<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Thanks for visiting my fundraising page in aid of&nbsp;Wooden Spoon, the charity of British rugby enhancing the quality of life for children and young people in the UK who are disadvantaged physically, mentally and socially.</span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p> <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp;</span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p> <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="color: #000080;">I've done some pretty silly things in my time but the E2E&nbsp;Challenge - cycling 900 miles from John O'Groats to Lands End in just 7.5 days - tops it all. &nbsp;I bought a new bike last October (my first ever road bike) and so far&nbsp;covered 3500 training miles since January&nbsp;including 8 x 100 mile day-rides, two of them on day after the other&nbsp;- it hurt! &nbsp;This is a real test for me yet it represents just a snapshot of the everyday challenges faced by the children I am asking for your help in supporting.</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p> <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp;</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p> <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="color: #000080;">H</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="color: #000080;">ow</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp;can you help?&nbsp;&nbsp;I&nbsp;have now surpassed&nbsp;the minimum &pound;2750 in fundraising&nbsp;required to&nbsp;participate in the challenge and would now like to stretch my target to &pound;4500.&nbsp; So please dig as deep as you can to help improve the lives of disadvantaged kids UK-wide.</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p> <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp;</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p> <p> <p style="display: inline !important;"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Many thanks for your support, it is&nbsp;very much valued and will encourage me throughout the ride.</span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p> </p> <p> <p style="display: inline !important;"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp;</span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><strong><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> </p> <p> <p style="display: inline !important;"><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Regards</span></strong></p> </p> <p> <p style="display: inline !important;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong></strong></p> </p> <p> <p style="display: inline !important;"><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Ian</span></strong></p> </p> <p><strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong></strong></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="color: #000080;"> <p><span style="font-weight: normal;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> </span></span></p>