Update 8th June 11
End 2 End - The End !!!
Thanks for your support
Update 26/05/11
This is it!! The last update before the challenge starts.
Below are the links to our daily blog, please have a look when you can, to monitor our progress:
http://blog.txmrecruit.co.uk/tag/charity or http://blog.txmrecruit.co.uk/tag/gary-and-the-pacemakers
Update 19/05/11
With only a week to got to the epic ride we have surpassed our £20.000 target and are still counting. Many many thanks to everyone that has sponsored us over the last 12 weeks, it is a terrific boost to the team, especially as the magnitude of the trip draws nearer. We are all extremely excited about the ride and have all our plans in place from the detailed route through to back up drivers, completely nailed down! Ablog will be written every day and the link will appear on this web site prior to next Friday, so please follow our progress on a daily basis if you get the opportunity. Cheers, Jez, Patrick, Gary and Simon.
We are indebted to our offline sponsors who include: Porterbrook, Boxwood, ERG, The Go Ahead Group, Matt and Anne McDermott, Olivia Ferrie, Rail Door Solutions, Railcare, TXM Recruit, Albatros UK, Walker Warren Associates, Hazel and John West, Keolis, Louise Meagher, Angel Trains, Dave Waller, Knorr Bremse, RBS, The Sprigg Family
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This is not a midlife crisis! This is four guys on a mission!
The challenge is to conquer Lands End to John O’Groats on bikes
commencing on 28 May ’11. We aim to complete the Journey in
9 days covering 100 – 120 miles per day.
The team consists of Gary Lincoln, Ops Director at TXM Recruit,
The Pacemakers: Simon Pitt, Projects Director at TXM Recruit,
Patrick Verwer, Managing Director, Rail Development at Go Ahead
and Jeremy Sprigg, Managing Director at Rail Door Solutions.
Sheer determination from a team consisting of 4 competitive(absolutely),
fit (in varying degrees), young (ish, a relative term!), rail professionals will
complete the task whilst raising money for the Railway Children, please donate generously and help their cause and boost their incentive,
Thank you for visiting our page,
