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<p>Hi to Everyone..... </p>
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<p>Back in 2008 Brian did the Manchester to Blackpool bike ride and a lot of people were very generous with their money and we raised just over <strong><em>£1500</em></strong> for the <em><span style="color: #ff0000;"><a title="Meningitis Trust" href="http://www.meningitis-trust.org" target="_blank">The Meningitis Trust</a><strong>. </strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">(click it, go on...but come back!)</span></span></em></p>
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<p>I think that 3 years is a long enough break for you all to have not been pestered for a little bit of cash and this time, I've manged to rope in two friends (fools), <em><span style="color: #0000ff;">Alan and Dave</span></em>, to make this ride a little more social and hopefully to raise a bit more money than last time. </p>
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<p>The ride this time is a lively little jaunt around Chehire - 100km to be exact </p>
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<p>Without going into details, <em><span style="color: #ff0000;">The Meningitis Trust</span></em> is a charity that is very important to my wife Alison and myself and whenever possible, we like to raise a little bit of money for them as well as (and just as importantly) awareness of what they do.</p>
<p>Thank you for having a quick read and we'd appreciate any amount you can spare.</p>
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<p>Click on the smaller photo at the left and you can see some of the services that <em><span style="color: #ff0000;">The Meningitis Trust </span></em><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;">offer for free - these services cost <strong>£8000</strong> a day to support.......</span></span></p>
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<p>Here's the normal JustGiving blurb............</p>
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<p><em><strong>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.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>So please dig deep and donate now.</strong></em></p>