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24-hour ‘grapplethon’ to raise funds for defibrillator in community
A 24-hour “grapplethon” is set to take place to raise funds to install a defibrillator in a community.
Martial arts club Aftermath BJJ Knowle is behind the event, which will see them grapple non-stop from midday on Saturday to midday on Sunday.
Nick Jordan, instructor of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club on Filwood Broadway in Knowle West, has created a GoFundMe to raise £2,000 for the life-saving device.
He hopes to put the machine – which will become the only 24-hour, public defibrillator in Knowle West – outside his club.
“The grapplethon is to bring the community together in a way that we can raise money for a really good cause,” says Nick.
“I think a defibrillator is something that we should have in this area. It’s a lifesaving tool and we should have had it ages ago. Just two weeks ago, someone in the area was having heart palpations and needed one.”
Aftermath BJJ Knowle is hosting the 24-hour grapplethon at its club from Saturday to Sunday – photo: Aftermath BJJ Knowle
Aftermath opened in a former cafe on Filwood Broadway, in April, under its previous name, Gracie Barra Knowle.
The club, which started in 2016 and was based at Filwood Community Centre before moving to its current venue, is open seven days a week.
As well as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes for adults and children, it also runs classes in wrestling and yoga.
During the grapplethon from Saturday to Sunday, there will also be teas and coffees for those that visit and a bucket to collect donations.
To give to Aftermath’s fundraiser for a defibrillator in Knowle West, visit: www.gofundme.com/f/to-get-a-defibrillator-for-our-local-community
Charlie Watts is reporting on Knowle West as part of Bristol24/7’s community reporter scheme, a project which aims to tell stories from areas of Bristol traditionally under-served by the mainstream media
Main photo: Charlie Watts
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