Chichester canal hero Major Mick to take to the water in second 100 mile charity feat

Mick Stanley, who raised £44,000 for charity but rowing 100 miles along Chichester Canal, has announced he will return to the water with his latest charitable endeavour
By Joe Stack
Published 18th Jan 2021, 11:03 BST
Updated 19th Jan 2021, 12:26 BST
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Eighty-year-old Mick Stanley, of The Witterings, rowed for 100 miles along Chichester Canal to raise money for St Wilfrid's Hospice in a homemade boat, the 'Tintanic'.

'Oarsome' achievement as Major Mick's 100 mile Chichester Canal Challenge endsThe former Royal Dragoon Guards Major has now announced he will be undertaking another 100 mile rowing challenge but this time across various waterways and stretches of rivers and coast un and down the country.

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Major Mick, has begun work on his latest vessel, the 'Tintanic II', and hopes to begin his adventure later this year.

Major Mick celebrating on the day he completed his first 100-mile challengeMajor Mick celebrating on the day he completed his first 100-mile challenge
Major Mick celebrating on the day he completed his first 100-mile challenge

Major Mick raises £43,000 for St Wilfrid's HospiceHe said: "I have started now and I have plenty of time to do it but I won't be doing anything until Easter.

"I'm raising money for Alzheimer's Research and doing it because so many of my friends have been inflicted with the disease and have died of it so I think it is a worthy cause to support.

"It's nation wide too, so what I am intending to do it to go to various parts of the country - up to Scotland to the highlands."

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Former army major to row along Chichester canal for 100 miles in homemade boatMick enjoyed the community showing its support and the 'banter' he had with walkers up and down the canal towpath.

The corrugate iron sheets being delivered by CoversThe corrugate iron sheets being delivered by Covers
The corrugate iron sheets being delivered by Covers

He said he hopes to get more support for his next campaign: "I really enjoyed the banter and the talking to people along the tow path.

Mick has set no fundraising target at the moment but expects the new JustGiving page to online within the next three weeks.

"At some stage when the just giving page goes online I will put an amount on there but that won't be for another three weeks. I'm very pleased with the £44,000 I have raised [for the last challenge]. It started off as a but of a joke that would raise £1,000 but then it took off."

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Corrugated iron and other materials have been delivered to Mick as he starts work on the 'Tintanic II'. It will be roughly the same size as its predecessor but with one major improvement, "I hope I will be able to make it more watertight than the last one."