My story

Sadly my father passed away shortly after he retired in February 2006. He died of bowel cancer and that is why I am attempting a 440 mile bike ride in China this October. The charity I am supporting is Macmillan Cancer Relief who gave excellent care and help with dad’s last few weeks. They also gave support to us (me and my family) when sadly my mother passed away a few months after (lung cancer). Macmillan does a lot of this type of work so I know you will support me in supporting them by sponsoring me on my epic journey.

 I cycled through China as part of Macmillan Cancer Support's China Cycling Challenge. Starting from the Fortress in Yulin, a large town south of the Gobi Desert, we cycled for 7 consecutive days covering 680km, ending up in Xian, home of the Terracotta Warriors.

Event update:

I just have got back from China after completing the challenge! And it certainly turned out to be quite a challenge over the 7 days cycling. The temperatures were much lower than expected and by day 2 the night time temperature was dropping to - 10 deg C. Day 2 saw heavy rain, snow and sleet all in one day with all us limping into camp as it was getting dark and getting very cold. But we soldered on to tackle some really long climbs on days 4, 5 and 6. I have never climbed hills like this in the UK and each one was a mental battle to get to the top. The longest was 14km long and just went on forever! The most difficult however was a 8km climb on the last day to reach the finish; very steep and winding with the mental anguish of almost being there but not quite. The end was an emotional one for me but we were whisked off for a 4 hour coach journey to see the Terracotta warriors before we had time to pause.

Fund-raising update:

Fund raising has been frantic just before I left for China with some really significant contributions coming in. St Regis Paper donated £100 and I have just received the cheque from the Pampered chef party of over £125. The second raffle at work raised over £160 and was completed only days before I left. Adding to this I received a lot of personal donations from friends and family. I hope I can break through the £4,000 milestone with sponsorship still to collect in the next month. This is a great effort and I would like to thank you all for amazing support!

Thank you for visiting my fund raising page. You can still make a donation up to the end of the year. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Macmillan Cancer Support will receive your money faster and, if you are a taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

Many thanks for your support.

Regards

Andy

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Macmillan Cancer Support

Macmillan Cancer Support

Charity Registration No. 261017

Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. We provide practical, medical, emotional and financial support and push for better cancer care. One in three of us will get cancer. Two million of us are living with it. We are all affected by cancer. We can all help. We are Macmillan.

Donations 66

proceeds from sponsored bike ride

Donation by Donna, Elaine and Jo on 28/12/08

£310.00

cash donation

Donation by Jon Anderson on 14/12/08

£20.00

cash donation

Donation by Mick Garvey on 14/12/08

£20.00

on behalf of Ray cash donations

Donation by Ray Edwards on 14/12/08

£10.00

unclaimed raffle prize

Donation by canteen on 03/12/08

£5.00

thanks chaps

Donation by Kev & Claire on 24/11/08

£40.00

Thanks nob

Donation by Nobby on 24/11/08

£5.00

from Dad's garage sold on ebay

Donation by power tools on 01/11/08

£39.21

Well done Andy. I am very proud of you. x

Donation by Phillipa Girard on 01/11/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck Andy!

Donation by Adam Stratton on 23/10/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Andy

Donation by Kate Fiddy on 17/10/08

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

collected in cash

Donation by New Thames Raffle on 16/10/08

£162.80

Good luck and have fun!!

Donation by Ben Jennings on 16/10/08

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

Wish I could join you, good luck

Donation by Trevor Chambers on 14/10/08

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

Such a worthy cause and a very exciting trip

Donation by Andrew fardoe on 14/10/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Lynsted branch

Donation by Men of Kent on 13/10/08

£200.00

via sponsor form

Donation by Jane's Pilates teacher on 10/10/08

£10.00

via sponsor form

Donation by Kate Cathie on 10/10/08

£20.00

via sponsor form

Donation by Duncan Hunter on 10/10/08

£20.00

Good luck & hope all goes well

Donation by Kevin Mears - Sittingbourne on 07/10/08

£20.00

Donation by Relfy on 04/10/08

£15.00

+ £4.23 Gift Aid

Donation by Ted Rosser on 02/10/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Adrian Woods & Valda Gates on 30/09/08

£10.00

Donation by Paul Carter on 30/09/08

£20.00

Donation by Carl Banting on 30/09/08

£20.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£2,317.32
  • Offline donations£2,366.43
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£4,683.75
  • Gift Aid£229.87

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