and strategic thinking in the Cisco Euro Challenge, to raise money for WaterAid. - 7 July 2009

Trail100 Challenge achieved


Trail100 Challenge achievedOn Saturday 6 June 2009, nearly 3,000 walkers took to the hills to take on the Trail100 Challenge. - 12 June 2009

Win tickets to Glastonbury with Hunter, Topshop and WaterAid


Win tickets to Glastonbury with Hunter, Topshop and WaterAidHunter have unveiled this year's WaterAid Wellies - available exlusively from Topshop.com - and are celebrating the event by giving away a pair of tickets to Glastonbury! - 5 June 2009

Olympian urges people to take up the triathlon challenge for WaterAid


Olympian urges people to take up the triathlon challenge for WaterAidWaterAid and Olympic gold medallist rower Andrew Hodge are encouraging people to take up the challenge to help the worlds poorest people gain access to clean water. - 13 May 2009

Marathon runners raise thousands for WaterAid


Marathon runners raise thousands for WaterAid101 amazing people ran for WaterAid in the Flora London Marathon on 26 April, raising tens of thousands of pounds. - 29 April 2009


 

 

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