My story

Welcome to my fundraising page.........

 I recently took part in the Guide Dogs Ring of Kerry cycle challenge in Ireland's equivalent of the Lake District, as 'pilot' for a tandem team with Michael Whapples who is a visually impaired physics student at Nottingham University.

In all we covered 210 miles in 5 days with several high passes thrown in for good measure  (a total of 7500ft of climbing)  .

Hurricane Gordon gave us some wet and very windy weather in the last few days.

We are had a great time in a beautiful part of the world, making several new friends and enjoying the local hospitality. You can see my photos on:-http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/davidjbingham@btopenworld.com/album?.dir=/d290re2&.src=ph&.tok=phJwbiFBYiRW9RC3

Michael and two other visually impaired riders who also took part in the challenge, Barbara and Idris, have already expressed an interest in doing another challenge in the future, so they must have enjoyed it too....LEJOG (Lands End to John o' Groats) has been mentioned.........if you are a tandem pilot who might be interested, or could maybe offer any logistical support then please contact me on davidjbingham@btinternet.com

Please dig deep and sponsor me online for a worthy cause in Guide Dogs' 75th anniversary year. Michael's Dad relies on a guide dog so we have a personal interest in supporting the charity.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Guide Dogs will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you. Justgiving makes a small administrative charge which will make fundraising so much easier and less time consuming for me.

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support. I know I can count on you to be generous!    

David 

Pre-Ride Updates -

Did the Great Nottinghamshire Bike Ride on 25 June as part of our training - with about 5000 other cyclists - 50 miles, plus about 7 each way there and back from the University. Got a bad cramp in my thigh which the very helpful ladies in the Red Cross cabin attended to with ice packs and massage....

As Nottingham is so flat we decided we needed some training in the hills so on 15th July decided to head for the Pennines near Matlock. Lots of hills there! Had a great day on the tandem up on the moors and down in the dales. Preferred the downhills to the uphills. Had my heart rate monitor on to see how I was going - maxed out at 182 bpm - will probably leave it behind next time so that I don't scare myself!  

8 Aug 06 - just got back from hols in the Lake District where Ann & I got in a few miles on 2 wheels (inevitably including some more hills). Managed to crack a rib whilst I was away, doc says I should be fine by September and advised me not to laugh, cough or sneeze too much (I had already managed to work this out for myself!) . He also advised me not to cycle for a couple of weeks but we shall see... I didn't mention to him that our round of Derwentwater was AFTER I did the damage... 

10 Sept 06 - been back on the bike recently and it felt really good. Had a good ride on Saturday with some friends from church on a sponsored "steeplechase" around some of the historic churches and chapels in Northumberland to raise money for their upkeep. I was sent off to bag some of the outlying places whilst the others took it easy! I have decided that despite chaving a compact chainset on my road bike I really need a larger rear sprocket as we have some quite impressive hills.... I blame the Romans for building their roads in straight lines!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Charity Registration No. in England and Wales 209617 and Scotland SC038979

The ability to get around is vital in order to live a full life yet thousands of blind and partially sighted people never leave home alone. Guide Dogs empowers visually impaired people to do that and relies totally on the support of the public to fund the guide dog service. We breed and train guide dogs which provide life changing mobility and there are currently 4,500 working guide dog partnerships in the UK. The full lifetime cost of a guide dog from birth to retirement is £48,500. We will not rest until blind and partially sighted people can enjoy the same freedom of movement as everyone else. To contact us: Phone: 0845 600 6787 Email: info@guidedogs.org.uk Website: www.guidedogs.org.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/guidedogsuk Twitter: @GuideDogs

Donations 20

CONGRATULATIONS

Donation by MIKE FLEMING PB POWER on 11/10/06

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Dave! Hope your body is recovering!

Donation by Gill & Mike on 01/10/06

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope your bottom isn't too sore bro'!

Donation by Jane Stone on 18/09/06

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Remember the warm up and cool down exercises Dave.

Donation by Kenneth Norton on 08/09/06

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Rather you than me!

Donation by anonymous on 06/09/06

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck

Donation by Sue on 06/09/06

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Hope the sun shines!

Donation by Sandra Innes on 06/09/06

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck, Dave, and enjoy!

Donation by Klaus-Michael Vogelberg on 06/09/06

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck!

Donation by Julie on 04/09/06

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Enjoy the Guinness

Donation by Bill Weddell on 19/08/06

£30.00

May God bless you in this challenge

Donation by George MacKellar on 08/08/06

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

Don't forget to take WD40 (for your knees!)

Donation by Gordon Taylor on 14/07/06

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

Hope all goes well with the ride and have a guiness for me!

Donation by Ian Watson on 11/07/06

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Happy cycling!

Donation by John & Deborah Chapman on 03/07/06

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Jackie Stoker on 30/06/06

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck

Donation by Nick on 22/06/06

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

suggest the guinness in the evening

Donation by stu on 08/05/06

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

Go for it Bro! xxx

Donation by lis campbell on 07/05/06

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Su Baird on 06/05/06

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by ShirleyBingham on 04/05/06

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$644.32
  • Offline donations$1,628.24
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$2,272.56
  • Gift Aid$168.90

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