PENGUINS AGAINST CANCER

Prior to the match Simon was remembered by his family, teams and supporters with applause that echoed around Honor Oak Park. At times champagne rugby bubbled to the top, supporters shouting for both sides and changing allegiance throughout the match. Hugely entertaining with a final score of 49 - 51 to the Penguins. The club house following the match was a great warm up for the evening ahead. The evening included the announcement of the Simon Lau Pancreatic Cancer Research A

Thanks to Sanna, GKTWRC President, for letting us know about two recent events to raise funds for PAC. Over the years a variety of GKTWRFC merchandise had accumulated in our stores. Therefore, we thought it would be a great opportunity to raise money for PAC by holding an auction for these items. We sold a variety of brand new pieces of clothing including old tour T shirts, jackets, jumpers and shorts. In total we raised £184 with our highest bid and most contested for item b

On 6th September 2025 a motley crew of Penguins (Pat Davis, Guy Cartwright, Al Crawford, Roy Dixon and Charlie Beardmore) will attempt to row approximately 21 miles along Loch Ness as part of the Monster the Loch challenge. If you can support this monster effort please donate here: https://gofund.me/ffc4c329 Update - £2500 raised in this monster effort, congratulations and thanks to the motley crew, hope the blisters have cleared up! Thanks to Charlie for the entertaining rep

Simon Bunting is taking on the challenge of swimming 11 miles across Windermere this September to support Penguins Against Cancer after his recent battle with bowel cancer. Every donation, no matter how small, makes a real difference in funding important research, and he would truly appreciate your support. If you could click the link below to donate or share it with others, it would mean so much to Simon and to PAC! You can contribute via the GoFundMe or Donate page, help Si

PAC Thames Skiff Rowing and Thames Path Waddle 15th– 20th June 2025 Four Aquanauts, three walkers and a dog met early, in bright sunshine, a mile north of Moulsford at the Cholsey slipway on the North Bank of the Thames. Tom the Boatman gave his standard in depth briefing with lots of skiff dos and don'ts; Tony in particular paid rapt attention.  Soon after we loaded our supplies (largely a cool box of drinks and multiple packets of pork scratchings) and began rowing.  The Wa

Eight fossilising Penguins, with a combined age of 500, visited the beautiful Wye valley for a few days of walking, canoeing, bar games, impromptu singing, japes and buffoonery, and to celebrate Pat Davis’s entry into his 7 th  decade.  We were housed in a very pleasant converted chapel in Crickhowell ( from Crug Hywel ‘Hywel’s Mound’, possibly related to the nearby Iron Age hillfort on Table Mountain, and even more implausibly to Table Mountain in Cape Town ) the historic ca

One of our Trustees, Louise, is going to be very busy this Saturday, read on to find out why! "On 7th June, Louise and Meg are taking on...

The Penguin Peloton safely boarded the ferry and arrived early morning in Portsmouth after successfully navigating their way through...

The Penguin Peloton were in a celebratory mood last night and after a refreshing dip for some, there was an attitude of "eat, drink and...

The overnight ferry to St Malo arrived with the Penguin Peloton ready for another day of riding, two objectives today, meet the advance...

A sunny, well dry, 07:30 start at Guys Hospital for the official start of the round trip, objective today - don't miss the ferry!...

The official start date of the Penguin Peloton is May 23rd when the majority of riders set off from Guys Hospital. However, on May 20th a...

The Big Push isn't preparation for not being on a bike, the current fundraising total is at 40% of the £50,000 target. The final effort...

The Paul Scanlan memorial fixture - Penguins vs Past Guy's XV. Always a great club day & festival atmosphere. Pictured below, the...

Great afternoon with the students . Organised by Imogen, Josh John and Abby- huge success and great fun: about 70 attendees including...

Some words of encouragement from an experienced rider to the rest of the Peloton. "Great to see some of you putting the miles in!!! I...

Trustees Pat & Charlie are never off PAC duty! They checked out the scale of the climb from a bar in the V&A Waterfront, well somebody...

Not only a talented dentist but a talented artist, Matt Rose is kindly selling his artistic creations in aid of Penguins Against Cancer....

Penguin Peloton - Guy's Hospital to Guy's Hospital via Normandy The Penguin Peloton will cycle over 500 km from Guy's Hospital Tower via...

GHRFC alumni return to Honor Oak Park to compete against the current boys for the Fergus Scholefield Memorial Cup. Match Report: It was a...