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Mike and Mary-Anne run a charity called Raising Aspirations Through Sport (R.A.T.S.). The aim of this is to take youngsters from backgrounds where skiing would not normally be an option, and turn them into qualified ski instructors. They stay in Wengen all winter and undergo intensive training, before taking their exams. Needless to say, all this is expensive, so Mike and Mary-Anne have organised a fundraising event. Colin and Steve provided the music, and we started with an auction. Del, our auctioneer, was great entertainment.

I ‘won’ a drinks voucher.

The students are known as Rats. Here’s Roxy, last year’s Rat. She’s been working for ski school all this season, living the dream thanks to RATS.

Rocks was absolutely packed. We also had a quiz, and a raffle, and I’m sure a lot of money was raised. If you’d like to know more about RATS, you can visit the website here.

After all that excitement, we had a quiet day today, with a nice walk by the lake in the afternoon sunshine. It’s hard to believe that we walked all the way round Lake Brienz last summer.