Third Mahdlo Marathon
For the third year in a row, Inspector Danny Atherton along with Constable Damieon Hartley-Pickles and a Greater Manchester Police team have held a marathon sports to raise money for Mahdlo Youth Zone in Oldham.
On Saturday 25 January 2020, their challenge was to take part in a gruelling 13-hour session of touch rugby and five-a-side football.
Thirteen teams took part, including local junior schools and sports clubs from across Oldham.
GMP’s Chief Constable Ian Hopkins also showed his support by participating in two of the games.
PC Damieon Hartley-Pickles from GMP’s Oldham Division said: “This was a true test of stamina and as we got to the end of the 13-hours, I could hear my bones creaking.
“Our team consisted of players from GMP’s rugby league team as well as family, friends and associates linked to the Oldham Division. It was a hard slog but thinking about the charity and all they do to support our locations communities spurred the teams on.”
This is the third year running that the team have held a fundraising event, having done a 24-hour five-a-side football marathon in 2018 raising a staggering £6000, following by a 13-hour touch rugby marathon in 2019, raising £4000. These challenges have all been to raise money for Mahdlo Youth Zone in Oldham who provide opportunities and activities for young people across the community.
So far in 2020, the team have raised over £3,500 which brings the total raised by the team in the past three years, to just over £13,500.
Alongside the matches, they also held a raffle with over 40 prizes including first prize of a signed Manchester United football shirt kindly donated by the Manchester United Foundation.
GMP’s Inspector Danny Atherton commented that; “I would also like to say a big thank you to everyone involved and who supported the event.
“I would like to say a special thanks to some fantastic GMP members of staff - Sophie Sowerby, Paula Isaacs and PCSO Suzanne Pealin who created the brochure for the challenge and also managed to persuade a number of local businesses to support the event.”
To contact Greater Manchester Police for a less urgent matter or make a report online you can also visit www.gmp.police.uk.
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give evidence.
Third Mahdlo Marathon
For the third year in a row, Inspector Danny Atherton along with Constable Damieon Hartley-Pickles and a Greater Manchester Police team have held a marathon sports to raise money for Mahdlo Youth Zone in Oldham.
On Saturday 25 January 2020, their challenge was to take part in a gruelling 13-hour session of touch rugby and five-a-side football.
Thirteen teams took part, including local junior schools and sports clubs from across Oldham.
GMP’s Chief Constable Ian Hopkins also showed his support by participating in two of the games.
PC Damieon Hartley-Pickles from GMP’s Oldham Division said: “This was a true test of stamina and as we got to the end of the 13-hours, I could hear my bones creaking.
“Our team consisted of players from GMP’s rugby league team as well as family, friends and associates linked to the Oldham Division. It was a hard slog but thinking about the charity and all they do to support our locations communities spurred the teams on.”
This is the third year running that the team have held a fundraising event, having done a 24-hour five-a-side football marathon in 2018 raising a staggering £6000, following by a 13-hour touch rugby marathon in 2019, raising £4000. These challenges have all been to raise money for Mahdlo Youth Zone in Oldham who provide opportunities and activities for young people across the community.
So far in 2020, the team have raised over £3,500 which brings the total raised by the team in the past three years, to just over £13,500.
Alongside the matches, they also held a raffle with over 40 prizes including first prize of a signed Manchester United football shirt kindly donated by the Manchester United Foundation.
GMP’s Inspector Danny Atherton commented that; “I would also like to say a big thank you to everyone involved and who supported the event.
“I would like to say a special thanks to some fantastic GMP members of staff - Sophie Sowerby, Paula Isaacs and PCSO Suzanne Pealin who created the brochure for the challenge and also managed to persuade a number of local businesses to support the event.”
To contact Greater Manchester Police for a less urgent matter or make a report online you can also visit www.gmp.police.uk.
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give evidence.