Graeme Holdsworth is fundraising for Centrepoint

Land's End to John O'Groats, 16th May 09

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on 02/05/2009

Sponsor me to ride 1000 miles in 10 days

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Raising money for

Centrepoint

Charity Registration No. 292411

Centrepoint is the national charity helping homeless young people. Whether they have run away from neglect or abuse to sleep rough, or been thrown out at 16 to fend for themselves, young people are vulnerable on the streets and need help. At Centrepoint we offer safe accommodation and a chance to turn things around with counselling, education and training for life.

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Graeme Holdsworth

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Raised: 104%

Target: £5,000.00
Raised so far: £5,191.77

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My story

I DID IT!

Charity Bike Ride...

I'm rode from Land's End to John O'Groats in nine and a half days and covered about 100 miles a day!

I'll send a report to all my sponsors soon.

Original Post Info:

The route

Day 1; Land's End to Bude, 100 miles with 7465ft ascent. Day 2; Bude to Cheddar, 104 miles with 6302ft ascent. Day 3; Cheddar to Leominster, 104 miles with 6286ft ascent. Day 4; Leominster to Knutsford, 100 miles with 3716ft ascent. Day 5; Knutsford to Tebay, 105 miles with 7360ft ascent. Day 6; Tebay to Peebles, 107 miles with 5521ft ascent. Day 7; Peebles to Blairgowrie, 102 miles with 4380ft ascent. Day 8; Blairgowrie to Grantown-on-Spey, 80 miles with 6299ft ascent. Day 9; Grantown-on-Spey to Nigg, 89 miles with 3196ft ascent. Day 10; Nigg to John O'Groats, 130 miles with 5417ft ascent.

Sound hard enough yet? There may be some alterations due to accomodation but wherever I stop each day the whole journey will be about 1,020 miles with about 55942ft of ascent.

I'm doing this to raise money for Centrepoint. It's horrific that kids running away from home don't know what to do with themselves, that they sleep rough in doorways, that they get beaten up, that some end up being prostitutes or are drawn into the drug trade. Centrepoint don't judge, they help kids pick up the pieces of their lives and teach them the skills to get by. They give them somewhere safe to stay. Your support can pay for safe accomodation off the streets, a place with a door and warm food. A place they can begin to call home without the issues they ran away from.

I'm really looking forward to this ride, it's a holiday of sorts, but I'll be alone and that's tough - and unsupported which makes it physically harder. I'm paying all my own travel and accomodation costs, this is not an organised event and therefore ALL THE MONEY YOU DONATE GOES DIRECT TO CENTREPOINT.

Thanks to you all - Graeme.

	Donation by Mrs Edwards 25/08/09	£10.00
	Graeme Holdsworth K.O.M Donation by C Rhodes 13/08/09	£20.00
	Very well done! Tremendous achievement. Hopefully by now, all your sore bits are fully recovered! Sorry to be so tardy. Donation by Becky Sutton 23/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hard work Graeme- Well Done! Donation by Jen & Malcolm 08/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	well done graeme Donation by Steve Lancaster 19/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	congratulations Donation by kingfisher 31/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well Done! Donation by Tim & Tracey Rouse 27/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Only heard recently from Vicky - well done!! Great effort for a good cause Donation by Dave Crowther 26/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	a truly worthy cause, well done Donation by Andy Mackin 26/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	What's next? swim across the channel perhaps. Well done and have a relaxing holiday. Donation by Keith Round 26/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done and enjoy your break. Donation by Gavin Hutchcraft 26/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good job!! Donation by Mervyn Phlenge 24/05/09	£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid
	Halfway, it's all downhill now ! Donation by Peter Dean 20/05/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Best wishes Graeme Donation by Greg Johnson 20/05/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Halfway - not far to go now! Donation by Malcolm Wall 20/05/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	It seems I have the honour of taking you over your £5,000 target. Well done it's a fantastic effort. I hope your not too saddle sore. Best Wishes Andy Donation by Andy Irving 19/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Nearly there! Donation by Obidiah 19/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	For Narnia!!! Donation by Mark M 18/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Go for it Mr G. Will be thinking encouraging thoughts in your direction. Donation by Anonymous 17/05/09	£1,000.00
	Good Luck Donation by Angela Allen 17/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Keep them legs pumping! Donation by Sam Shaw 15/05/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Best wishes Donation by Peter Sumner 14/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck with the weather! Donation by Ben Perston 14/05/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Donation by Malcolm Wood 13/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	hope you have plenty of padded shorts! well done and good luck Donation by Hilary Alleston 13/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	A wonderful worthwhile thing to do! Donation by Karen & Geoff Lancaster 13/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck for your huge effort Donation by Anonymous 12/05/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Fiona Church 12/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck! What a great cause. Donation by Sue Copley 12/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck and all the very best for the trip Donation by Adam Bimpson 12/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£4,022.00
Offline donations:	£1,169.77
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£801.03

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