by Joe Jeffrey
Camping and Caravanning Club president reaches dizzy heights to promote campaign
TV presenter Julia Bradbury has spent the night camping on top of London’s O2 Arena as part of a joint celebration of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’s diamond anniversary and The Camping and Caravanning Club’s annual National Camping and Caravanning Week.
Bradbury completed the 350m walk to reach the top of The O2, in Greenwich, South East London, at dusk on last night (24 May), before pitching her tent on a platform 52m above ground level, the equivalent of almost 12 London buses. After waking up to a 360 degree view of London, Julia made her way back down at around 9am this morning.
As a passionate supporter of both organisations and of the great outdoors, the ambassador for The Camping and Caravanning Club took on the challenge as part of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Diamond Challenge, a one-off initiative encouraging people of all ages to do something adventurous and get out of their comfort zones in 2016, the Duke of Edinburgh charity’s diamond anniversary year.
Speaking ahead of her challenge, Bradbury said: “I hope my night camping on the roof of The O2 inspires everyone to get out there and challenge themselves with an outdoor adventure of their own. I’m proud to be supporting two iconic organisations in the outdoor world. Both the DofE and CCC are doing inspiring things to motivate people to get outside. I’m looking forward to being one of very few people to have spent the night on top of The O2!”
The Duke of Edinburgh Award’s chief executive, Peter Westgarth, said: “We’re delighted Julia agreed to support us in our Diamond Anniversary year. Camping overnight in the outdoors can be daunting to some, but to camp on top of a London landmark is certainly a first! Doing a Diamond Challenge this year is the perfect opportunity for everyone to have a go at something new while raising much-needed funds for our charity to help us reach out to even more young people. With seven months left, it’s still not too late to sign up and do your very own Challenge.”
To find out more about the Duke of Edinburgh Diamond Challenge and get involved, click here now.
