What made Peterborough chef Gareth skateboard into the River Nene?

Peterborough chef Gareth Ellison was as good as his word yesterday - when he celebrated his restaurant's success with a soaking in the River Nene.
Gareth skateboarding into the NeneGareth skateboarding into the Nene
Gareth skateboarding into the Nene

Gareth runs the Resist! Vegan Kitchen at the Key Theatre on The Embankment - overlooking the river - with business partner Lynn Jobson, which opened at the beginning of March.

It was a big step for the duo, who had operated as a pop-up restaurant in the city for a couple of years, and Gareth promised if the restaurant ever had a noteable achievement he would skateboard into the River Nene.

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And yesterday, as Resist! sat on top of the TripAdvisor Peterborough restaurants chart, the former pro-skateboarder took the plunge.

"There was no way Lynn was going to forget what I said, so I had to do it," said Gareth.

Read about Resist! making TripAdvisor #1 here.