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In March I'll be attempting my EIGHTH charity bike ride across the Namibian Desert, through Damaraland to the Etosha National Park with my cycling buddy David Joss Buckley. It is certain to provide a very stiff test of our resolve and fitness. Although the terrain is more or less flat, it's all off-road and the distances are long (60-70 miles for 5 days) And as if all that was not enough, we've been told to expect temperatures of 35+ degrees and no shade!
Since 1999, Dave and I have cycled through Jordan, Laos, Costa Rica, Vietnam and India, plus the London-Paris challenge - twice! In the course of this we've raised somewhere in the region of £40,000 for the NDCS.
We do these rides because we believe the National Deaf Children's Society provides vital and unique support for deaf kids and their parents. If you consider that most deaf babies are born to hearing families, you can imagine the distress, anxiety and confusion that arises. The NDCS are brilliant at seeing those kids and their families through those first difficult months - and will continue to provide a helping hand right up until the child is 21. I urge you take a look at the charity's website and see for yourselves what a great job it is doing ( ndcs.org.uk )
Many thanks in anticipation of your support.
Jim
In March I'll be attempting my EIGHTH charity bike ride across the Namibian Desert, through Damaraland to the Etosha National Park with my cycling buddy David Joss Buckley. It is certain to provide a very stiff test of our resolve and fitness. Although the terrain is more or less flat, it's all off-road and the distances are long (60-70 miles for 5 days) And as if all that was not enough, we've been told to expect temperatures of 35+ degrees and no shade!
Since 1999, Dave and I have cycled through Jordan, Laos, Costa Rica, Vietnam and India, plus the London-Paris challenge - twice! In the course of this we've raised somewhere in the region of £40,000 for the NDCS.
We do these rides because we believe the National Deaf Children's Society provides vital and unique support for deaf kids and their parents. If you consider that most deaf babies are born to hearing families, you can imagine the distress, anxiety and confusion that arises. The NDCS are brilliant at seeing those kids and their families through those first difficult months - and will continue to provide a helping hand right up until the child is 21. I urge you take a look at the charity's website and see for yourselves what a great job it is doing ( ndcs.org.uk )
Many thanks in anticipation of your support.
Jim