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Lechlade to London page
Event: Steve Slattery's fundraising
£4,785.87 raised of £3,000.00 target
92 donations
My Target:
£3,000.00
£4,785.87 raised so far
How to make a donation
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My story
Me, members of my family & many great friends are Canoeing The Thames........ 135 Miles LECHLADE..........to.............LONDON. 1st-4th July 2011.
We are raising money for the Prospect Hospice. The prospect supplied Nurses to help us care for Dad during his final weeks. The nurses were a wonderful help & comfort, their expertise was essential at such a difficult time.
Update....... We Done It !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9 Canoe's & 19 Men (including back-up driver)set off on Friday 1st July at 6am in the morning, at approx 5pm we arrived at the Four Pillars Oxford. 35.5 miles in the first day & approx 45,000 strokes of the Paddle ! We were all glad to see Darren Beers (Masseur) who was kindly meeting us at the end of each day to massage away the knotted muscles.
Day 2 Again set off at 6am still aching from the previous day. Our target today is Crowne plaza at Caversham Bridge in Reading, another 36 miles............ If anyone is going to quit it's going to be tonight !! Although most of us had done 36 miles in training, we hadn't done it 2 days in a row. To say it was difficult would be a massive understatement & we still had days 3 & 4 to look forward to.
Day 3 Reading to Windsor 30 miles ( I Thought ) We have to Row through the middle of Henley Royal Regatta on Finals Day........ Nightmare... We set off at 5.30 am & we were through Henley by 10am This was my hardest day by far.. Doyley... my rowing partner, kept me going. I hit a wall that morning & his determination kept me going, Cheers mate. I was able to repay him in the afternoon when the fatigue finally hit him & I had got a 2nd breath. I cannot tell you what a relief & utter pleasure it was to arrive under the walls of Windsor Castle at the Sir Christopher Wren Hotel for our next nights stay. Also I had mis-calculated the mileage.... 30 became 34.5... sorry lads !!
Day 4 THE HOME STRETCH !! The spirit between all the lads who had taken part in the challenge was truly exceptional. I have never been involved with a team where it was better. Knowing that we only had 24.5 miles to go spurred everybody on. We all set off together at 8.30 on a beautiful sunny morning after a hearty breakfast....... only 8 solid hours of rowing today !!!! We all arrived between 4 & 6 pm to a fantastic welcome from friends & family.... Utterly tired with aching, weary muscles..... but every single person carrying a massive smile on their face because of what they had achieved !!!
I cannot speak for everybody but I can honestly say.... I have never done anything more difficult in my life.... I will certainly not be doing it again. My thanks to my rowing partner Tony Doyle who was great company & a machine at the paddle. I would also like to thank all of the lads who joined us on this expedition for their tremendously hard work & the money they have raised for the Prospect. I will add a note of the total amount once I have it.
It's not too late to DONATE
Thankyou so much for your generosity
Steve x
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My charity
Prospect Hospice
Charity Registration No. 280093
Prospect Hospice offers dedicated end of life care and support to patients and their families in the Swindon and North Wilts area, at the Hospice, at GWH and in patients homes. Free to all who need it, our care costs over £5.4M a year, 75% of which we must raise ourselves www.prospect-hospice.net
Donations 92
Well done guys - Unbelievable amount of money raised so far!!
Donation by Tom Cole on 12/07/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done Steve a great cause
Donation by erwin vinall on 12/07/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Well done Steve and the gang
Donation by Adam, Debbie & Haydon Etherington on 12/07/11
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Well done to all for a fantastic cause!
Donation by Griff and Emma on 08/07/11
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Well done Steve and for a great charity. Scott
Donation by Scott Hillier on 07/07/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Steve and great work!
Donation by Alex Sesto on 06/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck lads - you can do it :-)
Donation by Sandhu family (Neighbours) on 06/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by alex evans on 05/07/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by MICHAEL DILLOWAY on 04/07/11
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU ALL RAISING THIS MONEY, TRAINING AND ALL THE TIME YOU'VE PUT IN TO IT. DAD WOULD BE SO PROUD OF YOU TOO. LOVE THE VALENTINE'S X
Donation by fiona valentine on 04/07/11
Hope you all completed it?what a great weekend to paddle down the thames.Well done to You all a great cause. x
Donation by mark dilloway on 04/07/11
£500.00
Hope all goes well?a great cause i bet Pat beats you!
Donation by mark dilloway on 04/07/11
Donation by Claire Naffine on 02/07/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck mate - what a challenge. We'll keep you moving.....Darren
Donation by Darren Beers on 01/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by DB on 01/07/11
Good Luck!
Donation by Gemma O'Hara on 01/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good Luck to you all. Claire and Howler. xx
Donation by Claire Carter on 01/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck! We have tickets for the canoe sprint in the Olympics... I'm presuming we'll see you all there?!?
Donation by Noelle Sturla on 01/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Jennie Mannion on 01/07/11
Donation by Daniel Crowley on 01/07/11
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Sorry for the odd amount but Patsy was really irritated by odd amounts and obviously i had to give you both the same. LOL Bugsy
Donation by Emma Sturla on 30/06/11
£25.37
+ £6.34 Gift Aid
Good luck Steve, ENJOY! A massive challenge for a great charity, inspired by a great man! The Bennetts x
Donation by Jenny Bennett x on 30/06/11
Hey Steve. I think Pat has done you on the donation front!! Have a cracking weekend. Ian, Liz and the Summers Family.
Donation by Ian Summers on 30/06/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck Steve
Donation by Ruth & Keith on 30/06/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck Steve !!!!
Donation by Bill & Karen Allen on 29/06/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£4,785.87
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£4,785.87
- Gift Aid£807.65
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