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My story

 

SO... WE MADE IT!! Half a day early too!!

 

Thanks SO much for all the support so far, we couldn't have done it without you, so a very sincere thank you to any and all contributions made, large and small from far and wide, we've been overwhelmed by the donations pouring in!

For the full story on the trip, please check out the blog... http://london2sttropez.wordpress.com/the-blog/... whoever wrote most of it is a comedy genius! :)

THANKS AGAIN!

AL Xx

 

 

Firstly, thanks for visiting my sponsorship page! I've never done anything like this before so am thrilled at the opportunity to be raising money for such a good cause, so, here's the plan...

I will be cycling to St Tropez from London from 20th September to 30th September '09 - if this sounds familiar to any of you reading this, that's probably because I'll be joining my great friends Jamie "Le Coque" Hockin and Andrew "The Wolf" Wolfe-Murray who concocted the hair brain idea of cycling the 1000 miles in 10 days... basically I've jumped on their bandwagon... unfortunately they've informed me that it's not literally "a wagon", and I will still need to pedal all the way to St Tropez... 

 

Now for the serious part and the reason why I'm doing this...

My sister, Jo, passed away from lung cancer 3 years ago (aged only 29) and I've decided that, in my 30th year, it's about time that I raised some money for an extremely worthwhile charity that supported my big sister to the end - The Marie Curie Nurses - they were a massive help to Jo and my family at a phenomenally difficult time and I’m certain that they provide this same exceptional care to countless other families too – for further information, please see their website - http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/

 

I would also like to add that Jamie and Wolfie are cycling for an equally worthwhile cancer charity, The Candlelighters, who helped Jamie’s family immensely when he lost his young sister to kidney cancer 22 years ago.  For more info on the St Tropez cycle trip and their charity, please have a look at their website http://www.london2sttropez.co.uk/ - I do now even make an appearance in the blog section (although the photo looks nothing like me as I don't wear glasses but am in that photo for some reason... it wasn't a training day!)...

 

I hope that this information demonstrates my dedication and intent to see this through all the way to the beaches of St Tropez… I know that last statement makes this sound like “a jolly”, but whilst I can’t wait to reach the destination, I’m sure that Jamie, Wolfie and myself will have undergone quite a journey in getting there…

Many thanks for your support,

Alex

Well done chaps. Donation by james saunders 15/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Amazing effort, great story and extremely worthy cause. Congratulations. Donation by James Gray 09/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Alex sorry this has come in late.Sue & Ian Collins Donation by Sue Collins 11/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Alex !!! xx Donation by Sue Lee 08/10/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Well done :-) Absolutely brilliant! :-))))) Donation by Demi Utay 07/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Really well done Alex! Loved the blog of all the action. When's the next trip!!!!????? Donation by James and Pippin Hackett 07/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Congratulations! A great cause! Donation by Neil Jones 07/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Great effort for an even greater cause. Well done Alex! Donation by Michael Mahon 07/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

A very worthy cause and a tremendous effort. Well done. Donation by S H-W 02/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done! All the best! Donation by Chi 02/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Donation by Ian Cross 02/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Very well done mate. Hope you guys have a fantastic time in St Tropez. Donation by Tim Ruffett 30/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Sorry its late, but definately worth it ! Well done - now for a well earned rest ! So impressed at this :O) x Donation by Laura Smith 30/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Go Alex Go - great cause xx Donation by Nikki Martin 26/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck guys! Donation by Malcolm McLaren 25/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Naomi Finch 22/09/09  

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at least st trop sounds a lot more appealing than John O groats & its downhill (on the map).. loads of love & respect, the Sherbs x Donation by Tamsin & TJ Sherbie Cake 22/09/09  

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Amazing amazing thing to do! Hope it's going really well XXX Donation by Nadine F-H 21/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Ride on! Donation by Noel M 20/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Wishing you all the best of luck! A great thing to do in memory of your wonderful sister who will never be forgotten. Donation by Kate Steptoe 20/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

A mighty effort for your lovely sister Jo - hope it's smooth cycling and sunny days all the way! Donation by Bibby & Rodney Whittaker 20/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well done boys. We are so proud of you! Big kiss love sammy. X Donation by Sammy Duder 19/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck Al, keep the knees well oiled! See you in St Tropez!! x Donation by Penny 18/09/09  

£20.00

Alex all the best for a safe journey. Donation by Matt Antill 18/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck Lance, great cause. Use that cream wisely! The breakdown of the £45 was £40 from me, £1 from Vern, £1 from Tweeny and £3 from Diego! Donation by Mannie Neville and the Spring lads. 18/09/09  

£45.00 + £12.69 Gift Aid

Wishing you best of luck! Donation by Rezaur Rahman 18/09/09  

£1,000.00 + £282.05 Gift Aid

Good luck Alex! From Lyn and Peter Donation by The Schlesingers 18/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

good luck alex. what a great thing you're doing. well done. Donation by john skinner 17/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good Luck, from the Grundys xx Donation by Marian Grundy 16/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good luck, Alex and congratulations on raising money for such a worthy cause. Donation by Margaret and John Vincent 14/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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