Raised: 91%
Target: £1,500.00
Raised so far: £1,370.00
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My story

 

Thanks for taking the time to visit this page.

Cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats is a challenge I've been wanting to complete for some years so I'm glad I have a friend who is finally dragging me along.

The ride is 950 miles long (though I expect we'll be hitting 1,000 once we've got lost a few times) and we will then be going onto the Orkney and Shetland Islands to complete the tour. We're looking to do it in a leisurely 16 days so looking at an average of around 60 miles a day.

I'm also thrilled to have the opportunity to raise money for a charity I have been a long-time supporter of and is particularly close to my heart, Samaritans.

Samaritans is a wonderful charity that helps millions of people each year in times of their greatest need. I have included below some stats for your interest from their website.

May I thank you again for taking the time to visit this page and thank you in advance for anything you are willing to donate; it is greatly appreciated.

Oliver


Numbers of Contacts

In 2008 Samaritans received 5,159,698 contacts, by phone, email, text, letter, minicom, face-to-face at a branch, and at local and national festivals and other events and settings outside branches.

• 47.4% of these contacts were snap contacts by phone; these totalled 2,444,472 contacts.

• In 2008 Samaritans volunteers provided support in 2,715,226 dialogue contacts.

Suicidal Contacts

• In 19.1% (517,335) of dialogue contacts to Samaritans, the caller expressed suicidal feelings at the time of the contact.

• In 35.6% (57,138) of email contacts to Samaritans, the caller expressed suicidal feelings at the time of the contact.

Just £5 will enable them to answer 2 of these calls and have a lasting impact on those individuals who are helped.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

Sorry mate this is long overdue but a big well done on LEJOG! Donation by Leena 28/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Go Oli! This sounds amazing! Tasha and Phil (Bonavero) Donation by Natasha O'Hear 20/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Well done Oli - hopefully you'll reach your target soon....I also heard there were pictures of you in your mankini??? Donation by Christine Laver 02/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Oli, look forward to seeing you soon! Donation by Pauline Mahon 31/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Oli!! Donation by CLAIRE CAMPBELL 28/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done! Hope you two are still mates after the "ordeal" Donation by joe green 24/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Oliver - impressive stuff!! Donation by Sally Hogan 22/08/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Great work mate Donation by John Mahon 21/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Woof woof. *Lick*. Woof. Donation by Humfrey Pumfrey 21/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

The leisurely pace sounds like the best option. I think the hills get steeper the further north you go... Enjoy your beer at john o groats! Donation by Janette Cliffe 17/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck. Heard you were doing the cycle ride and was very impressed. Donation by Claire Lachlan 16/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Crazy! Good Luck! Donation by Amy Crouch 09/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Sorry its not much, but every little helps. Good Luck. Look forward to seeing some pics. Donation by Angela 07/08/09  

£5.00

Good luck Donation by Victoria Wallen 06/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Oli, it's a great cause. Donation by Liz Burford 06/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Thunder thighs - what a great name! Good luck. Donation by Christine Murphy 05/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I wanna see pictures and I wanna wish you luck! Donation by Zsofi 05/08/09  

£45.00

This is great Oli .. best of luck! Donation by Leo Palazzuoli 02/08/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Oli Donation by Tom Wood 01/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Wishing you the very best of luck you can do it, hope you got a comfy bikeseat and a very worthwhile cause xx Donation by Maggie Porter 31/07/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good Luck!! Donation by Marina Rausch 31/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Last one there's a sissy! Donation by Chris Green 30/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Rosie Blackham 30/07/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good Luck Oli!! Hope it goes well x Donation by Zoe Conradi 29/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck Oliver (don't forget the Vaseline and the catheter/leg bag). Liz xxx Donation by Liz Winburn 22/07/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good Luck Oliver! Very impressed. Cycle safe. Ruth x Donation by Ruth Caulkin 22/07/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 22/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck mate. Very worthy cause. Donation by Richard Harryman 22/07/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck, Oliver; it's a fantastic thing to do - hope you enjoy it . Love from Mum and Dad p.s. Alex set the bar pretty high! Donation by Donna and Sheldon Pumfrey 21/07/09  

£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid

wow wow wow... I certainly hope al's been feeding you big bowls of pasta! good luck! Donation by Olivia Bam Olson 21/07/09  

£50.00
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