About Black Isle
The Black Isle is a peninsula within Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish Highlands. It includes the towns of Cromarty and Fortrose, and the villages of Culbokie, Jemimaville, Rosemarkie, Avoch, Munlochy, Tore, North Kessock and Muir of Ord, as well as numerous smaller settlements.
Graeme Souness: Football legend swims Channel for £1m fundraiser
... Isla, from Black Isle, near Inverness, has had her condition since birth and has to be wrapped head to toe in bandages...
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... The former Liverpool, Rangers and Scotland player is doing the 16-hour swim after meeting Isla Grist from the Black Isle, near Inverness...
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Graeme Souness: Football legend swims Channel for £1m fundraiser
By Toby WadeyBBC News
Football legend Graeme Souness has completed a swim across the English Channel to raise £1m for charity.
The ex-Liverpool player was inspired to take on The Challenge after meeting Isla Grist, 14, who suffers from rare skin Disease Epidermolysis bullosa.
He during a BBC interview as he described it as " the cruellest Disease out there".
The 70-year-old, who lives in Dorset, took 12 Hours and 17 minutes to complete the 21-mile swim.
He took part in The Challenge with five Other Men , including Isla's father, to raise money for Debra UK, which supports people with the Disease , also known as butterfly skin.
Posting on, The Charity offered its " huge congratulations" to Souness and his fellow swimmers.
Speaking on Bbc Breakfast ahead of taking on the gruelling test of endurance, the former Rangers and Scotland player described meeting Isla from the Scottish Highlands .
He choked back tears as he described her as " The Most unique person I've ever met".
" She does this to me every time. She's an inspiration to me - Even at my age, " He Said .
Isla, from Black Isle , near Inverness, has had her condition since birth and has to be wrapped head to toe in bandages. These are changed Three Times a week in a procedure that is extremely painful.
Souness said he first became aware of the Disease about five years ago. He Said he had now become " mates" with Isla, whose courage was an inspiration to him.
" This Disease . . it's the cruellest, nastiest Disease . For someone So Young to be so Brave . . and Isla's aware of the impact this has on her mum and dad and she helps them, " He Said .
" This is a very special Young Lady you're in The Company of, she really is, and I Am … she gets me in tears every Time I 'm in her company. "
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