Tintanic

Major Mick, 80, finishes 100-mile charity row in his homemade Tintanic

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Oar-some effort! Retired Major Mick, 80, raises more than £30,000 for hospice by rowing 100 miles in his homemade corrugated iron boat the Tintanic Michael Stanley rowed along the Chichester canal in West Sussex at 2mph He completed his mammoth challenge in twice-weekly stints for  three months During the trip, he celebrated his 80th birthday and … Read more

Retired Army major, 80, embarks on 100 mile charity row in corrugated iron boat dubbed ‘Tintanic’

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Eighty-year-old Major Mick has today embarked on a 100-mile charity rowing trip in a home-made boat fashioned from corrugated iron, curtain hooks and hosepipe.  Travelling just 2mph, retired Army major Michael Stanley, is determined to row the stretch on the Chichester canal in West Sussex to raise money for St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Bosham. The veteran, who served in … Read more