Talitha Howden's page
I'm Cycling to help returning injured soldiers for Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity because they are so brave and young
Event: Returning Heros
$18,538.26 raised of $11,370.37 target
135 donations
My Target:
$11,370.37
$18,538.26 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/Talitha-Howden
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Talitha Howden's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text PBAP73 £10
to 70070
My story
I always wanted to do something really special for a charity.
As I learnt and heard about the young men coming back from Afghanistan and going to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for treatment I knew that was the charity I wanted to support.
Mum and I had read many articles and watched a lot of programs on TV, including the news, about our young soldiers fighting and getting seriously injured.
All of these articles and programs made Mum and I want to help more.
We wanted to do something challenging so that it would be worthwhile, I had the choice of running or cycling.
We first started training for running but I came up with the idea of cycling all the way from home to the hospital in Birmingham, as on the West Midlands cycle route this is over 100 miles. Training was and still is hard.
We started last September and whatever the weather we go out, as my training program has to be on the two days in the week that I can have out of school. So if it’s raining, snowing, sleet or like two weeks ago, hailstones, we cycle!
Mum and I have had loads of fun battling though training and it makes it a lot easier to know that it is all for a good cause.
On the weekend of 21st and 22nd April we're cycling 105 miles from Oxford to Birmingham on the West Midlands cycle route.
Please help our young soldiers who deserve your support by sponsoring me though the JustGiving website.
Thank you very much, Talitha Howden
My updates 8
We made it!! We arrived at the QEHB at 4pm on Sunday after cycling 105 miles over 2 days which took us 18 hours. Mum & I got lost twice & Mum got a puncture on Saturday afternoon in the middle of a farm.
Talitha & I are being interviewed on Radio Oxford this evening at 5.50pm. Fiona
A big thank you to my little sister, Jemima 7 years old, who has raised £74.10 selling our chicken and goose eggs at the end of our drive. Talitha xxx
Thank you very much Daddy and everyone else who has given such wonderful donations X
A big thank you to everyone who has donated so generously X
My charity
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity
Charity Registration No. 1093989
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity is the official charity of the Queen Elizabeth & Selly Oak hospitals in Birmingham, including the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine where military patients are treated from around the world. Find out more at www.qehb.org. Your support is much appreciated.
Donations 135
Absolutely brilliant! Let us know when you both want to do some more cycling....next stop Paris perhaps!
Donation by Chris and Wendy Blackham on 14/05/12
heartiest congratulations to you both ! with big hugs from all of us
Donation by Jo Matt Stanley and Milly on 14/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Very impressive result!
Donation by Pasi Heikkinen on 04/05/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
well done, go for it....always good to give back
Donation by Mitchell James on 25/04/12
£30.00
Well done to you both - a great achievement and a lot of money raised!
Donation by Danny Booth on 24/04/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
well done Talitha, its a great achiement and a wonderful cause....keep on riding!!!!
Donation by Andrea Bragoli on 24/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
well done T well done Fi Next time i'm coming with you!!!
Donation by IMOGEN HAMMOND on 23/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Very well done Talitha! What you have achieved will really help so many people. with best wishes, David and Caroline Foster
Donation by david foster on 23/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
RESPECT! to the Howden Girls...BRAVO!
Donation by The Marsh Family xxx on 23/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Fantastic achievement - well done Talitha
Donation by Mark Hennessy on 23/04/12
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Talitha - well done - that is amazing and for a fantastic cause>
Donation by James Robertson on 23/04/12
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Donation by John King on 23/04/12
£20.00
Donation by Catherine Podmore on 22/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
What an amazing thing you are doing, good for you x
Donation by Tania Harrison on 22/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good Luck Talitha. I'm sure you will do brilliantly, all for such a great cause. xxx
Donation by Donna Simmonds on 21/04/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Gooo Team Talitha! 20+ hours cycling on a single ride ++ pre-training trips - amaazing! Thats seriously hard out! Thinking of you both go well xx
Donation by Jacqueline Anderson on 21/04/12
£20.00
Such a fantastic good cause. Good Luck!! Love from all of us !! xxx
Donation by Wilkins girls on 20/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hey talitha- Sounds like you have a challenge on your hands at the moment and not an easy one at that! Good luck on the ride! From George
Donation by Cheryl Brookes on 20/04/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Wow T, I`m so very proud of you. Go girls. You will be brilliant . Loads of love and Hugs Bevee xx
Donation by Beverley Chilman on 20/04/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Good luck - an amazing challenge
Donation by Richard Brooks on 20/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck Talitha, from Hyperion
Donation by Sophie Blair on 20/04/12
£500.00
Good luck on the ride to Birmingham! You are supporting a very good cause and we are with you all the way! X Kathy
Donation by Kathryn Campbell on 20/04/12
Good luck on your great endeavour for such a worthwhile cause. Love Lista
Donation by Lista Cannon on 20/04/12
£200.00
+ £50.00 Gift Aid
Best of luck Talitha I can't begin to tell you just how proud I am. It's a wonderful thing you're doing. Lots of love, Daddy xxx
Donation by David Howden on 20/04/12
£2,500.00
+ £625.00 Gift Aid
Best of luck over the weekend - it is a brilliant cause. UBS will double this to £50.
Donation by James Drace-Francis on 20/04/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations$15,184.75
- Offline donations$3,353.50
- Text donations$0.00
- Total raised$18,538.26
- Gift Aid$2,620.87
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