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Twin Town 2020+2

In aid of SpecialEffect Charity

Back in 2019, our small team of four decided to take part in the upcoming 2020 Twin Town Challenge, in aid of the technology charity SpecialEffect. 

One pandemic, two years and three extra staff later, April 2022 saw our EVOLVE-ing team embrace our Tenacious MHDE theme, and head off to France.

MHDE Banger

Over the course of the next few days, we sang, danced and partied our way through the French countryside, all while competing in challenges and raising money. Our team unanimously agreed that their favourite events were the street parties, live band performances and the opportunity to take turns racing our banger around the race track! We’re a competitive bunch…. The final tally of points saw Tenacious MHDE come 11th out of 77 teams. An unforgettable weekend with memories that will last a lifetime (and sore heads that lasted a few days..)

And the best part of all? As a team through our fundraising efforts, both ahead of the event and during, we contributed over £3700 to the 2022 event total of £376k. Since 2014, the Twin Town Challenge has raised over £1.28 million for SpecialEffect, which creates life changing technology for people with physical disabilities, creating fun and inclusion, and providing new methods of communication.

This is not the greatest team in the world, this is just a tribute
Jack Black (probably)

We’re saddened to say, this year is the final Twin Town Challenge, and we are so thankful to have been a small part of it. The event went out with a bang in July, where all teams who took part attended a black tie ball in Witney, to celebrate the achievements and announce the grand totals. If you want to learn more about Twin Town, or SpecialEffect, click the links here in the text.

We want to say a huge thank you to the organisers and volunteers who made sure everyone had a safe and enjoyable Twin Town, and for giving us the opportunity to raise funds for this worthy cause! We’ll keep our fingers crossed for a Twin Town revival!

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