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Director Sir David Pepper paid tribute to the GCHQ Microsoft Challenger 2006 team on Friday when presenting a cheque for £5,500 to the NSPCC. On handing over the cheque to Lisa Clift, Community Appeals Manager for the Gloucestershire division, he praised the team for their "fantastic effort and overall commitment" in raising such an outstanding amount of money. Lisa also highlighted the remarkable achievement by the team and its importance to the NSPCC: "Your efforts will help vulnerable children across the UK. The levels of energy and enthusiasm are a constant surprise to us. Everyone deserves to be proud." In 2005 the NSPCC HelpLine received over 1,500 calls from the Gloucestershire area. The Microsoft Challengers Trophy is the most advanced and diverse corporate team challenge in the World. To succeed participants need to be fit, mentally sharp and able to work as a team. The 2006 event was held in Ayrshire and on the Isle of Arran and consisted of four days and nights of gruelling physical and mental team challenges in which teamwork and strategy played a vital role. This year there were over 120 teams from a wide variety of UK and European companies, all competing for the coveted Challenger trophy. The wide range of challenges faced included building a water wheel, mountain biking and running through forests, canoeing around lochs and cracking codes. The GCHQ team finished a very creditable eighth overall, narrowly missing out on retaining the Public Sector trophy. Preparations for Challenger 2007, to be held in Yorkshire, are now well underway with GCHQ's team members being recruited. (Further information about the Challenger event, including photographs, can be found at www.challengerworld.com) 28 September 2006 |
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