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Channelling their efforts into charity relay swim


After many months of training, local businesswoman, Rachael Whiston, has completed a relay swim across the English Channel to raise funds for Age UK Exeter. Rachael, Managing Director of


communications agency, Absolute PR & Marketing, along with four other open water swim enthusiasts, completed the swim from Dover to the French coast on Sunday 30 September. The challenging


‘Nothing prepares you


relay swim began at 2.20 am. Rachael completed several legs of the relay, battling the cold early morning temperatures, swimming in fearsome currents and crossing the busiest shipping lanes in the world, where over 600 tankers and 200 passenger ferries traverse daily. Reflecting on her swim, Rachael said:


for the moment when it’s your turn to drop off the side of the boat’


“Even after months of training, nothing prepares you for the moment when it’s your turn to drop off the side of the boat into the pitch black sea below, with no moonlight to provide a guiding light. I’m proud to have undertaken this challenge – my most exhilarating yet - knowing that funds raised will be helping elderly people in our society who are alone and lonely. I became a trustee of Age UK Exeter after witnessing my own grandfather struggling to remain independent at home and the thought that I was making a difference spurred me on throughout the swim. I’m most grateful to everyone who has encouraged me with both kind messages of support and generous sponsorship for the charity.” Rachael has raised over £1,316.00 so far.


Visit: www.absoluteprandmarketing.com


CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Rachael Whitson (bottom left) and her fellow open water swim enthusiasts


Sunrise across English Channel


The tired swimmers celebrate their arrivals


Rachael swims alongside a ferry


Material Matters’ new partnership is above par


Material Matters, the UK’s only total solution for golf club product and service purchasing, has recently entered into a partnership with national award-winning energy reduction and energy procurement consultancy, IU Energy. The partnership is off to a flying start, with several Material Matters clients already making significant savings on utilities and through energy use reduction. Material Matters was launched in


2010 to provide purchasing support for golf clubs in the UK. The company has chosen IU Energy because their ethos in the energy world is aligned with their own philosophy, and the addition of IU Energy to their offer addresses a


significant demand to drive down energy consumption and cost across their client base. IU Energy’s mission is to help


organisations to reduce energy wastage and drive down their energy demand, thereby improving profitability. The company was recently named as the UK’s top energy consultancy by a panel of independent experts at the TELCA Awards 2018. Director of Material Matters,


Rachel Mould, said: “We strive endlessly to find our customers the very best solution for quality, service and price. IU energy is a valuable addition to our product mix and we can see them having a further beneficial impact on our customers.”


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L-R: IU Energy Directors, Duncan Banks, Ben Thomas, Chaz Lawrence and Liam Reed


Duncan Banks, CEO of IU Energy,


said: “We are delighted to have found such a synergistic national partner and we are looking forward


to a collaboration that benefits Material Matters customers.”


Visit: www.iuenergy.co.uk


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