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Hi All,

Call me crazy but I’m about to start training for the London to Paris Bike Ride and need your help and especially your generosity to reach my combined goal of £5,000.00 for Help For Heroes (£2,500) and The Edinburgh Cancer Centre (£2,500).

 

Around 5am on May 5th 2010, I’ll join a bunch of fellow fundraising nutters to cycle more than 300 miles from London to Paris in 4 days – this will be a personal challenge for me as apart from cycling to play football “sometimes” on a Friday night, the furthest distance I’ve ever cycled was from Edinburgh to Dunfermline when I was about 12 (many years ago)!!

The plan is as follows -

 

Day 1 is Blackheath to Dover which is approximately 95 miles

Day 2 is Calais to Abbeville which is approximately 75 miles

Day 3 is Abbeville to Beauvais which is approximately 70 miles

Day 4 is Beauvais to Paris which is approximately 60 miles

 

The Edinburgh Cancer Centre

It seems everyone has a family member, or knows someone who has been touched by cancer. While I donate money on a monthly basis (which helps), I thought it was about time I did something more!

5 years ago my father was diagnosed with Lung Cancer, and the treatment and care he was given throughout by everyone in the centre but especially from the team in Ward 4 was something my mum, sister and I will never forget.

 

The Lothian Health Board Endowment Fund consists entirely of voluntary donations, and is used to improve the quality of patient amenities and staff welfare in Lothian by paying for the provision of 'extra' facilities and amenities, research and other opportunities not available from exchequer funding. The fund is made up of over 400 individual funds.

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I appreciate any donation you can give which can be done by clicking on either of the links below and then following the step by step instructions to donate. 

 

Many thanks,

 

Martin

 

Come see us at One Sp afterwards!!! Well done Donation by John Paul Kavanagh 26/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Fair play Martin! Hope you've recovered by the wedding!! Niamh & Mart Donation by Niamh Farrelly 16/11/09  

£20.00

On your bike...... Well done Martin, all the best Donation by Peter Davison 14/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of Luck, great cause, we have all lost someone to this horrendous illness. Donation by Alistair McEwan 10/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best wishes. What a challenge!!! Donation by Dawn Elliott 06/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good Luck Martin - you're a star! Donation by Jane Wright 06/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

I could never resist a man in lycra cycling shorts! Donation by Anne Scott 06/11/09  

£50.00

Good Luck !!!! Donation by Mark Murphy 05/11/09  

£50.00

Best of luck, Martin. It's all 'downhill' to Paris anyway! Donation by Gordon Beat 04/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good Luck Martin! xxx Donation by Mikayla Chennells 04/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

go for it! Donation by Niall Kelly 03/11/09  

£30.00

All the best Martin. We are thinking of you! Donation by Paschal, Natalie, and all at James Knight 03/11/09  

£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid

Good Luck Mad Man! Donation by Lorr xx 03/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done Martin. A very worthwhile cause. Hope no punctures! Donation by Anthony Laing 02/11/09  

£100.00

Good luck Martin make sure you've got a soft saddle!!!! Donation by Bill Ambridge 02/11/09  

£200.00

Donation by Gareth Jones 02/11/09  

£30.00

Best of luck Martin. I know you'll do great! Donation by Louise Howard 02/11/09  

£20.00

My Gorgeous Jock-will be with you every step of the way in mind only :-) Am so proud xxx Donation by Rachel Dalziel 02/11/09  

Martin, very well done, a great cause. Donation by Daniel Pedreschi 02/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Martin, hope you've got a comfy saddle! Donation by Russell Hannah 01/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck Martin - Kieran SGH Donation by Kieran Quinn 01/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Ditto - best of luck! Donation by Penny Carter 31/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Anthony Alken 31/10/09  

£250.00
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