JOHN O’GROATS
TO LANDS END (JOGLE) CHARITY CYCLE RIDE – 26TH AUGUST 2010
As you may be aware, earlier this year, in a
moment of madness, I declared my intention to complete a major adventure to
mark my 45
th year on this planet. This was driven in part by the desire to raise some well
needed funds for an extremely good local cause called “The Children’s Adventure
Farm Trust” based at Millington, near Lymm, Cheshire. The Trust provides free adventure breaks and
activities to children who are disadvantaged by illness, disability and
poverty. Unlike the larger charities they rely TOTALLY on donations!!
Full details can be found at their website
below, where a you tube video gives a very good indication of the quality of
this cause.
www.childrensadventurefarm.org
Patrons to this charity include Sir Bobby
Charlton, Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff, Jason Manford and Farokh Engineer, to name
but a few.
In terms of the event, two friends and I will
commence our adventure on 26
th August 2010. The route that we are taking is close
to 1,000 miles and we will attempt to undertake this over a ten day
period. We will be UNSUPPORTED and will be carrying all
our own equipment. Our only luxury
will be “B&B” accommodation along the way.
The purpose is obviously to
attempt to wedge a donation out of your pockets to give some help to those much
less fortunate. I fully appreciate how difficult the economic
environment is now and is likely to be in the medium term, therefore, any
donation would be gratefully received. This charity cannot survive without donations.
I do hope that you can support me in this
adventure. You will of course get
the added benefit of knowing that I will be going through considerable pain in
the “nether regions” for eight hours a day, for ten days, on a saddle better
suited to a child!
How can you put a price on that!