Chris Newton is fundraising for The Food Chain

The 3 Musketeers cycle Rotterdam to Paris

Who said you can't look good cycling...

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Raising money for

The Food Chain

Charity Registration No. 1003014

The Food Chain provides home delivered meals, groceries and other nutrition services to men, women and children chronically sick with HIV related illness. They aim to ensure that no one living with the virus has their ability to get well and stay well adversely affected by lack of access to appropriate food.

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Chris Newton

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01/09/2014

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Raised: 109%

Target: £3,000.00
Raised so far: £3,271.00

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The Three Musketeers – Rotterdam to Paris 2009

In 1844 Alexandre Dumas’ D’Artagnan travelled to Paris to become a Musketeer of the Guard and it was there he met The Three Musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, 3 inseparable friends who lived by the motto: “all for one, one for all”. Now in 2009 the three musketeers reunite to travel back to Paris but this time their adventures will not be inspired by secret missions of love and loyalty to the French crown but rather to benefit a much less regal but arguably more deserving cause, that of The Food Chain.

The Mission: 3 men (Jasper, Paul and Chris), 3 trusty steeds (their bikes), 3 countries (The Netherlands, Belgium and France), 3 days (Saturday 17^th – Monday 19^th October 2009), over 450kms. Cycling from Rotterdam to Paris via Brussels and Laon over three days the three musketeers, clad in tabbards (that's the baggy top) and hats, equipped with their duelling swords, will journey south to help The Food Chain in its efforts to improve the lives of people effected by HIV in Greater London.

The Charity: The Food Chain is a UK charity working to provide nutritional advice and support to people and their families living with HIV in the Greater London area. It provides a range of services from emergency hampers and a Sunday meal service to nutritional cooking classes (Eating Positively) and advice to help people strengthen their immune system, live healthily and build their independence. For more on the charity please contact me directly at chrisnewton23@googlemail.com or, better still, visit their website: www.foodchain.org.uk. .

The Inspiration: For The Route – Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish helped put British road cycling firmly back on the map this summer by achieving 4^th in the overall, and 2^nd in the sprint standings of this year’s Tour De France. Next year the Tour De France starts in Rotterdam so the three of us (Chris, Jaf and Paul) thought we’d be amongst the first Brits (albeit disguised as French men) to cycle from Rotterdam to Paris to celebrate British road cycling and raise money for a good cause in the meantime. For The Costumes – When in France an Englishman is safest when disguised as a Frenchman!

While cries of “Tous pour un, un pour tous” and "Allez, Allez, Allez!" will no doubt inspire us as we hurtle south, your sponsorship will, I dare say, provide us with even more inspiration so please give generously. Every pound or euro you donate really will help a very worthwhile cause!

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Well done Chris. Hope the trip was not too exhausting! Donation by Anne Wykes 09/11/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
good job! sorry its late x Donation by Mark Green 08/11/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
Donation by Jacqui Ward 27/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
Hope it went well! Donation by Michael Atkinson 27/10/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
Sorry for the delay! Well done, what an amazing achievement Donation by Michelle Doling 26/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
well done...great stuff Donation by john heseltine 26/10/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
Chris, you're an idiot. Donation by David Lloyd 25/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
Hi Boyz, was fun meeting you in Brussels, although the amount of drinkies were a bit disappointing;) Well done on the navigating! Donation by Sloompie 23/10/09	£40.00
Donation by Anonymous 23/10/09	£20.00
Fantastic effort; great cause! Well done from The Ramsays Donation by Victoria Ramsay 22/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
those pics are worth 20 notes in any currency... :) Donation by ben silburn 22/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
Great effort chaps, well done - photos look hilarious! x Donation by Kate Surge 22/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
Well done - Looks like great fun! Donation by Lucy O'Brien 22/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
Nicely done guys! Donation by jochen bizot 22/10/09	£20.00
Think this gets you to your target :-D Well done, the photos are hilarious... Donation by Tinny 22/10/09	£55.00 + £15.51 Gift Aid
Daaaaaarling, Congratulations! You've done it. I'm proud of you. And you were definitely looking good in it! Love, Marjolein Donation by Marjolein Oudshoorn 21/10/09	£20.00
Good luck guys! Donation by Raman Mohial 20/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
Better late than never, hope this keeps you going! Donation by Jon Plant 19/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
I'll have to see if we have a spare rubber ring for your office chair next week!! - Good Luck Jasper Donation by Yvonne Lipski and family 17/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
Good luck! Donation by Liz Morley 16/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
Hopefully the weather will treat you nicely! Have fun and take care! Donation by Michel Mustert 16/10/09	£30.00
Great action! You can do it - just visualise the finish, and.......no pain, no gain! Donation by Paula Kager 16/10/09	£50.00
Chris - I know your madness will get you through! Donation by Lylian Collier 16/10/09	£100.00
Good luck!! Donation by kirsten maartens 16/10/09	£10.00
Loads of good luck! Jemma & Jeremy xxx Donation by Jemma Myers 15/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
Pedal like the wind, good luck all 3 of you Donation by Nick Tilley 15/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
Remember one for all and all for one! All the best lads. Donation by Iain Wintour 15/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
Hi Chris, Good example of someone who really cares! Big up! Donation by Viresh Bansraj 15/10/09	£20.00
Good luck and come home in one piece. Donation by Marieke Diepeveen 15/10/09	£20.00
Good Luck!! Donation by Aletta Brussel 15/10/09	£20.00

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