David Edwards is fundraising for SOLARAID

240/24 - Dave, Ady, Chris, Alec

240 / 24 - London to Cornwall in a day

on 26/07/2008

Arriving in Cornwall, 200 miles in

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Team members:

David Edwards, Adrian Midwood, Chris Gowland, Alec Fitzsimmons

Raising money for

SOLARAID

Charity Registration No. 1115960

SolarAid’s vision is of a world where everyone has access to affordable, clean, renewable power. SolarAid aims to relieve poverty through facilitating the provision of solar energy to those in need, and to advance awareness of solar energy, climate change and the protection of the environment and to disseminate the results of research into energy generation, distribution, supply and use.

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David Edwards

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Raised: 197%

Target: £2,400.00
Raised so far: £4,734.34

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My story

On 26th July, we successfully completed our challenge of cycling the 240 miles from London to Cornwall in 24 hours.

You can see pictures of our journey here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/drwedwards/24024
...and read Alec's account of the day on his website:
http://www.alec.fitzsimmons.com/LongRide.htm

We started from Alec's parents' house in Fleet, and cycled 240.6 miles to Fowey, roughly via Winchester, Salisbury, Chard, Honiton, Exeter, Dartmoor, and Liskeard. The journey took us exactly 21 hours - starting at a bleary 3 am, and rolling in to Fowey on adrenaline alone at midnight.

We had excellent conditions - very hot in the middle of the day, but no rain, virtually no wind, and happily not a single puncture.

I think we'd all agree that it was fun and rewarding, but extraordinarily challenging: in total we climbed 4,950 metres, and by the second half of the ride each of us had moments on the hills where it felt like we were going backwards. Getting through this was down to a mixture of teamwork and stubbornness, as well as help from our fantastic support team Iain and Anna, to whom we are completely indebted.

We're also really pleased to have raised 5,000 pounds (and counting) for Solar Aid, which we hope will make a real difference to their work. This site will remain open for donations for another few weeks, so if you haven't had a chance to donate and would like to, we'd be very grateful.

Thank you, once again, for all your support.

Dave, Ady, Chris and Alec.

	aieeeeeeee Donation by A portrait of the Lord 26/08/08	£45.00 + £12.69 Gift Aid
	Better late than never - well done chaps Donation by Will Jackson 26/08/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by GNS 25/08/08	£21.00 + £5.92 Gift Aid
	Donation by Simon 13/08/08	£10.00
	Well done! Donation by Helene and John N-J 13/08/08	£20.00
	congratulations! Donation by james holian 12/08/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	What next?! Donation by Charlottie 11/08/08	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	i would lick your crack if fish could swim Donation by friend of chris 07/08/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	A £ for every square cm of skin removed from davey's buttocks! Donation by Jenny 06/08/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good work! Donation by Tom G 06/08/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Can't believe you made it ! Well done! Donation by Amy & Jon 04/08/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Lainey 04/08/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done boys. When's the next challenge?? Donation by Mike 03/08/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Sarah Rushforth 03/08/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Just sitting reading about it makes me feel uncomfortable. Well done. Donation by Geoff and Chris Mayne 02/08/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Great achievement - well done Donation by Chris Baker 01/08/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	What next? Donation by Matt H 31/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	got round to it in the end! Donation by Tim Coxall 31/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	idiots. Donation by Matt R 31/07/08	£50.00
	malt loaf is better than plum loaf Donation by friend of Chris 31/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Sterling effort, well done chaps. Donation by Richard & Anna Sargeant 31/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	well done my friend Donation by Jennifer Tippin 30/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done to you all Donation by Val Bulman 30/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	make sure you put lots of nappy gel on your balls Donation by friend of chris 30/07/08	£70.00 + £19.74 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Mayank 30/07/08	£10.00
	Well done chaps Donation by Andy L 30/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done - hope you're able to sit down again before too long. Donation by Paul Bate 30/07/08	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Paying by results! Well done. Donation by Miles Gibson 30/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by mike & judy G 29/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congrats! Donation by Sunru 29/07/08	£15.00

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* Total raised online:	£4,654.34
Offline donations:	£80.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,201.63

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