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Cowes Chippy Steps Up After Isle Of Wight Charity Suffers 'Unpleasant' Theft

Corrie's Cabin

A Cowes fish and chip shop has come to the rescue after the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust suffered a theft on the eve of getting back on the water.

Corries Cabin stepped in to replace a memory card containing sailing charts that had been stolen from one of the charity's yachts at their Scottish base in Largs.

The theft happened days before the Trust was due to welcome young people back on board for 2021.

The sailing chart SSS card is described by the charity as a 'vital piece of kit'.

Frank Fletcher, Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust CEO, said:

“After more than a year of not being able to support young people in-person, it was a very unpleasant surprise to find the SSS card, with all of our sailing charts on had been stolen. 

“We were really looking forward to bringing young people back together again, but this is a vital piece of kit to have on our boats. For Richard, Corrie’s Cabin’s owner, to step in and enable us to replace it so quickly, was a really fantastic gesture. On Monday (12 July), six young people sailed with the Trust in Scotland for the first time since 2019. Having the new charts made that possible.”

Richard Quigley added:

“We’ve supported the Trust over the last 15 years in one way or another, they do such an amazing job. We feel very fortunate to be able to help and we are really happy their trips are restarting this year.”

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