My story

Never mind the Olympics, 2012 is my Year Without Beer! I am spending all 366 days of this leap year alcohol free in an attempt to raise money for charity.

If giving up all alcohol for a year isn’t enough of a challenge to make you dig deep and show your support, in June I also decided to take up running and plan to run 500 miles by the end of the year! As part of my running challenge I am signed up to run a quarter marathon, 10 mile road race (Great South Run) and 8 mile off road challenge (The Grim Original).

Why am I raising money for Cancer Research UK?

 

Sadly most of our lives have been or will be affected by cancer at some point. Cancer has robbed many families of their loved ones, including my Dad who passed away from cancer in 1998 and both of my wife’s parents.

Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research. It works to fight cancer on all fronts, finding new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat it to save more lives. It is entirely funded by the public. With your help, we can ensure more people beat cancer.

 

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

Updates on my Year Without Beer can be found at http://yearwithoutbeer.com

My charity

Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK

Charity Registration No. in England and Wales 1089464, Scotland SC041666

Cancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research. We are fighting cancer on all fronts, finding new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat it to save more lives. We are entirely funded by the public. With your help, we can ensure more people beat cancer.

Donations 26

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Well Done Bruv, Happy New Year.

Donation by Stuart, Vicky, Lewis and Oliver xx on 31/12/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Well done :0)

Donation by Heather Sparkes on 31/12/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Chris Jones on 31/12/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Hopefully this has put you over your £500 - well done Neil xx

Donation by Carol Brace on 31/12/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Lee Mintram on 31/12/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Looks like you did it Neil - well done! Happy New Year!

Donation by Kim Jones on 31/12/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Well done Neil especially with all the miles you have put in training :) such a worthy cause too Bravo xx

Donation by julie & nasos on 15/12/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

I just found this and think its great, well done! Wish I could donate more... Hope you reach your target

Donation by arlene gormley on 10/12/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Well done. I found your blog and thought it was great, in fact I want to do something similar for 2013. Hope you complete the year ok!

Donation by Liz Smith on 09/12/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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I'm impressed... keep up the good work

Donation by Graham Loader on 19/11/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Well done Neil! Amazed at the dedication you have put in to the cause. You're looking very healthy too as a side effect. An inspiration to all.

Donation by Prabhu Mudliar on 10/11/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 23/10/12

£2.00

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Neil, you are an inspiration! Xx

Donation by Giuseppa Bott on 05/09/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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In memory Jill

Donation by Val Martin on 12/08/12

£5.00

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Donation by Anonymous on 12/04/12

£2.00

+ £0.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck

Donation by Malcolm Tye on 01/03/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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In memory of all we have lost to cancer

Donation by Mum on 29/01/12

£20.00

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Good luck, would consider joining you for lent but 40 days sounds too difficult let alone 366! Very impressed by your dedication & will power.

Donation by Paul Tibbetts on 24/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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We're so impressed with what you are doing Neil. You've not taken on an easy challenge. The very best of luck. Geoff and Candida.

Donation by Geoff Astle on 14/01/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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You'll have to celebrate saints winning the league with a nice pint of juice! Good luck Neil - fantastic cause x

Donation by Alice Cantelo on 14/01/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Good luck Neil, you can do it.

Donation by . Nolan Family on 02/01/12

£10.00

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One large dry white and a pint of Stella!

Donation by Emma Mellor on 01/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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A very worthy cause. Good luck Neil. x

Donation by Kylie Rowley on 01/01/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Good for you :)

Donation by Maria Hooper on 01/01/12

£2.00

+ £0.50 Gift Aid

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Cheers Neil ! x

Donation by Vicky Martin on 01/01/12

£5.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£234.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£2.00
  • Total raised£236.00
  • Gift Aid£48.50

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