Midlands farmers row the Atlantic and raise over £132,000

Midlands turkey farmer Rod Adlington and arable farmer Guy Minshull have completed their 3,200 mile trans-Atlantic row, reaching the shores of Antigua on Sunday morning (25 February).

The pair, together with Lancashire vet Anna Williams and serving paratrooper Alex Perry made landfall in Jolly Harbour to a rapturous reception, having set off from Lanzarote 53 days ago.

The crew, called The Brightsides, are raising money for cancer charity Get A-Head and for Meningitis Now, in memory of Rod’s young son Barney who succumbed to the disease aged just three in 2005.

So far, The Brightsides have raised over £132,000 for Get A-head and Meningitis now.