It's just over year since Angie died. And at the time I said to myself I'd do a bike ride to raise money for St John's as a thank you. When I opened this page a couple of months ago it was an idea - cycle from Birkenhead to Angie's sister Sue's house near Bergerac, France. I did set off Sept 1st, down to catch the ferry at Weymouth to St Malo. I'm rode Angie's bike - a solid ride. We bought it second hand some 10 years ago for a cycling holiday in the Loire. That was the first time Angie had ridden a bike and she did really well. Back home she was less confident on our roads so she only rode it again occasionally on safe stretches like the Wirral Way and New Brighton promenade.I left the bike in Monsegur and I was right : France is its rightful home. I started a blog so you can read how it went there:  http://destinationbergerac.blogspot.com/ So 730 miles pedalling . Why? Because I want others to be blessed in the way we were in being able to make the hospice "home". After all a building is just bricks and mortar - "home" is where you are surrounded by those you love. So Angie died gently at " home " in the hospice surrounded by those she loved.The money raised will help to make St John's available to others in the same way.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.An indication of what your sponsorship helps buy: the costings for a bed in the In Patient unit is £386 per day including all medication etc. or the nursing costs for the whole unit cost £116 per hour

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David is going to join me from Birkenhead to Weymouth stretch, my wing-man!