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UPDATE: 21/6/2010

Well, we did it. Legs are sore but morale is good. There were some grim times on the trip last week but the weather was kind to us, and fuelled by hundreds of Jaffa cakes, we rode through some amazing country. To all those who have already sponsored us, many many thanks - your money will be well used by this most worthwhile of charities.

 

Hello - thanks for looking at the page. Myself and two colleagues who work in Fleet Sales (Truck) for Mercedes are riding from the Mercedes-Benz Truck Factory in Woerth (near Stuttgart) to the Head Office for Mercedes-Benz in the UK in Milton Keynes. This is approx 500miles and we plan on riding relay style to complete this distance in three days.

Bikes are ready, kit is ready, route is planned and legs are shaved!

Day one is 197 miles with 4100 metres of climbing from Woerth through the Ardennes region of Belgium

Day two is 202 miles with 1100 metres of climbing up to the Hook of Holland

Day three is the final run from Harwich to Milton Keynes and is 102miles with 980 metres of climbing

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My charity

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Charity Registration No. in England and Wales 209617 and Scotland SC038979

The ability to get around is vital in order to live a full life yet thousands of blind and partially sighted people never leave home alone. Guide Dogs empowers visually impaired people to do that and relies totally on the support of the public to fund the guide dog service. We breed and train guide dogs which provide life changing mobility and there are currently 4,500 working guide dog partnerships in the UK. The full lifetime cost of a guide dog from birth to retirement is £48,500. We will not rest until blind and partially sighted people can enjoy the same freedom of movement as everyone else. To contact us: Phone: 0845 600 6787 Email: info@guidedogs.org.uk Website: www.guidedogs.org.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/guidedogsuk Twitter: @GuideDogs

Donations 55

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Well done crusty!! xx

Donation by elizabeth hargreaves on 30/03/11

£260.00

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What a fantastic achievement!

Donation by Pinkie on 09/03/11

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Donation by Jon Divers on 07/01/11

£2,600.00

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Well done great effort and choice of charity.

Donation by Brian Getley - Hatcher Components on 01/10/10

£300.00

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Well done, I'm impressed. Obviously no Little Chef Olympic breakfasts in your diets.

Donation by Martyn Beverley on 14/07/10

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

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Well done, hope you got back in one piece and really hope your fundraising reaches the £5k! Love from Liz's friend, Meryl!

Donation by Meryl Danby on 23/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Well done to one and all, a superb effort for a vey worthwile cause. Don't just give the dog a bone, give it a good name too.

Donation by Derek & Sue Stewart on 21/06/10

£20.00

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A triumph, many congratulations. Enid would have been delighted. Mum and Dad.

Donation by Gordon Divers on 21/06/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

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Very well done!! :)

Donation by Jo Tofield on 21/06/10

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Good Luck

Donation by Ken Langley on 20/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Congratulations all, amazing job. If you can do it in a couple of days on a push bike, can you give some tips to distribution!

Donation by Chris Carter on 18/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Hope the weather is better than the south of France you might need a life belt? good luck lads keep on pedaling

Donation by Nick Lambert on 18/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Used my SalesMasters card for this, thanks Vinny-very useful. Empty now, so we need a campaign ! Well done, lads.

Donation by david gibson on 18/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Donation by Andy Mair on 18/06/10

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Good luck!

Donation by Andy Langley on 17/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Mick Dent on 16/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Well done guys - if it all seems too difficult when you get there could you bring back comm number 1953738769 instead - thanks Darren.

Donation by Darren Newman on 16/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Didn't realise it was all downhill ! Great cause - CHEERS!

Donation by Ian Barran. on 16/06/10

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Good luck Muffy, David and Paul - I look forward to hearing all about it over a beer sometime!

Donation by Steve North on 15/06/10

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

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Good Luck with the trip

Donation by Nigel Cook on 15/06/10

£50.00

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Good luck lads! Jon, if you don't make it back can I have your desk space -haha!!!

Donation by Alex Matthews on 14/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck!!

Donation by Alpa Patel on 14/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Donation by jon divers on 14/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Remember to pach the chamois cream! Good luck.

Donation by Gavin Finnie on 11/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck and a great cause

Donation by Philip Chance on 11/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£4,740.00
  • Offline donations£260.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£5,000.00
  • Gift Aid£277.82

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