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- Max, about to drop.
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- Mother of former patient Merrin, going over the edge.
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- Evie getting strapped in.
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- Mitchell, going over the edge.
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- Former patient Rhiannon, strapped in and about to go.
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- Phoebe going over the edge.
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- Erika, Jo, Elye, Daisy, Daniel, Sally, Max, Ellie, Dan and Louis. A group of family and friends doing the abseil in memory of Erika’s Husband James who GWAAC attended in March 2025.
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- Mitchell, going down!
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- GWAAC volunteer Janet Adams before the drop.
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- Kate, ready for action!
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- Amanda about to take the plunge.
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- Phoebe ready to go!
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- Evie on the roof of the Dolman stand of Ashton Gate Stadium
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- Critical Care Doctor Mike about to drop.
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- Erika and friends, cheering on the other abseilers.
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- Luca, going down!
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- Critical Care Doctor Mike enjoying the views.
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- GWAAC volunteer Janet on the descent.
Photos by Image Works/Paul Rubery and Bristol Drones
On Sunday 4 May a group of 56 intrepid adventurers climbed to the top of Ashton Gate's Dolman Stand to abseil 75ft to the pitchside below.
Accompanied by Critical Care Doctors Mike and Andrew, as well as SPCC Callum, a group that included former patients, GWAAC volunteers and families of former patients were strapped in on the roof of the stadium and bravely climbed over the edge to descend to the cheering crowd below.
Congratulations and thank-you to the abseilers and everyone who sponsored them. You managed to raise over £22,000 for our life-saving service.!
“It was such a fun day! Climbing over the bar on the roof was definitely nerve wracking but what a thrill to actually dare the drop - by the time my feet were on the floor I could have done it all over again.”
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