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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">I have the time now to combine my love of motorcycling with the opportunity to volunteer and raise funds for a worthwhile cause. At the same time I am able to use the advanced riding skills that I have gained, thanks to 'the observers', another group of volunteers at Norfolk Advanced Motorcycle Group who do a great job to promote and pass on safe riding skills. </span></p>
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<p>After many hours of wondering how to attract funds for the purchase of our first motorbike, Duncan Edwards and I have put together this formidable challenge of riding just under 1000 miles from Lowestoft in the east, all the way to Lands End in the west, and back in just 24 hours! We hope to have up to a maximum of 20 of us carrying out this epic journey and each of us is hoping to raise at least £500 with an overall target of £10,000.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">I will be riding my trusty Yamaha TDM 850 which has seen many distant shores and completed many miles in its touring life with ease, not so sure I will find it as easy! Santha, my wife, intends to ride as pillion. She is a source of great encouragement when things get tough and it will be fantastic to complete this challenge together, along with my son Oscar who will be riding his Yamaha Thundercat, my step-brother Kevin who will be riding his new baby, Honda CBF1000 and my fellow blood bikers.</span></span></span></span></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">I run a small business and I am sure that the knowledge gained and the contacts made will help to both raise the profile of the Charity and raise a reasonable sum of money.</span></p>
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<p><strong>This is a great cause and I'd really appreciate your support so please dig deep and donate now.</strong></p>
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</font></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>About SERV N</strong><strong>orfolk</strong><strong>...</strong></span></span></span></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.servnorfolk.org.uk" target="_blank"><strong>SERV Norfolk</strong></a> is a charity run by local volunteers that transports blood, plasma, platelets, samples, vaccines, factor VIII, donor breast milk & any other urgently required medical items to hospitals - at night, daytime weekends and bank holidays. This service is provided <span style="text-decoration: underline;">completely free of charge</span>, allowing the NHS to divert funds where they are needed most. <br /><br />SERV is a Registered Charity (#284455) that covers the South East and Midlands in England and is run by dedicated volunteers who receive no financial compensation for their time or costs. <br /><br />SERV Provides a service that has saved many lives, yet receives no government funding. Our costs are met by donations from members of the public and corporate sponsorship.</p>