Don’t miss your chance to raise your adrenalin levels and raise awareness about brain tumours with a parachute jump for Brain Tumour UK.  We’re organizing fantastic tandem skydives near Oxford on Saturday 20 March 2010. The skydive is free, provided you raise the minimum level of sponsorship, so to get involved with this freefall fun simply download our information pack and sign up online. We look forward to welcoming you there.

Have you ever dreamed of racing around the tracks at historic Silverstone?  Now here's your chance to set a personal lap time on the UK’s Formula 1 racing circuit.
The adidas Silverstone Half Marathon is a popular road half marathon that has been held each year on the Silverstone Circuit since 2003.  Organised by the world famous London Marathon team this race is fast and flat, making it great for a half marathon novice and perfect as a stepping stone towards a full marathon.

Brave Charlie Marlow and Matthew Mackaness are rowing the Atlantic for Brain Tumour UK

Two brave young men from Yorkshire are facing 60ft-high waves and 100mph winds on a 3,000 mile row across the Atlantic for Brain Tumour UK. Matthew Mackaness and Charlie Marlow will set off on 6 December from La Gomera in the Canary Islands and will spend Christmas and New Year in their 23ft boat to raise at least £25,000 for our charity before arriving at Antigua in the West Indies.

Matthew and Charlie, both 26, met at school. ‘When I first decided that I wanted to row across the Atlantic, I knew Matthew would be the one person mad enough to join me,’ says Charlie. The intrepid schoolfriends aim to raise at least £25,000 for Brain Tumour UK after being inspired by a similar crossing by James Cracknell and Ben Fogle in 2005. ‘Charlie and I read their book and watched their DVDs and thought it was awe-inspiring,’ says Matthew. The friends will row in gruelling shifts of two hours on and two hours off and hope to complete the challenging journey in around six weeks.

‘This is an incredible effort on behalf of everyone affected by a brain tumour and I know that many people will be inspired to support Charlie and Matthew in their challenge,’ says Jenny Baker OBE, Chief Executive of Brain Tumour UK. ‘Taking on one of the world's most powerful oceans cannot be under-estimated and we wish them every success on their incredible journey.’

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  and track their progress online.