bob paterson is fundraising for The Fire Fighters Charity

Heroes4heroes

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Firefighters and The Forces

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Raising money for

The Fire Fighters Charity

Charity Registration No. 1093387

Every 30 seconds in the UK fire fighters are called to an incident, risking their lives to save others, but sadly they often sustain physical injuries whilst carrying out their duties.

The Fire Fighters Charity is here for fire fighters during their times of need. The Charity offers vital support services across the UK for all fire fighters, assisting in excess of 17,500 individuals every year.

Our modern, dynamic and award-winning charity has three UK centres, located in Cumbria, Devon and West Sussex, which provide therapy, rehabilitation and recuperation facilities. Our pioneering Beneficiary Support Services offers local and remote assistance to fire service personnel in need nationwide – providing solutions to real life problems.

It costs over £9 million every year to keep the Charity running, and with no government funding, we are completely reliant upon donations and fundraising, so your support is very much needed.

To find out more, please visit www.firefighterscharity.org.uk.

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bob paterson

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07/12/2007

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Raised: 34%

Target: £20,000.00
Raised so far: £6,817.50

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My story

In June 2010 serving operational and support personnel from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service are planning to cycle from John O’Groats to Lands End to raise money for The Fire Fighters Charity and Help the Heroes. As the public acknowledge that both the armed services and emergency services are heroes, we are calling this campaign ‘Heroes4heroes’.
The bike ride will be under the banner of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s 10 year vision called 365 Alive. This is where we intend, through community education, to ensure there are an additional 365 people alive as a result of our activities in 2016 when compared to the fatality data of those killed in fires and on our roads from 1996 to 2006.

One of the catalysts for our approach is as a result of two of our serving operational personnel Simon MacKrory (38) was killed in a motorbike accident, and Nathan Crockford who was severally injured by being knocked off his motorcycle. We are also aware of the high number of military personnel who have been killed in motorcycle accidents and felt we could join the theme together of promoting motorcycle safety during our campaign across the UK whilst raising money at the same time for two very worthwhile charities.

We envisage the bike ride taking 15 days to complete. The intention is to travel to John O’Groats on Thursday 3^rd/Friday 4^th June with the ride commencing on Saturday 5^th June and terminating at Lands End on Friday 18^th June, passing through Oxford along the way. We would then travel home on Saturday 19^th.

Thank you very much for your donation. Spread the word please!!

	Donation by ian minns 25/09/07	£20.00
	GREAT CHALLENGE.............MANY THANKS. :-) Donation by Neil Godfrey 06/08/07	£1,208.00 + £340.72 Gift Aid
	Well done all of you Donation by Trev & Chris 29/07/07	£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid
	chris Donation by steve jordan 20/07/07	£10.00
	jay garret Donation by steve jordan 20/07/07	£20.00
	dean hazel Donation by steve jordan 10/07/07	£5.00
	Well done! Donation by Judy Kelly 09/07/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Results - nice one! Donation by bob paterson 06/07/07	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	anthony mault Donation by steve jordan 04/07/07	£50.00
	craig baldwin Donation by steve jordan 04/07/07	£10.00
	clive durbin Donation by steve jordan 04/07/07	£12.00
	matthew rapkins Donation by steve jordan 04/07/07	£5.00
	dan kindness Donation by steve jordan 04/07/07	£30.00
	martin naish Donation by steve jordan 04/07/07	£10.00
	craig rogers Donation by steve jordan 03/07/07	£20.00
	pete ryman Donation by steve jordan 30/06/07	£20.00
	nicky bayliss Donation by steve jordan 29/06/07	£20.00
	dan ogleby Donation by steve jordan 28/06/07	£20.00
	SH is brilliant Donation by bob paterson 27/06/07	£881.50 + £248.63 Gift Aid
	phil thomas Donation by steve jordan 26/06/07	£5.00
	martin reynolds Donation by steve jordan 26/06/07	£20.00
	mark taylor Donation by steve jordan 25/06/07	£20.00
	Well done! x Donation by Netta, Rob & George 22/06/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by melvin 21/06/07	£20.00
	Penrith Morrisons, Asda at Carlisle and Kilmarnock Donation by bob paterson 21/06/07	£1,020.00
	ASDA: Bromsgrove, Lancaster, Wigan and club house at cabus. Donation by bob paterson 21/06/07	£611.00
	Donation by ray clark 20/06/07	£20.00
	Well done everybody - much love and see you soon Bob - not just when someone escapes RAL! x Donation by Steve,Rachel,Matt&Meri Wheeler 20/06/07	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done guys! Donation by Chris Hollis 19/06/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations!!! Donation by Paul and Caroline Henney 18/06/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£6,817.50
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,207.04

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