Raised: 121%
Target: £1,500.00
Raised so far: £1,820.00
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My story

 
Eight old school friends are embarking on the challenge of a lifetime together - nearly a decade after leaving school. We have decided to cycle the fantastic London to Paris cycle route over a four-day period from 19th to 22nd August 2009. We have organised and funded the whole event ourselves (bikes, accessories, transport, accommodation & clothing). In addition to cycling the 300+ mile route, we will be transporting everything we need on our bikes with us. As well as being a gruelling personal endurance challenge for each one of us 'amateur' cyclists, we are also raising money for the Acorns Children's Hospice.
 
Acorns is a charity that cares for children that are life-limited, and offers suitable support to their families. More information about the charity and the valuable service they offer can be found at www.acorns.org.uk.
 
The team of Carter, Clatworthy, Drew, Soave, Teasdale, Twine, Ward and Waring would all greatly appreciate your support if you would be kind enough to offer a donation (no matter how small) to the charity of our choice. None of us have experienced a physical and mental challenge of this nature previously, but with your kind support, we know we will succeed, raise money for a good cause and hopefully enjoy ourselves in the process!!

Good work Gino! See you could have made it from Swindon to Bristol on a bike after all ;) Donation by Lovely Lesley & Slightly Less Lovely Chris 08/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great idea, James & co. God bless you all on the long journey! Donation by Nick Wright 11/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

well done chappie!!! Love ya lots Donation by weesy x 10/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 04/09/09  

£25.00

Congratulations, I hope it was not too painfull! Donation by Cara Taylor 04/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done boys. Donation by Jez Nicholls 04/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done lads, cycling with a Bear is always dangerous. Donation by Michael Dyer 03/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done lads! Donation by Alexander Wipfler 02/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Jeremy Pickard 01/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Chappie, Mum wants to know 'what's the Vaseline for ?' love you and congratulations to the lads x Donation by marilyn soave 27/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I hope you all survived. Well done you Crazy Fools! Donation by Hayley Moran 27/08/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Slightly belated donation - but well done guys, good effort! Donation by Richard Clark 27/08/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done Mattie,hope you remembered the vaseline! Donation by Neil and Paula Townshend 25/08/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well Done!! Donation by Carlos Basilisco 25/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Come on you bunch of fatties Donation by Aidan Semple 24/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck, Mathew and team Donation by Hilary Dixon 22/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck you can all do it Donation by Papajoe 22/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I hope you ride better than you spin. No cheating on the road my friend ... no cheating! Donation by Duncan Edwards 21/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great work Dave, catch up with you soon for a beer. Donation by Brendan Drake 21/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck! You've now made your target-yay! x Donation by Nadya Bettioui 20/08/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Nice work boys. Donation by Kevin Crowe 20/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by KAY THOMAS 20/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hey guys. Best of luck. Hope when you get to Paris you have enough leg power left to find a pub for a very well deserved beer! x x Donation by BeBo 19/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by TIM FLOOD 19/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

GOD LUCK- I HOPE IT HURTS Donation by MARY MCARDLE 19/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck men, pain is a state of mind! Don't be weak, just dig in to the finish! Donation by Jason, Lisa & Lily Taylor 19/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

All the best boyo, fried snails and beer on arrival Donation by Adam Hitchcott 19/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Cuz! I think it's amazing that you're doing this. Much love! xx Donation by Sandy Soave 19/08/09  

£20.00

I really hope you guys reach the target - goodluck!! Dave, if only you could keep on riding to Oz!! xo Donation by Nat Brandon 19/08/09  

£15.00

Donation by Thomas Phillips 18/08/09  

£10.00
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* Total raised online: £1,820.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £445.64

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