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48-hour pool marathon in Skegness
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04/07/2025
A Skegness man took part in a 48-hour pool marathon in memory of his friend, Darren Cooper, who died of cancer last July. He was raising funds in aid of Men’s Mental Health and Cancer Research charities. Barry Robinson reports:
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Eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, yay!
00:12
Yay!
00:26
Come here.
00:28
For the Morton family, as it is, great people.
00:32
And Dave, what he's done is absolutely superb there.
00:36
This man came, says, can you help me, will you help me get this up and running?
00:41
For his mate, I've passed away.
00:43
Can't lose me.
00:45
That's, of course, a little pal.
00:47
Never again.
00:49
350 games, I believe.
00:52
How many of those did you win, do you know?
00:55
Not sure.
00:56
Last time they had about 89, I think.
00:59
That's not bad, is it?
01:01
So, 48 hours.
01:04
You must be ready for bed now, I've got to say.
01:08
What have we raised, roughly?
01:10
We think we've got £1,850 from Rathol.
01:13
We've got £600 on GoFundMe and we're still counting.
01:17
So, you know, you can still come down, you can still donate, you can leave it at the pub here.
01:22
I'm just not playing Paul Wood here.
01:26
Apparently, if you want a game of Paul Wood, Dave, it's going to cost you £100 a game.
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