Sergeant pots loads of cash for NSPCC (From The Oxford Times)

Sergeant pots loads of cash for NSPCC

2:50pm Saturday 28th January 2012 in News By Tom Jennings

AN RAF sergeant raised more than £1,000 for the NSPCC with a snooker marathon at RAF Brize Norton.

Sgt Marc Cowling, flight operations manager of 99 Squadron, played against 63 of his colleagues during the 24-hour stint on Sunday and Monday – and won every game.

He said: “It was quite difficult but it went really well. It is a nice amount of money to have raised and it was really, really worthwhile.

“I really enjoyed it and I had brilliant support.”

He added: “I am tired but I managed to get a room in the sergeant’s mess and sleep for a bit, and I am used to working nights so it was not too bad.”

Sgt Cowling used to play for the Plymouth under-21s snooker team when he was younger.

He hopes to raise another pot cash for the NSPCC later this year or early next year with a marathon run from north to south Devon.