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Surveyors set to take on the Sahara

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Sharon Harnett

10 January 2018

Surveyors running the 2018 Marathon des Sables

They will run the equivalent of six marathons over six days in up to 50C heat carrying all of their own kit and food on their backs.

The team started training for the event last September by completing the Richmond Marathon and will also take part in the Country to Capital trail run, Pilgrim’s Challenge and the Birling Gap Sussex ultra-marathon before the ultimate desert challenge.

To help the team reach its fundraising goal of £85,000, click here.

Breslauer steals a march on France for charity

Last month, Keith Breslauer, managing director of Patron Capital, took part in the re-enactment of the Frankton 75 challenge – the World War II commando raid on Bordeaux – on behalf of the Royal Marines Charitable Trust.

Along with 30 injured and able-bodied veterans, Breslauer canoed 85 miles up the Gironde estuary, then marched more than 100 miles to Ruffec, in south-west France.

The challenge raised funds and awareness for the Royal Marines Charity, which provides support for wounded, injured or sick serving and former Royal Marines.

Businesses score a £40,000 goal

Manchester’s business community scored £40,000 for Factory Youth Zone in a charity football match. The Reds v Blues derby was held at Altrincham Football Club, where Phil Neville’s Reds beat Dennis Tueart’s Blues, 3-2.

The match was organised by Will Lewis of OBI Property and Chris Davis of MoneyPlus Group.

SleepOut in London

LandAid’s first SleepOut event, sponsored by Hammerson and Knight Frank, will be held on 1 March at Old Spitalfields Market, 6 Horner Square, E1. To be one of 200 sleepers to spend the night braving the elements and helping to raise £75,000 for LandAid House at the former City YMCA hostel near Old Street, click here.

A green strategy

The planting of Lendlease’s 900th off-site tree in Southwark, SE1, part of its Elephant Park project, was marked at last month’s National Tree event. Rob Heasman, Lendlease project director, said: “Trees are a part of our ambition to be one of the most sustainable inner-city urban regeneration projects in the world. Planting this number of trees in London will deliver all kinds of benefits.”

A team of six property surveyors will compete in the Marathon des Sables, the toughest footrace on earth, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Harry Foster, Landsec; Harry Badham and James Goldsmith, both AXA Investment Management; Hunter Booth, Savills; Toby Chapman, JLL; and Ralph Dorey, CBRE, will take part in the 33rd series of the pursuit in the Sahara desert on 6 April. They will run the equivalent of six marathons over six days in up to 50C heat carrying all of their own kit and food on their backs. The team started training for the event last September by completing the Richmond Marathon and will also take part in the Country to Capital trail run, Pilgrim’s Challenge and the Birling Gap Sussex ultra-marathon before the ultimate desert challenge. To help the team reach its fundraising goal of £85,000, click here. Breslauer steals a march on France for charity Last month, Keith Breslauer, managing director of Patron Capital, took part in the re-enactment of the Frankton 75 challenge – the World War II commando raid on Bordeaux – on behalf of the Royal Marines Charitable Trust. Along with 30 injured and able-bodied veterans, Breslauer canoed 85 miles up the Gironde estuary, then marched more than 100 miles to Ruffec, in south-west France. The challenge raised funds and awareness for the Royal Marines Charity, which provides support for wounded, injured or sick serving and former Royal Marines. Businesses score a £40,000 goal Manchester’s business community scored £40,000 for Factory Youth Zone in a charity football match. The Reds v Blues derby was held at Altrincham Football Club, where Phil Neville’s Reds beat Dennis Tueart’s Blues, 3-2. The match was organised by Will Lewis of OBI Property and Chris Davis of MoneyPlus Group. SleepOut in London LandAid’s first SleepOut event, sponsored by Hammerson and Knight Frank, will be held on 1 March at Old Spitalfields Market, 6 Horner Square, E1. To be one of 200 sleepers to spend the night braving the elements and helping to raise £75,000 for LandAid House at the former City YMCA hostel near Old Street, click here. A green strategy The planting of Lendlease’s 900th off-site tree in Southwark, SE1, part of its Elephant Park project, was marked at last month’s National Tree event. Rob Heasman, Lendlease project director, said: “Trees are a part of our ambition to be one of the most sustainable inner-city urban regeneration projects in the world. Planting this number of trees in London will deliver all kinds of benefits.”