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Page creator: David Robins
Event: Get Connected walk - Boston to Barnstable
Event Date: 1st May 2008
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Robert Thorling (left) and David Robins
About my charity : Connect - the Communication Disability Network Connect - the Communication Disability Network
Connect is a national charity. Our vision is a world where people with aphasia and communication disability find opportunity and fulfilment. We work with people with aphasia to promote effective services, new opportunities and a better quality of life for people living with aphasia. Aphasia is a communication disability which is usually caused by stroke but it can also arise from head injury and tumour. People with aphasia find it hard to speak, write, understand language and use numbers. One in every 200 people in the UK has aphasia. To find out more please visit our website: www.ukconnect.org
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Fundraising target:  £75,000.00
My donations to date:  £ 17,327.00
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Thank you for visiting this fundraising page. Please help me to raise money for Connect by sponsoring me to walk 346 miles from Boston in Lincolnshire to Barnstaple in North Devon. Connect is a small charity that has transformed the lives of people with aphasia, including the life of one of my best friends, Robert Thorling.

Ten years ago, when Robert was just 48 years old and at the peak of his career, he suffered a massive stroke. Suddenly he had difficulty speaking, and could no longer read or write. Robert had not lost his intellectual capacity - just the ability to communicate. Aphasia is not 'fixable', but it is 'liveable'. Connect helped Robert discover new ways to communicate and to regain his confidence. 

In May I'm undertaking the Get Connected walk to raise awareness of aphasia and the services that Connect provides, by walking through,or close to, as many counties and towns in England as possible on a cross country route. 

Sponsoring me through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support Connect - the Communication Disability Network 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.

So please sponsor my walk and help people with aphasia re-connect with life.

Many thanks for your support.
My online fundraisers to date: Page 1 of 2     Latest  << | < | > | >>  Earliest
Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
kim and jonathan causer 17/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 congratulations - a great effort for such a worthwhile cause. 
Susan Whittle & Ed Davis 16/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Sorry - we're not walking/finish trip. Good luck & thanks for all your support!!! Great!!! 
Mike Clark 16/05/2008 £500.00 £141.03 By the time this goes through you will nearly be there! Good luck! 
ralph & sheila swinburn 15/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Well done - a good cause 
Simon & Barbara Charlick 13/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good Luck 
David Pease-Watkin 13/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Best of luck and thanks to Richard and Kate 
David Willetts 13/05/2008 £250.00 £70.51 Supper when you return! 
Madge & Godfrey 12/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Don't let the blisters grind you down 
Andy Hill 12/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good for you and also good practice for Monaco! 
Roy Cook 10/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good to meet you; best of luck for the rest of the journey 
nicky 07/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 good for you 
richard swinburn 06/05/2008 £500.00 £141.03 thanks for your support and hope the pubs make it even more worthwhile 
sally boazman 06/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Go boy go!!!!  
Mark Young 06/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good Luck! 
Andrew and Anne Edwards 06/05/2008 £50.00 n/a Good Luck! 
Sally M 06/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Thank you David for alking to raise awareness of aphasia and Connect 
Jocelyn Cornwell 03/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Thank you David for raising awareness of aphasia and Connect's profile 
stephen d 02/05/2008 £250.00 £70.51 quite a challenge - good luck! 
Peter & Amanda 02/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 We'll be thinking of you! Good luck 
John Hague 02/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Peter & Pip Garside put me on to you.A very wotrhy cause. 
John Maitland 01/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Enjoy the walk for such a great cause! 
Laurie and Sue 29/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 You have more energy and resolve than a Charlton striker -- who has'nt ? best of luck David. 
The Hitchcocks 29/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck and best wishes 
Peter Wilson-Smith 28/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Best of luck David. 
Peter & Pip Garside 28/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Hope the weather is kind to you for this very worthwhile cause. 
Simon Thomsett 28/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Its a long road, enjoy that scenery 
Bill & Jen 28/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
rosalind and paul bayliss 27/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck- and enjoy the walk 
Brian Taylor 27/04/2008 £200.00 £56.41 Good luck with the walk and well done for doing something so self less 
Kim Aamot Mathewson 26/04/2008 £30.00 n/a In memory of my dad who would surely have benefited from Connect's expertise 
Angie & Peter 26/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good luck David - all the best! 
Arthur Wasserman 25/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05  
Richard & June 25/04/2008 £75.00 £21.15 Good luck - a really worthy cause. 
David Richards 25/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Hope you have a great walk and manage to get past at least some of the pubs! 
Chris Keljik 25/04/2008 £500.00 £141.03 Great cause, well done. 
Greg Andrews 24/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 All the best David.  
Stuart Shanks 24/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Best of luck ! Hope the weather is kind 
Alison 23/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 In memory of your Mother, D. Hope all goes well. 
David Brief 23/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Well done! and good luck with the weather 
Kathleen Duncan 22/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Best of luck and hope you get the weather you want 
richard briance 21/04/2008 £200.00 £56.41 good on you... 
Nick Wright 21/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck 
Jamie Heath 21/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05  
Liz Gordon 20/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Best of luck - I expect to see you run it next year !  
Botham Family 20/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good Luck David, a very worthwhile cause. 
Ian Gault 19/04/2008 £300.00 £84.62 Good luck, enjoy researching the local beers on the way  
Stephen Smith 18/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good wishes 
Roger 18/04/2008 £250.00 £70.51 Good Luck, Rather you than me 
Jolyon Hankinson 17/04/2008 £500.00 £141.03  
TJ Lim 17/04/2008 £750.00 £211.54 A very admirable cause. Goodluck in your walk. Let's catch up soon. 
Adrian McMillan 17/04/2008 £346.00 £97.59 Good luck, David 
Jean & Anthony Levy 17/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 great speeches... great cause 
Colin and Julie Green 17/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 We enjoyed your talk last night. Good Luck for a very good cause! 
Stephen & Helen Solley 17/04/2008 £200.00 £56.41 enjoy the PH's you'll have earned them 
Derek S 17/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Enjoy ...! 
Eltham College 17/04/2008 £200.00 n/a Good Luck 
Jeff Hayes 17/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Take it in your stride and enjoy 
Martin Muirhead 17/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Hope PH = public house and not Pot Hole, good luck  
David Blood 16/04/2008 £2,000.00 £564.10 Best of luck 
Charlotte, Non, Archie and Huey 16/04/2008 £40.00 £11.28 What you need is a good chiropodist! Wishing you the best of luck! 
Joy Howell 16/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 good luck and well done on making more people aware of this condition. 
Nancy, Emily & Louisa 16/04/2008 £500.00 £141.03 Enjoy the walk 
John Craven 16/04/2008 £500.00 £141.03 Good luck and thanks for all your support 
Kerry Hamilton-Grant 15/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck with your challenge-Hope your feet are not too sore afterwards! All for a good cause. 
David Simpson 15/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good Luck David - a great cause 
Simon McGrahan 14/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck, look after those feet 
Simon Thorpe 14/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Awesome effort 
Peter Hill 13/04/2008 £250.00 £70.51 Rather you than me - good luck! 
Cressida Laywood 13/04/2008 £20.00 n/a Keep going David! 
Erica Laywood 13/04/2008 £10.00 n/a Good Luck! 
Neil & Jo 11/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Enjoy it - hope your feet do too! 
Sue Guy 10/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Go for it! 
Mark Reid 10/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck and hope you manage to enjoy it 
Carole Pound 08/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Look forward to greeting you with a tea party in Barnstaple 
Sue Strachan 08/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 How about Boston to Baton Rouge next?Thanks so much for all that you do for Connect 
Simon Coombe 08/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 "If I could not walk far and fast, I think I should just explode and perish." Charles Dickens 
David Carrington 08/04/2008 £35.00 £9.87 Hope the sun shines all the way 
Jenny & David 07/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 With your long legs David, should only take a few hours! Enjoy the fresh air, and of course, the cha 
Anonymous 07/04/2008 £500.00 £141.03  
Nick and Joy Watkin 06/04/2008 £50.00 n/a Always up for a challenge David! Enjoy the best of the English countryside and a few pints on the wa 
Howard Myles 06/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Best wishes for the walk and your target 
Donald & Patricia 06/04/2008 £25.00 n/a Have a wonderful walk 
Richard Burrell 05/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good luck and enjoy the countryside. 
Liz Dunning 05/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Robert's story was very moving. Best of luck on the walk! 
David Pritchard 04/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 I hope your fundraising goes well 
Bill Ritchie 04/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck David-A great cause! 
Joan South 04/04/2008 £10.00 n/a I would love to jpin you but I am 90.I will be thinking of you. I am so pleased you are able to support the wonderful work they do at Connect.  
Sarah G-C 04/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! 
Sue Stapely 03/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Mutual support! Every good wish 
Philip Green 03/04/2008 £200.00 £56.41 Sounds great. Best wishes 
Robin Young 03/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Great letter. Enjoy what you're doing, you deserve to. 
Simon Wheatley 03/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 I know it's not just a pub-crawl - good luck!! 
Stephen Young 03/04/2008 £250.00 £70.51 Trust there are a few pubs en route! 
Terry Twigger 03/04/2008 £200.00 £56.41 Good luck 
Linsey Ball 03/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
Tom Kollinsky 03/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Fabulous! Good luck and very best wishes. 
Kevin Sugrue 03/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 You're a star! 
Daniel and Cathryn 03/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck and well done for such a magnificent undertaking! 
dick hine 03/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 sounds like a good use of your long stride! 
Andrew Burnell 03/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Great stuff! 
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Gift Aid plus supplement: £3,776.95
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