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BRENTWOOD TO BARCELONA CHARITY RIDE 2010

In aid of : Great Ormond Street Hospital, The

A group of  5 friends Sean Balmford, Paul Merrington, Richard Robins, Daniel Stewart and Sean Snell are going to be undertaking a huge physical (and mental!!) challenge. Also joining them in the SUPPORT vehicle will be the invaluable Johnny wheels the driver and his right and sometimes left hand man Co-pilot groggy. 

 

We will be cycling (pedal) from Brentwood in Essex to Barcelona yes Barcelona in Spain. This is in aid of 3 tremendous charities, Great Ormond Street Hospital (a place that some members of the trip have come to greatly appreciate, their children having been treated there in the past and needing continued care in the future), The YJS Trust http://www.yjstrust.com/index.php for the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity (alternative treatment centre in Essex) and SNAP  http://www.snapcharity.org/ a Brentwood based charity for children with Special Needs And their Parents.

The Money you donate will be distributed via The YJS Trust to the three Charities.

 

This epic journey  will take place between Friday the 10th and Sat the 18th of September 2010. Therefore aiming to complete the 1000 plus miles in a total of 9 days from start to finish all of us riding the full distance through France to Barcelona via some of the famous Pyrenean Mountain passes  

Feel free to look at the links to the route below. 

Day 1: Brentwood to Dover:

http://beta.mapmyride.com/route/detail/20751760/

Day 1: Calais to Desvres

ttp://www.mapmyride.com/route/detail/20437730/

Day 2: Desvres to Beauvais:

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/detail/20439792/

Day 3: Beauvais to Orleans

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/detail/20442588/

Day 4:

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/detail/20547042/

Day 5:

http://beta.mapmyride.com/route/detail/20549044/

Day 6:

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/detail/20576012/

Day 7:

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/detail/20577300/

Day 8:

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/detail/20608060/

Day 9:

 

This trip will be expensive in both time and money and we would like to stress that ALL costs are being covered by us and all the monies raised will go directly to the charities. 

 

Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.
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good luck chaps- great cause. ASH Donation by ashley trengove on 20/08/10

 
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
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Best of luck Fellas. Donation by Gary Fryett on 20/08/10

 
£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
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Mez - Beware the Dustman. Best of luck to you all... Donation by Nick Caffarate on 19/08/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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Good luck fellas!! Fantastic cause. All the best x Donation by Mahesh Collins on 19/08/10

 
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Good Luck chaps ...terrific challenge great causes.....ride strong ...be safe.. Donation by simon Judd on 19/08/10

 
£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid
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Good Luck guys on this amazing challenge. All the best Donation by Tim O'Leary on 19/08/10

 
£500.00
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Bon courage Richard xx bisous Donation by Julie Sellier on 18/08/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Good Luck Mate. Donation by Mark Charters on 18/08/10

 
£200.00
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good luck Donation by jim chilcott on 18/08/10

 
£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
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Best of luck Camel and all. Donation by Stuart Borner on 18/08/10

 
£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid
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Good luck mate, I'm glad you'll finally fulfil your dream of being able to eat 7000 calories a day! Donation by Alasdair Walworth on 18/08/10

 
£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
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Best of luck Paul. Hope you've got a comfy seat on the bike Donation by Haynesy on 18/08/10

 
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
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Good luck mate and to all, Great effort. All the best Ed. Donation by Edward Taylor on 18/08/10

 
£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
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enjoy fatty! Donation by tyler mathews on 18/08/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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GOOD LUCK BOYS , DIG DEEP AND SMASH IT UP .. CAUTION THOUGH..THE OTHER BOYS MINCING ROUND BARCA WITH SORE A*SES ARN'T NECESSARILY IN YOUR GROUP ! Donation by GRAHAM BIGGIN on 18/08/10

 
£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
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Good luck gents, great effort. All the best. Donation by Scully on 18/08/10

 
£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
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good luck Paul! enjoy the ride.. ! Donation by nathalie madon on 17/08/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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Two Words to sum up. 1) Baboons 2) Arse. Good luck chaps Donation by Ryan Marsden on 17/08/10

 
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Good Luck Rich, hope you have safe trip. Donation by Kathryn Willoughby on 16/08/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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Good luck sir. What a great challenge; I'm very jealous! Donation by Peter Durante on 16/08/10

 
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Great charity Camel, so glad to hear everything is going ok now. Donation by James Snell on 16/08/10

 
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
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go rich! Donation by scott nelson on 16/08/10

 
£100.00
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Good Luck, Sorry it's not more! Donation by Jennifer Maher on 16/08/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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A very noble cause...sure to be tough, but look on the brightside, with an a*se as big as yours you wont even notice the saddle! Donation by lloyd rayner on 16/08/10

 
£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
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Buena suerte Paul y amigos! Donation by Jo Chapman on 16/08/10

 
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