Francis and Jennifer

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Francis swapped his surf board for a skateboard, while Jennifer donned rollerblades for the journey which took them from Front Street, Tynemouth through the Tyne pedestrian tunnel all the way to the beach at Seaton Carew.

They left on Sunday morning at 7.30am, planning to get there by Sunday night and return on the Monday, however things didn't go quite as quickly as planned and so the challenge rolled on into a third day. 

The brother and sister team have so far raised over £300 for NSVL, which will be put towards the appeal for a new inshore rescue boat, which will cost over £8,000.

Francis, who worked as a lifeguard at Whitley Bay beach over the summer, came up with the idea: "After doing a sponsored swim a few weeks ago I thought I'd set myself a fundraising challenge in my other hobby of skateboarding. Originally I'd planned to go to Holy Island, but the route was a bit too dangerous so I decided on Hartlepool instead. With Jennifer joining me on rollerblades, hopefully our fundraising efforts will push the club a little bit nearer the target for buying a new rescue boat."

If you would like to sponsor them then you can donate online at http://www.smartgive.com/showpublicevent.php?url=boardfreelindisfarne