Dave Irwin is fundraising for Great North Air Ambulance Service

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Lyke Wake Walk

on 26/09/2009

Kick-off - 25th Sep 2009

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- Breakast at Rosedale Head - 6am 26th Sep
- The finish line - 5pm 26th Sep

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Team members:

Dave Irwin, Andy Irwin, Geordie Taylor, Steve Robinson.

Raising money for

Great North Air Ambulance Service

Charity Registration No. 1092204

Providing emergency medical cover for the North of England, North Yorkshire and Cumbria an area of approximately 5500 square miles with a population of 3.5 million people, the Great North Air Ambulance has time and time again established the need for an Air Ambulance. It is our aim to provide the best quality of care to the people of our region.

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Raised so far: £1,146.00

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My story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I'm not sure if you know but the Air Ambulances that swoop in and deliver some poor soul to a medical professional receive no government or lottery funding, relying solely on the generosity of the public. It takes an average of one hour for a seriously ill or injured person to get to a consultant. The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) can deliver that same consultant to a seriously or injured person in around 15 minutes. This can literally make the difference between life and death or losing a limb and saving it. The GNAAS operates three helicopters based at Teesside, Cumbria and Northumberland. For interest it costs approximately £1.2m per annum to operate ONE helicopter, this is only part of the cost of the service, so you can see how much money this vital service needs to operate.

In September I and three other masochists are walking the Lyke Wake Walk (LWW) in aid of the GNAAS. The LWW is a 40 mile walk across the North York Moors from Osmotherley to Ravenscar which must be completed in a 24 hour period to have completed the challenge. Most people who complete the walk do it between 12 and 18 hours although many who start do not finish. The walk was created in 1955 as a test of endurance taking into account hill climbs, very boggy areas and exposure to the elements. The name relates to the practice of carrying a coffin; Lyke - the corpse and Wake - meaning watching over a corpse. The name is given because there are many ancient burial mounds scattered around the moors which the route passes through.

The walk would be a challenge to most fit people but for unfit 48 to 51 year olds who spend most of their time sitting; in front of computer screens, in cars and on aeroplanes it's pretty daunting.

Andy and I have been in training now for 1 month, have permanent blisters and very achy legs having died twice walking the first ten miles three weeks ago and the second fifteen miles yesterday. We were both told not to break in new boots on our first walk but did we listen? Anyway our target is to walk the whole thing in stages first so we know what we are letting ourselves in for. Please dig deep to give us some much needed motivation.

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Many thanks

	Great achievement well done lads Donation by John McManus 19/10/09	£30.00
	Great cause well done. Looked enjoyable and i'm sure you have signed up for next year...... if only to beat Dave's blister! Donation by Paul Mellings 06/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done all of you but i would'nt want that blister,glad you enjoyed it and it looks like that weather could'nt have been any better Donation by Colin Lowther 03/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done everyone. Donation by Sid 03/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done. Just seeing the blister made me feel I needed to donate..... Donation by Eileen Catlin 03/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Superb work! Well done Donation by Tony Hyde 02/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done - even though you were in danger of needing the ambulance at one stage !! Donation by Bob Gray 01/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done, good to see it wasn't just talk! Donation by Keith, Chrissie & Callum Roberts 30/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well Done. Donation by Barry Miller 28/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Make sure Geordie carries all of your extra things! (I know he wants to!!) Donation by Phil Boulter 28/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Bravo! Donation by Paola Carotta 23/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck!! Donation by Yves Libioulle 23/09/09	£20.00
	Best of luck lads! Donation by Paul Kenny 18/09/09	£20.00
	Good Luck!! Donation by CLAIRE JAMES 05/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hi Dave, good luck from the Netherlands! Donation by RK 28/08/09	£15.00
	Dave/Geordie (plus muddy companions), Good luck - send me my pics for our intranet ... Donation by Harm Stavast 26/08/09	£50.00
	Good luck; and remember..."There's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing". —Alfred Wainwright Donation by Mark Jacobs 25/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck with the walk Geordie, maybe not having to hit a little ball every twenty yards will make walking a bit easier! Donation by Mark Roche 25/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Kym Barnes 25/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck on your walk. All the best Donation by Gordon Wilson 25/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck, and if you can lose Geordie along the way, even better! Donation by Rob Caldecott 25/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	A good cause - all the best to you all. Make sure Geordie carries the rucksack; plenty of stones will help. Donation by Ian Rolfe 24/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Helen Thorp 24/08/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Donation by Catherine Evans 24/08/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Nice work chaps - best of luck. Donation by Stuart March 21/08/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Enjoy your stroll guys, should be easy after the African trip ?!!? Donation by Family Mitchell 21/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Terry Fielding 21/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Sorry I can't join you this time lads remember Pole Pole! Donation by Euan Smith 20/08/09	£30.00
	How did you get my email address? Donation by Jim Darrah 20/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Great cause. Best foot forward or the other one if you wish.... Donation by James Watts 19/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£900.00
Offline donations:	£246.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£190.38

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