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My story

 
MOGSY’S CHAIN REACTION

300 miles and 100 times more hills....or it felt like it!!  What an adventure!!!  Big thanks to everyone that sponsored me and helped me en route... 

Great send off by friends and family - even the Mayor of Bude was there! 

Day 1 - Bude to Bampton

Annie and G for support on the first day in the worst weather ever - loved the lush chicken rolls and help up the 1 in 25 hill! Great to cycle with you both - how pleased were we to see the Exeter Inn? - especially as the longest I'd cycled in my training was 1 hour 40 mins! x

 
Many thanks to the Exeter Inn, Bampton for donating to CP Sport – lovely pub and very friendly staff and a great meal!

http://www.exeterinn.net/

 
Day 2 - Bampton to Chilcompton  :  Day 3 - Chilcompton to Frampton Mansell, Cotswolds

Thanks to my cycling buddy Devon Boy Alan for being there on the two longest days – days 2 and 3 were the HARDEST and you got me there and put up with my moaning about my knees and other sore areas!  I so couldn’t have done it without you!  Well earned beers especially after the huge hills in Bath - my memory of Shepton Mallet is also one big hill!  Great support  - thanks again x


Thanks for hospitality and donations from Sue and the locals at the Court Hotel in Chilcompton - lovely hotel and highly recommended

http://www.courthotel.co.uk/


Many thanks to Gemma and Simon from the Crown Inn at Frampton Mansell for putting me up on my trip free of charge...lovely couple and the Inn was fab – accommodation and brekkie wonderful – if you’re in the Cotswolds this is the place to stay!  Good luck with your anniversary weekend :)

see their website and a pic of my arrival here - http://www.thecrowninn-cotswolds.co.uk/PreviousNewsEvents.html

Day 4 - Frampton Mansell to Stratford upon Avon

Thx to Stu for your support on day 4 on that dodgy road!!  Really appreciated seeing you at every layby and encouraging up those huge hills and keeping the lorries at bay on the Fosse Way!!  Thanks so much – you were a star x

Big thanks to Carolyn and Lorr for coming from Bude to the quiz night in Stratford – what a night!!  Well done to our quiz team! – we all had a fab night and raised £540 –Many thanks to Caroline for organising the night !!  More thanks to Caroline and Dermot for putting me up and getting me home! x

Day 5 - Stratford upon Avon to Sapcote, Nr Leicester
Off to Sapcote cycling with Ian who planned the best route ever along country lanes and cycle paths and Trish who was great support and encouraged me up the hills...BIG thanks Trish for coming along - I mastered the right hand turn that day too! ...I stayed with Phil and Pam Fleetwood that night who were awesome – chicken casserole and major help with the route the next day – can’t thank you enough for looking after me :)

Day 6 - Sapcote to Notthingham

Sam my daughter was the star who arrived with the Bude Windows & Conservatories van - http://bude-windows.co.uk/ - the sun arrived at last too - Sam was my support crew on the last day and saw me into Notts - apparently I was flying along by then - thanks so much Sam for driving all that way from Bude! x

Made it to Notts on Thursday to a lovely welcome from the CP Sport staff and Jonesy arranged a great skittles night! I was useless - Haha broke a finger nail – only .injury from my trip!  Thanks Mark – very good night  and raised a great total of £135.40 x

So end of the challenge!  Missed the cycling the next day! Very welcome sports massage from Horace to help my legs recover – BodyWorks in Bude – highly recommended!

Many thanks to everyone for all your support – off to Spain now for a well earned rest.....

Mogsy xxxx

Since my return from Spain, Washlands Women Runners, Burton on Trent, have very kindly made a donation of £250 so many thanks to Jan Dingley and all at the Club - much appreciated.

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Having been invited to the Cerebral Palsy Sport Awards in Nottingham earlier this year I was very honoured to receive the CP Sport Fundraiser of the Year 2008 Award.  A few wines later and the next fund raising challenge appeared!!

I’m now about to attempt a 300 mile cycle ride from Bude to Nottingham on 3rd to 8th October – on my own but I have some friends joining me en route –  everyone's welcome!   This is in memory of my little nephew Howie who had Cerebral Palsy and was the most lovely boy you could imagine and who I know is watching everything I attempt!

This will be 6 weeks intensive training as my bike has only just surfaced from the darkest corners of the shed.  I’ve had to remember how to ride a bike again and have realised this will also affect other areas of my life – even with a female friendly saddle!!

If anyone would like to come and join me, and share the pain, I’d really appreciate the company – or just come and cheer me on or meet me for a well earned drink at the end of each day!

Link to my route is here: http://www.cpsport.org/fundraisingsponsorship/bikerides.shtml

The following events are happening before and along the way if you want to join me:

16 Sept - An evening with Annie O - clairvoyant/medium - at my house!

1 October - Quiz Night at Bay View Inn, Bude - 7.30 for 8pm - http://www.bayviewinn.co.uk/

6 October - Quiz Night at The West End Pub, Stratford upon Avon - 7 for 7.30pm

CP Sport provides opportunities for people of all ages, like Howie, to have fun and develop mobility and self-confidence through sport.  Being able to participate in sport makes such a difference to those who suffer from this disability.  The charity provides sporting opportunities from grass-roots to elite performance and members of the charity have won more Paralympic medals than any other organisation.  Cerebral Palsy Sport's work is life changing and gives many people the opportunity to build life long friendships with others who understand their difficulties.

Any sponsorship for what will be quite an effort for a non cyclist like myself will be so appreciated by CP Sport and will be a tremendous help for all they try to achieve.  To find out more please take time to have a look at their website http://www.cpsport.org/ and see the great work they are doing.

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If you think you can join me along the route and have an equally sore behind, give me a ring on 07971 590204.

See you in Nottingham on the 8th October if you’re near there...

Thanks so much for your support.

Mogsy xxx

Well Done Morag Donation by Steve LLoyd 14/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Fantastic achievement Morag! Well done... Donation by Mike Summers 05/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Andy Barber 04/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good on you Morag. Its the people like you who can be bothered to do things like this that make a difference xx Donation by Natalie Shaw 03/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done Morag. Donation by Alan Richardson 03/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Sue McBride 03/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Great effort Morag. Keep training! Donation by Pat Cropper 21/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Pete Robins 21/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well don Mogsy! Onwards and upwards to Disney now!xx Donation by Samantha Beare 21/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done, Morag great achievement! Donation by David Varney 20/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Many thanks for donation from lovely pub on edge of Exmoor - great to reach there on Day 1! Donation by Exeter Inn in Bampton 19/10/09  

£45.00

Good luck Mogs. Will lend you my bike (unused!!!) when you are over on hols to keep your training going! Look forward to seeing you soon. Donation by Fran 08/10/09  

£20.00

Good luck Donation by Tim Rouse - WGT Sport 07/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good Luck and hope it is going well!! Sorry I missed you in Stratford last night, but i had to work :-( Love Becki@ WGT Sport Donation by REBECCA TURNER 07/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done Mogs on completing the first day of your marathon ride have a glass of wine on me good luck and better weather for tomorrow Donation by Kathy Lawrence 03/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Great night - thanks to the pub, Chris Hutt Quizmaster and all who came for your support & thanks to friends that donated raffle prizes :) Donation by Bay View Inn Quiz Night 02/10/09  

£212.50

Car Boot Sale in Stratton last Sunday went well! Donation by Car Boot Sale 02/10/09  

£112.50

Go Girl! Donation by Susanne Yoxall 02/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Mogsy x! Donation by David Dempsey 01/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Best of luck Donation by Ray Bell 01/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Mogsey, you can do it. Ian and Carolyn Harrison Donation by Carolyn Harrison 01/10/09  

£20.00

Good Luck Donation by Denise Weller 01/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Mogsy. The first 300 miles are the worst!! Donation by Steve Nolan 30/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck Mogs from Alana & Lorraine Donation by Lorraine Britton 30/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Loads of luck Mogsy! Dont let the wine levels drop too low and you will do it.....Cheers! Donation by Sarah Hurl 29/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Morag - enjoy the ride! Donation by Sue Hale 25/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Mogsy hope to see you soon love Ali Donation by Alison Hale 25/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Jade - remember to turn left at Dover. Donation by Tom 22/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great night "Have Broom .. Will Travel" raised £110 thanks to Annie O Clairvoyant and friends! Donation by Spirit Night 21/09/09  

£110.00

Donation by Mike Eastmond 21/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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