Nigel Gemmell is fundraising for Gift of Sight

Hythe to Bilbao Ride

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Raising money for Gift of Sight

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The Gift of Sight Appeal funds world-class research into the prevention and treatment of blindness. Principal areas of research are Age-related macular degeneration, the commonest cause of blindness in the Western world, Nystagmus and Glaucoma. X19140

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Nigel Gemmell

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14/10/2016

Raised: 62%

Target: £2,012.00
Raised so far: £1,266.50

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Nigel Gemmell, an optometrist from Hythe, Southampton, Paul Donaldson, Donna Shaw and Nick Cooper will be setting off from Hythe to cycle to Bilbao (originally this would have been Barcelona but with the Queen's DIamond Jubilee, the logistics have proved impossible), in northern Spain leaving May 31st 2012. They will cross the channel from Portsmouth to St Malo in northern France. With 7 days of almost 100 miles a day ahead of them, the riders aim to reach Bilbao on 8th June. A rest day to is planned after stage three. (They are all nearly 50 and only fun cyclists).

If anyone would wish to join the ride they would be more than welcome. Speeds are expected to average 16-17mph, with 7 hours a day in the saddle.

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	Good Luck Nick Cooper and all the team, as the Scouts say "Always be prepared!" x Donation by Amanda Parker on 24/05/12	£10.00
	Every little helps!!!! Good luck! Donation by Donna Large on 24/05/12	£2.50 + £0.63 Gift Aid
	Donna - good luck some people will do anything to avoid Lisa for a week! Happy to support a good cause and a mad idea at the same time...... Donation by Richard on 22/05/12	£14.00 + £3.50 Gift Aid
	What an adventure! Enjoy every second Donna - even the hills! Good luck to you all, I admire what you are doing and am deeply jealous!! x Donation by Donna Large on 21/05/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Good luck you mad fools.,Hope you make it without too many sore bits. Donation by Jill Palacio on 21/05/12	£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid
	Best of luck nigel and co. Hope everything goes smoothly for you xx Donation by RITU GOYAL on 21/05/12	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	Little tip Nick remember to keep your bum off the seat at all times when peddling..stops chafing! hehe...Good luck babes you can do it! Donation by Tracy Blackwell on 21/05/12	£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Nick Safe journey to the Finishing Post. X . Donation by Lesley Speed on 18/05/12	£20.00
	All the very best to you and your team . Good Luck and a safe ride to the Finishing Post. Donation by Ron Towns on 18/05/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Good luck everyone Donation by James Wright on 17/05/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Go on The Greek ! Donation by Wayne Wild on 17/05/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Good luck guys, great cause but please try your hardest not to leave Nick behind Donation by Tony Clare on 11/05/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	good luck big man.....james....thats for nick cooper!!!! Donation by James Taylor-short on 08/05/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Hope it goes well, a lot of training and effort involved so I hope you reach your target. The money that is, Bilbao will be the easy bit!! Donation by Bill Greenaway on 08/05/12	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	Good luck guys. Wishing you all the best From Adrian, Michele and the team at Design Image Donation by Michele Notter (Design Image) on 02/05/12	£50.00
	Hope the training is going well for this massive task ahead - all for a very worthy cause. Good Luck. Donation by Bryan \|Garvie (Hythe Phoenix U/11) on 20/04/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Good luck mate, great effort for a good cause. Donation by Jagdip Dhariwal on 09/01/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	I couldn't manage 7 minutes in the saddle, let alone 7 hours. Good luck. Donation by Justin Pitt on 29/12/11	£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid
	Come on good people. Anything from 50p will be greatly received. Cheers Nigel Donation by Nigel Gemmell on 14/10/11	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	sponsored by vaseline? Donation by Benita Coates on 14/10/11	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	What an amazing challenge. Must be mad! Good luck to you all and many thanks for supporting Gift of Sight. Donation by Ailsa Walter on 14/10/11	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid