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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

proceeds from sponsored bike ride Donation by Donna, Elaine and Jo 28/12/08  

£310.00

cash donation Donation by Jon Anderson 14/12/08  

£20.00

cash donation Donation by Mick Garvey 14/12/08  

£20.00

on behalf of Ray cash donations Donation by Ray Edwards 14/12/08  

£10.00

unclaimed raffle prize Donation by canteen 03/12/08  

£5.00

thanks chaps Donation by Kev & Claire 24/11/08  

£40.00

Thanks nob Donation by Nobby 24/11/08  

£5.00

from Dad's garage sold on ebay Donation by power tools 01/11/08  

£39.21

Well done Andy. I am very proud of you. x Donation by Phillipa Girard 01/11/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck Andy! Donation by Adam Stratton 23/10/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Andy Donation by Kate Fiddy 17/10/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

collected in cash Donation by New Thames Raffle 16/10/08  

£162.80

Good luck and have fun!! Donation by Ben Jennings 16/10/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Wish I could join you, good luck Donation by Trevor Chambers 14/10/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Such a worthy cause and a very exciting trip Donation by Andrew fardoe 14/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Lynsted branch Donation by Men of Kent 13/10/08  

£200.00

via sponsor form Donation by Jane's Pilates teacher 10/10/08  

£10.00

via sponsor form Donation by Kate Cathie 10/10/08  

£20.00

via sponsor form Donation by Duncan Hunter 10/10/08  

£20.00

Good luck & hope all goes well Donation by Kevin Mears - Sittingbourne 07/10/08  

£20.00

Donation by Relfy 04/10/08  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Donation by Ted Rosser 02/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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

£10.00

Donation by Paul Carter 30/09/08  

£20.00

Donation by Carl Banting 30/09/08  

£20.00

Donation by Maxine ( canteen) 30/09/08  

£10.00

Donation by reception collection 29/09/08  

£5.76

Donation by canteen raffle 29/09/08  

£139.04

Donation by pampered chef raffle 29/09/08  

£24.00

thanks cake munchers! Donation by cake sales 29/09/08  

£57.78
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