Swimming with sharks

Our four divers (including Diabetes UK Trustee Frank Moxon, and North West Fundraising Manager Steph Lawless) had a full training session lasting over two and a half hours (Blue Planet Aquarium is a PADI 5 Star IDC Centre) and then went down into the aquarium in pairs to spend half an hour with these incredible sharks.

Meanwhile, the divers' family and friends could watch the action from the 230ft Aquatunnel, one of the longest in the world.

A fantastic day was had by all, and we are delighted to announce we have raised in excess of £5,000 for diabetes research.

"As a fundraiser I have done a few daft things for charity in the past but this was one of the scariest so far!” said Diabetes UK’s fundraising manager, Steph Lawless.

"However I'm really pleased I did it and would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a challenge and a different way to raise funds for charity."

For more information, please contact Rachael on 01925 644572, or email northwest.fundraising@diabetes.org.uk.