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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. 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 for:   The Liverpool to Leeds Cycle Challenge 2011 in aid of coHearentVision   The Liverpool to Leeds Cycle Challenge will take place on 9-10 Sep 2011.  This is a 127 Mile 2 Day fund raising Cycle Challenge in aid of raising money for coHearentVision.  coHearentVison is the working name of The Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind People which has existed since 1876. Throughout its long history, the single objective has been to respond to the expressed needs and aspirations of the deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, blind and partially sighted people. This has been achieved by the active participation of sensory impaired people, both as members of committees at every level and as members of staff. The success of coHearentVision is without doubt due to the active pursuit of this policy. However, sensory impaired people recognise the value of the large number of people who have given and continue to give their time and talents in a voluntary capacity and this valuable input has been a significant factor in the progress of the Society. There are few, if any, other voluntary societies that provide services for both sensory impairments. The reputation of coHearentVision is virtually without equal in this regard and the benefit of their advice, opinion and experience is sought by people throughout the UK. I think what makes my choice of charity more profound is the knowledge that the wonderful sights that I will encounter along the route will never be enjoyed by those this wonderful charity helps. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is the longest canal in Northern England at 127 miles long. It passes through 91 locks with a summit level of 487 feet. At Leeds, it joins onto the Aire and Calder Navigation. The Rufford Branch links the canal with the Ribble estuary near Preston. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal was the first of the Trans‐Pennine canals to be started and the last to be completed. The length and the complexity of the route meant that the canal took 46 years to build at a cost of five times the original budget. The canal originates from a proposal in 1765 to construct a canal from Preston to Leeds to carry woollen goods from Leeds and Bradford and limestone from Skipton. Prospective backers in Lancashire argued for the canal to start from Liverpool. Challenge overview The Liverpool to Leeds Cycle Challenge is a 127 mile 2 day event that takes place on Fri 9 and Sat 10 September 2011.  The challenge begins at 06.30am Fri 9 Sep in Liverpool and continues until we reach Burnley where we stay overnight and continue on the 10 Sep until we reach Leeds.  The route follows the scenic and historic Leeds to Liverpool Canal towpath, although at times it is necessary to leave the towpath and use public roads, tracks and trails.  It is anticipated that the challenge will consist of cycling for between 8 -12 hours each day.  It is a challenging route due to the conditions of the towpath – often boggy, sometimes rutted and in parts stony with some holes and therefore it is not an easy route. The LLC is without doubt one of the North’s amazing attractions. The route offers the opportunity to see not only buildings of significant historical importance in Shipley, Bradford and Saltaire but also in Burnley and Blackburn, some truly amazing Victorian engineering.  as some of the locks will take your breath away. The wildlife is truly spectacular and it is possible to see Kingfishers, Herons, Stoats, Swans and ducks and in parts, if one is lucky, wild deer and fox’s.

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