Pycroft's Bike Ride
In memory of: Michala Butterfield
£45,459.00 raised of £50,000.00 target
179 donations
My Target:
£50,000.00
£45,459.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/Elliott-Pycroft
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By text message to donate £10 Text AKHM58 £10
to 70070
My story
After picking Elliott up from school at 10.30pm on the Saturday evening (!) where he had just returned from a canoeing trip with a sore finger, he was a little reluctant to rise and shine at 07.00 the following morning and needed a firm shake to get him up. However, once up, his job was to make the bacon butties for breakfast and the ham sandwiches for the ride whilst I got the bikes ready. Elliott confessed that he was feeling a bit nervous given the commitment and money raised but with words of encouragement from his Auntie Jeanette (Michala's mum) we set off to rendezvous in Richmond where there were over 400 fellow cyclists. In brilliant sunshine, we were some of the first out of the blocks at 09.00 and, almost immediately, encountered our first challenge cycling along the Thames Tow Path where there had just been a high tide and quite a number of cyclists were slipping and sliding on the cobblestones which made it a bit hairy. However, we made good progress averaging 12.5 miles an hour and made only one pit stop to eat our ham sandwiches just outside Chobham. Suitably refreshed, we were then very pleased to see the 9 miles to go sign soon after we set off. We had been so lucky with the weather but literally two minutes before we made it to Windsor, it absolutely poured down but that couldn't dampen our spirits as we were riding high and powered on. We had the most tremendous reception from our support team and one very proud Aunt who would like to join both Elliott and me in thanking all of you for your great kindness, donations and words of encouragement which has now made the Bursary in Michala's name possible. Stephen and Elliott. Addendum to the above - his sore finger has, just this morning, been diagnosed as being fractured (!) so all credit to him.
My charity
Somerville College, Oxford
Charity Registration No. 1139440
Somerville is a college for women and men. Founded in 1879 to provide an opportunity for women, who at that date were excluded from membership of the University, to enter higher education in Oxford. Somerville has an excellent record of facilitating the development of bright young people and supporting the research activities of world class academics.
Donations 179
Very good luck from All at TMJ Interiors
Donation by TMJ Interiors on 12/10/11
£250.00
Well done Elliot for keeping the old man going!!!!! Great effort for a great cause! Not far to go to the £50k !
Donation by Michael Wigg on 28/09/11
£250.00
+ £62.50 Gift Aid
Well done to you both, just a little bit more to try and hit the donation target.
Donation by Dean Emblin on 25/09/11
Well done Elliot and Stephen! Hope you achieve your donation target for this extremely worthwhile cause.
Donation by Matt Turner on 12/09/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Well done to you both.
Donation by David Hodgkiss & Nick Day on 09/09/11
£1,000.00
Well done to you both and I hope that you achieve your target figure. Lee
Donation by Lee O'Connor on 06/09/11
£250.00
From Caldicott-Chapel of St Francis of Assisi
Donation by Gloria Warton on 05/09/11
Good Luck for today....
Donation by Mark Lawrence on 04/09/11
Good Luck Steve and Elliot...God bless you, Ruchika xx
Donation by Ruchika Randev on 01/09/11
Good Luck Elliott, all the best Lee Rowswell
Donation by Lee Rowswell on 01/09/11
£1,000.00
+ £250.00 Gift Aid
Good luck Elliot and Steve for the ride on the 4th Sptember Rob Judd
Donation by Robert Judd on 31/08/11
Good luck for Sunday! John Jo, Federica and Oliver
Donation by John Jo Hammill on 31/08/11
Good luck Elliot and Steve! Love from Mary Tim Rachel and Sarah XX
Donation by Mary McKevitt on 30/08/11
Elliott this is a great effort - well done. Hope to see you soon Love Fiona and Jamie x
Donation by Fiona McGurk on 30/08/11
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Good luck! (Grandma Grandpa Cathrall)
Donation by Sally Cathrall on 29/08/11
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Donation by philippa sefton on 29/08/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck and I hope the weather is kind to you.
Donation by John Knight on 25/08/11
Enjoy going down the hills!!
Donation by Peter Atkinson on 25/08/11
Elliott,good luck on the day.
Donation by stephen root on 24/08/11
Elliott. I hope you and your Dad have a great day, whilst raising money for such a good cause.
Donation by Neil Gates on 24/08/11
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
A tragic story leading to a great cause. I think it's a fantastic way to remember someone who clearly had so much more to give. Well done.
Donation by sean nutley on 24/08/11
£1,000.00
Puredeadbrilliant, gents. Elliott, don't forget the tow rope! And tell your dad to watch out for car doors! All the best to you John
Donation by John Hanley on 16/08/11
Hope your smiling on the finish line!
Donation by Karen, Joe & Riley xxx on 16/08/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck to you both.
Donation by Nick on 09/08/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck with the ride
Donation by Jason on 09/08/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£44,939.00
- Offline donations£520.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£45,459.00
- Gift Aid£3,898.50
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