Sunday January 31, 2021, 4:00 PM
After his own battles with mental health, Joe decided he wanted to give something back to the charity. Credit: ITV Channel TV
A Guernsey personal trainer has raised more than £8,000 for Guernsey Mind throughout January.
Joe Collenette has spent the 30 days lifting 300,000 kilos, running 300 kilometres, swimming for 300 minutes and doing 3,000 minutes of meditation.
Today (31 January) marked the last part of his journey, with a swim at Cobo Bay.
I am completely overwhelmed - I had an initial target of a humble £1,000, so times that by eight! Hopefully people will continue to donate - we re up to nearly 200 supporters which is just fantastic.
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More than £7,500 has been raised for charity through the annual Boxing Day dip in Guernsey.
Around three thousand people were at the beach. Many braved the cold December weather and donned their Santa hats and swimsuits to take part in the swim at Cobo Bay. It was the event s biggest turn out to date. The funds raised will go the the Guernsey Cheshire Home which provides care and opportunities for people with serious physical disabilities.
Organised swims were not able to take place in Jersey this year, due to restrictions on gatherings.