Tag: Ellie Simmonds

Paralympian Swimmer Ellie Simmonds Visits Hope Reef To Take Part In Sheba Hope Grows™ – The World’s Largest Coral Restoration Programme

Stuart Mitchell

Scientists estimate that if we do nothing, 95% of the world’s tropical reefs will be gone in the next 20 years, but hope is not lost. British Paralympian swimmer, Ellie Simmonds OBE, has joined forces with the SHEBA® cat food brand and Mars Sustainable Solutions on “Sheba Hope Grows™” – the world’s largest coral reef restoration programme – to raise awareness of the fundamental role coral reef restoration plays in protecting biodiversity under the sea. With the world’s coral reefs at breaking point, the Sheba Hope Grows™ programme aims to…

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Ellie Simmonds launches WaterAid’s Water Means Life appeal to bring water and toilets to healthcare facilities  

Stuart Mitchell

British Paralympic swimmer and Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Simmonds OBE has launched WaterAid’s new appeal, Water Means Life, aiming to bring life-changing access to clean water, decent toilets and hygiene facilities to healthcare centres in Mozambique and around the world. Through its appeal, WaterAid will help tackle the global hygiene crisis in healthcare centres across the world. Currently one in four healthcare centres have no clean water on site and almost half of health care centres have no basic handwashing facilities, putting staff and patients at a greater risk…

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Ellie Simmonds invites swimmers to take the plunge with a challenge for WaterAid as indoor pools reopen

Stuart Mitchell

To mark the reopening of indoor swimming facilities, British Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds OBE is encouraging people to take the plunge and sign up for a swimming challenge while supporting WaterAid.  The international organisation is launching its very own Swim Marathon challenge this summer and is also the official 2021 Charity Partner for the Great Swim Series, taking place this June. The Great Swim includes the UK’s biggest open water swimming event, the Great North Swim in the Lake District National Park and the Great East Swim in Suffolk. Previously, the events have attracted more than 12,000 swimmers and more than 40,000 supporters.    This week’s reopening of indoor swimming…

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