Brothers to tandem paddleboard 100 miles along Thames

Tim and Adrian will hope to raise £1,000 for Diabetes UK and their other brother Stephen will be cheering them on

Two brothers are planning to paddle 100 miles in the same paddleboard to raise money for charity.

On 11 May, Adrian, 58, and Tim Angell, 60, will travel down the River Thames from Lechlade, in Gloucestershire, to Windsor, in Berkshire, on a tandem paddleboard.

The pair, originally from Cumbria, hope to raise £1,000 for Diabetes UK.

Adrian Angell has raised more than £10,000 for the charity in multiple paddle boarding challenges across the world over the past six years.

Adrian Angell has raised more than £10,000 for Diabetes UK over the past six years

He said: “It’s going to be so great to have my brother alongside me for this challenge.

"He’s a complete beginner and going from zero to 100 miles is no mean feat, but I have complete faith in him that he can do this.

"We have family and friends who live with diabetes so we see how hard life can be managing the condition.

"We hope that our fundraising can provide support and hope to as many people as possible.”

Tim Angell added: “Over the past six years I’ve seen Adrian take on some amazing challenges to raise money for Diabetes UK.

"I’ve always supported him from the side-lines but this time, and I don’t quite know how it happened, he’s persuaded me to take part.

"I’m an active runner and mountaineer so have a reasonable level of fitness already, but I’ll definitely be having more lessons in the lead-up.

"It’s a daunting challenge but I’m looking forward to spending time with my brother doing something for a really important cause.”