William Stirling is fundraising for SOLARAID

Will's Lands End to John O'Groats Challenge for SolarAid

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Raising money for

SOLARAID

Charity Registration No. 1115960

SolarAid’s vision is of a world where everyone has access to affordable, clean, renewable power. SolarAid aims to relieve poverty through facilitating the provision of solar energy to those in need, and to advance awareness of solar energy, climate change and the protection of the environment and to disseminate the results of research into energy generation, distribution, supply and use.

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William Stirling

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21/09/2014

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Raised: 42%

Target: £3,000.00
Raised so far: £1,272.00

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My story

Thank you for visiting my JustGiving donation page.

"We done it!" On Saturday October 10, at 7pm on the dot, Jo Stickels and I arrived at John o'Groats after 55.56 net hours of cycling, averaging 17.5mph, having covered 896 miles since leaving Land's End at 9.10am the previous Saturday. It was hard, exhausting, at times very wet and cold, painful (Sticks got through it on 85 Nurofen), arduous and bloody long. We argued and sniped, we got lost, we got punctures, we got bad wind - too many energy bars and fried breakfasts - but we made it. LEJOG, bagged, and in a respectable time, with no injuries and marriages still intact.

I was attracted to the charity SolarAid because it achieves two main things. It supplies solar power equipment for lighting, heating and computers to poor and isolated communities in Africa and South America. But it also encourages these people to create sustainable business based on free solar power, improving their local economies and teaching local people about renewable energy as well. It seems a very worthy cause.

Times are tough but please give generously - we stayed the course, and unlike Cracknell and chums last week, no cheating.

A blog of our experience can be seen on the website of Kreate Europe, www.kreate-europe.com/blog.

Thank you very much for your support

Will Stirling

20/10/09

	Donation by Will Stirling 08/11/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Nice work Will, particularly as you had to tow Stickels most of the way Donation by Gary Impett 26/10/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Congrats Will, Somthing I have wanted to do for a while now...! Great8 Cause too Donation by David Gates 26/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hugely impressed! Congratulations! Donation by John Stevens 26/10/09	£50.00
	Well done Will, from everyone at Wyatt International Donation by Luke Bull 22/10/09	£30.00
	all that way and wearing the beard for a bet too! Donation by James Higgs 21/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Huge congratulations Bru and Jo. A monumental effort - and some rather painful tales. Maybe one day I'll don the lycra myself... Donation by Ben Scott 21/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Your levels of endurance for this challenge have been staggering. Looking at Stickels’ butt for 8 days! Oh, and well done for doing LeJoG. Donation by Rod Carter 19/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Fantastic achievement Will. Jill and Rosemary Donation by jill robinson 17/10/09	£20.00
	To blinking fit for me!! well done love fiona & Jo Donation by Fiona Diamond 16/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Will, well done, best Terry Disdale Donation by c/oFiona Diamond 16/10/09	£50.00
	Better late than never - unlike your impressive time! Well done. Donation by Kate Maclaren 16/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Shakesy. Ed and I are just going to take a ride to the shops, can we borrow a £20? Donation by Sir Stains and The Machine 14/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well impressive feat, Will. Love Mary, Jon and Vinnie xxx Donation by Mary Richardson 07/10/09	£15.00
	It's terrifying to think how fit you'll be by the time you finish Donation by Julian Kenny 07/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	gOD sPEED AND MAY THE WIND BE ON YOUR BACK Donation by Anne Shepherd 05/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Keep going Will and if you get this before you hit the Lockerbie area, give me a ring. Bestest luck. keep using the vaseline! Love Merlin Donation by M L Dernie 05/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Gow orrn buh!! Donation by Ben Gibbs 05/10/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	.......may the road be downhill and the wind in your pants....may the crack be long and the days short......may....good luck stirling and stickles Donation by Mark Tillett 05/10/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 05/10/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Will. Or as they say in Germany, bonne chance Wilhelm. LOL from Family Fildes. Donation by Toby Fildes 05/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	'Chapeau' not sure which way you're going but give me a shout when you're in the NW leg and I might tag along for a few miles. Donation by James Tottle 05/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Hats off to you two. May the weather be kind to you. Donation by Marc, Janene, Jake and Max 05/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	We are delighted that someone is mad enough to do this sort of thing, well done and good luck, From the Archers xxx Donation by Jane Archer 04/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Pop in for a cuppa on the way - John, Jack 7 Joe Donation by John Shepherd 02/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	May your nether regions recover swiftly. Good luck! Donation by Si, Laura and Florence 02/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Full of admiration! Donation by GRK 02/10/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Donation by Susan Barnard 01/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Bon chance! When you get to Scotland don't stop, if they know you are English they will Lynch you. Donation by James, Anna, William & Maddy 01/10/09	£25.00
	Ride like the wind!!! Wishing you so much luck, we are very proud of you!! See you when its over.The girls xxx Donation by Caroline Stirling 30/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,172.00
Offline donations:	£100.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£276.97

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