By Marjorie Kerr, West Lothian Courier DARING fundraisers are being given the chance to take part in a fire walk to raise funds for a leading charity. The Macmillan Fire Walk Challenge will be held on Saturday, February 13, at 7.30pm within M&D’s Theme Park, Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell. Following a Fire Walk seminar, which [...]
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World Record for Hottest fire walk ever!! (only in America!!)
On Saturday, October 18, 1997, near Redmond Washington, a group of 23 people (one has requested that their name not be listed) walked a 3.5 meter long firebed, participating in setting a new world record for the hottest fire intentionally walked on by a human being. The hottest part of the fire, which was approximately [...]
Firewalk Challenge – Have you got what it takes?
27 MARCH 2010, NORTHANTS COUNTY CRICKET CLUB This unusual challenge requires participants to walk across a 20ft bed of hot coals under the supervision of Fire Walking Experts Survivorbility Ltd. All participants must take part in a 1hr training session to prepare for the challenge. Over 80 people have now successfully walked on coals to [...]
Events in Vale of Glamorgan Real Radio 105-106 FM
Saturday, 27th March: A fire-walk to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust at the Old College Inn, Barry Road, Barry at 7.00 pm. Just a short walk over burning embers! Event staged by Survivorbility Ltd. For full details contact Anne Huxtable on 029 2040 5923 or huxtableanne@yahoo.co.uk.
How is fire walking possible?
In the 1930's the University of London Council for Psychical Research organized two firewalks to study the phenomena scientifically. In 1935 an Indian, Kuda Bux, and two British scientists walked across a 12 foot fire pit, containing mainly oak embers at about 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, in April of 1937, another firewalk was performed for [...]
Fawcett Society Firewalk for Feminism (4 February, London)
After a training session with firewalking team Survivorbility, volunteers will be skipping across hot coals to raise sponsorship funds for the Fawcett Society. Celebrity supporters include Ken Livingstone and Oona King, and Tipping the Velvet author Sarah Waters has pledged that she will do the actual firewalk. Waters says: "Feminism is part of a wider [...]
We're hot stuff!
The West Yorkshire fundraising would like to say a huge thank you and well done to everyone who took part in the Macmillan Fire walk on Sunday 15 November 2009. The day was a great success with over £4,900 being pledged to Macmillan Cancer Support. This will really help improve the lives of people affected [...]
Firewalking ladies raise over £3000
FOUR women completed a charity fire-walk in memory of a friend who died of motor neurone disease. Louise Jones, 34, Polly Baker, 43, Sophie Cudwoth, 33 and Zoe Richards, 29, who all work for Invesco Perpetual in Henley, took part in the challenge at Northampton cricket ground. They were given an hour-long motivational speech before [...]
Three Miles North of Molkom
“Hilarious” **** – Wendy Ide, The Times “Side-splittingly funny” – Psychologies Magazine “A gentle, sweet-natured film populated by butterflies who decline to be broken on the wheel of cynicism.” **** – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian “A significant achievement” **** – Sukhdev Sandhu, Daily Telegraph “It looks great and there are more laughs than your [...]
Pulse FM join in the fun
The Pulse On Sunday 15th November The Pulse joined forces with Macmillan Cancer Support to raise money by asking individuals to walk bare foot over red-hot wood embers measuring some 800 degrees celsius. It all took place at Benfield Toyota, Wakefield and our very own Jacqui Blay was not only your host for the afternoon [...]
