My story

Until last year, I had never cycled 50 miles. In late summer, with 10 others, I cycled from John O’Groats to Land's End. It was hard work, but an amazing journey of 1,030 miles with a cumulative climb of 58,000 feet. We raised £230,000 for research on palliative and end of life care.

 

So here we go again! This year, the other 'End to End', from Cape Wrath to Dover. At around 1,100 miles and with tougher terrain, even bigger challenge.

 

I will raise funds to change opportunities for children and young adults in low income households, helping more into further and higher education. Everything raised will support programmes to change expectations and raise aspirations in primary and secondary school children, who would otherwise consider University beyond their reach. They will also support scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

 

I know from personal experience that education transforms lives, partly because as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham I see the difference higher education makes to thousands of young people each year. But even more so, because of my background. I grew up in Shettleston in the east end of Glasgow, going to school at Shettleston Primary, Thorntree Primary and Eastbank.

 

Few young people from Shettleston get the opportunity to go to College or University. So I feel passionately about creating opportunities for others, especially those lacking the means, financial or otherwise and wherever they are, to benefit from further and higher education.

 

I have set myself an ambitious fundraising target, the more I can raise, the more lives we can change. I hope I can count on your support.

 

If you would like to read about our preparations and follow our progress once we set off, you should check out my blogs at: http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/lifecycle/

 

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Thanks for taking the time to read my page and please donate now.

 

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Impact: The Nottingham Campaign

Donations 208

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I hope the weather was kind to you. It makes all the difference!

Donation by Mark Arthur on 04/09/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Goog luck and I hope it goes well

Donation by Brian Atkin on 03/09/12

£30.00

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Hope all goes well

Donation by David White on 03/09/12

£500.00

+ £125.00 Gift Aid

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All the best to you and your team, David!

Donation by Hartmut Egger on 03/09/12

£100.00

A great cause and a great effort by you. Wishing you good fortune along the way!

Donation by laurence coppel on 02/09/12

£60.00

+ £15.00 Gift Aid

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An admirable cause, an admirable journey and an admirable person!

Donation by Zhihao Yu on 02/09/12

£50.00

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Good luck and hope all goes well.

Donation by Andy Halford on 01/09/12

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Good luck and safe ride David! see you soon in September.

Donation by Chang Liu on 01/09/12

£100.00

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Good luck to David and his team.

Donation by Roger Aubrook on 30/08/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck with the rest of the ride we're thinking of you all all the way. See you at the weekend.

Donation by Dan and Georgina on 29/08/12

£75.00

+ £18.75 Gift Aid

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we are with you all the way...spiritually!....see you soon. :) xx

Donation by marta & errol on 29/08/12

£40.00

+ £10.00 Gift Aid

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I am looking forward to that pint Dave, just reading about this is making me thirsty !

Donation by Butch on 28/08/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck David. Nigel Thrift

Donation by nigel thrift on 27/08/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck David. I dread to think what you are planning for next year but I am right behind you !

Donation by Stephen Moss on 27/08/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Great cause David.All the best on the journey, the fund raising and recruiting the students you mention. Les

Donation by Les Ebdon on 27/08/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

Donation by Rinaldo Brau on 27/08/12

£20.00

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On behalf of Mr Hart and Hart's Hotel, we are thrilled to be supporting your cause. Good luck with the ride! Adam Worthington General Manager

Donation by Adam Worthington on 26/08/12

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Hope you have good conditions for your ride, good luck.

Donation by Trevor Parr on 26/08/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Your energy never ceases to amaze!!! A great cause, we wish you all the best

Donation by john/barbara presley on 25/08/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck, David, and all the best!

Donation by Simon Gaechter on 25/08/12

£200.00

+ £50.00 Gift Aid

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Great challenge and all the best David! Bravo for your courage and those of your freinds and collegues who will be cycling with you!

Donation by Danny Mirza on 24/08/12

£20.00

Donation by Malcolm Jones on 24/08/12

£200.00

+ £50.00 Gift Aid

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Have a great ride!

Donation by David Sneath on 24/08/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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All the very best David for your second amazing challenge. - we'll be thinking of you every 'pedal' of the way!

Donation by Julie Thomas on 24/08/12

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All the best uncle David!

Donation by David Greenaway on 23/08/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£19,705.00
  • Offline donations£89,000.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£108,705.00
  • Gift Aid£3,147.17

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