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Helping TV personality, Lorraine Kelly, zipline off Wellington arch for charity awareness!

Helping TV personality, Lorraine Kelly, zipline off Wellington arch for charity awareness!

In December 2012, whilst leading the team responsible for raising awareness of the Royal Marines, we were tasked with coordinating a stunt featuring British TV personality Lorraine Kelly to zipline off the top of the Wellington Arch in central London to launch the Uk4u Thanks! Christmas campaign, which aimed to send Christmas boxes to servicemen and women stationed abroad that year!

We had already been involved in various high-profile events and had now arrived in the bustling heart of the city to set up the zipline. With limited space beneath the archway, we had to rig the zipline to a heavy vehicle and carefully position safety barriers to ensure the stunt's success without obstructing photographers and videographers. An epic and fun task to round off a busy year..!

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