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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This May, a team of intrepid and foolhardy cyclists will set off from Lands End in Cornwall and position themselves gingerly onto a padded saddle for 11 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Battling against the elements, long inclines, dodgy drivers and inner demons, we plan to cover the 1,000 miles to John O’ Groats without suffering anything more serious than some mild chaffing....<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On the way we plan to raise some serious money for an amazing charity, the Ickle Pickles Children's Charity, which raises money for intensive care equipment to treat premature and sick babies in Neonatal Units around the UK. Click the video link (under the photo) if you want to learn a little more about the Ickle Pickles and what they do.</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’re only going to do this once and many of us are getting too old to do too many more of these events, so this could very well be <strong>the LAST time </strong>we ask you for sponsorship…imagine that…that last time!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That deserves at least an extra fiver…..</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Anyway we’re hoping you’ll consider giving generously…and please don’t forget the gift aid…!</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Ickle Pickle Peleton</span></span></span></p>