Real Tennis World Record Attempt - £2,200 raised so far!!

Rising to the Challenge… For Sport Relief

Real Tennis, the mother of Lawn Tennis and the favoured sport of King Henry the Eighth made a huge impact on Sport Relief this year. Will Stephens, regular dad and Real Tennis enthusiast faced a raft of opponents in an attempt to raise at least £2200 for Sport Relief and, at the same time, create a new World Record.  And, amazingly, HE DID IT!

From 10am on Saturday 20th March, Will played as many single opponents as he could manage for a straight 24 hours and, in so doing, he was aiming to create a new Guinness World Record: Real Tennis, Singles, Most Consecutive Opponents.

The event took place at Prested Hall in Feering, Colchester, Essex.
By getting involved in the Sport Relief Weekend Will was helping to change the world. All the cash raised will help to transform the lives of poor and vulnerable people, both at home and across the world’s poorest countries.

Will, the CFO of Screenocean Ltd says, “I’ve been playing Real Tennis for over ten years and I’m so pleased to be able to use something I love to create good for other people. I’ve been undertaking intense training in the 6 short weeks since deciding to do this - sometimes playing for a solid 8 hours to prepare me for the marathon that faces me. Played with heavy wooden rackets, I have no doubt, by the end of the epic 24 hours, I’ll have a right arm to match Rafael Nadal’s!”
Anyone whowould like to follow Will’s progress while training for the event, please follow him on the Prested Real Tennis blog, which can be found at: http://prestedhallrealtennis.blogspot.com/ and you can still support Will by going to: http://www.mysportrelief.com/WillStephens?SID=82974
For more information please contact:
Will Stephens on 07545 922992 or will@screenocean.com

• Prested Hall has two of the 25 Real Tennis courts in the UK.
• Comic Relief/Sport Relief:
• As one of the UK’s biggest fundraising events, Sport Relief brings the entire nation together to get active, raise cash and change lives.

• The Sport Relief Weekend took place from Friday 19th March to Sunday 21st March 2010 providing three whole days of energy, entertainment and events for everyone to enjoy.

From the Friday of fundraising fun, and a night of cracking TV on BBC One, right through to the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on Sunday, it was a brilliant weekend.

And, the best bit is, all the cash raised will help people living incredibly tough lives across the UK and the world’s poorest countries.

• Since its launch in 2002, Sport Relief has raised over £80 million.

• Sport Relief, an initiative of Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).