Edit: 25/2/10

I've now surpassed my target of £500 which is amazing!

This site will stay open and anything more I can raise between now and the cycle will be a bonus, so thank you all for your generous sponsorship - keep it coming!!! 

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This has been an exciting year for me so far already - Marie just gave birth to our wonderful daughter Anna on Monday 11th January, 2010.

As I approach my mid-thirties, I am slowly, but surely losing the chiselled physique of my youth, so I thought I'd try and do something about it, and raise some money for a worthwhile cause at the same time.

So I've entered Pedal For Scotland 2010 - http://www.pedalforscotland.org/ - a 51 mile cycle from Glasgow to Edinburgh on September 12th 2010.

Cancer care is close to my heart having lost 2 grandparents to Cancer, and so the charity I have chosen is Pedal For Scotland's flagship charity, Maggie's - http://www.maggiescentres.org

Any donations would be very much appreciated, and all donation's will be made in Anna's name.

What is a Maggie's Centre?

A Maggie’s Centre is a place to turn to for help with any of the problems, small or large, associated with cancer.

Under one roof you can access help with information, benefits advice, psychological support both individually and in groups, courses and stress reducing strategies.  You don’t have to make an appointment, or be referred and everything we offer is free of charge. 

It is there for anybody who feels the need for help, which includes those who love and look after someone with cancer, who often feel as frightened and vulnerable as those who actually have the disease.

A Maggie’s Centre will be many things to many people.  It is there for anybody to use in the way they want to. There isn’t a one size fits all recipe for how you live with cancer. Everybody needs to find their own way.

The job of the professionals at Maggie’s is to listen to you, to help you find out what you want and give you the tools to help yourself.

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