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Target: £3,000.00
Raised so far: £5,190.00
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My story

 

I did it ! This summer I cycled 350 miles over dunes, across a lake and through a Dutch National Park...all the way to Bielefeld in Germany. Keeping fit is important - but my real inspiration were the children at The Hornsey Trust. The charity runs the only specialist centre and school for children with cerebral palsy in the London region. 

I was invited to visit in December and came away inspired, so when my friend invited me to join him on this trip, I didn't hesitate to say 'Yes' (well, maybe only for a moment !). Cycling is relatively easy for me, yet it takes every ounce of concentration for children here just to learn to stand up on their own. And many can only do this with support. 

The good news is that it's not too late to support me ! Here are a few examples of what your sponsorship will help my charity buy. £5: two-handed cup or picture book, £20: one parent and child session, £50: a home visit or switch access computer game, £100: a ladder back chair or new reading scheme. 

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me. The Hornsey Trust 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. 

You can read about our trip at www.rideforchildren.org.uk

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Congratulations, if only the boys at White Hart Lane tried as hard! is it true, you did it without a saddle? Donation by Jonathan Smith 13/10/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well done 350 miles on a Chopper! Donation by Colin Titlow 24/09/08  

£50.00

well done? do you have photo of the group cycling across the lake? Donation by Gary Keown 23/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

well done Graham a very worthy cause. I hope you have recovered in time to sit down and watch that dreadful Spurs side of yours Donation by Ian Gibbons 18/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done Gray much more admirable than a Harley mid life crisis bike trip! Donation by Fast Off 18/09/08  

£50.00

Well Down Graham, Now you'll need a comfortable chair to sit on. Donation by Mark Sheridan 14/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Gray Donation by Graham Beeson 11/09/08  

£100.00

All the best - David Carter Donation by Pledge Office Chairs 10/09/08  

£100.00

Tub of sudacream in the post! Well Done Donation by Ethos Office Interiors Ltd 03/09/08  

£100.00

From the back you look like John Wayne! Well done. Donation by Chris Willmott 03/09/08  

£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid

Well done Graham Donation by Rex & Helen Oakey 02/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done GG ..... Donation by FRANC & LIZ CAMISA 01/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

A great effort for a notable cause Graham - keep it up! (PS: Video for the company website?) Donation by Chris Clark 01/09/08  

£50.00

Good effort... great cause... good on you! Donation by Adrian Dixon (Dien) 01/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope it went well and that you finished in time to watch Spurs at Stamford Bridge! Regards Mark Donation by Chantrey Vellacott 31/08/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Off ya bike potato head! Well done, great cause! Donation by Alun Orde 31/08/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Hope all has gone well and that you are still able to walk! Donation by Ena Gibson 29/08/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

We expect to see you cycling for the next Olympics! Donation by Tiger Developments 27/08/08  

£250.00

Good luck and a great cause! Donation by Jono @ MSL Interiors 26/08/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good luck Graham! Donation by Jenny Biggam 25/08/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Graham, be careful - this cycling business can become a bit of an obsession! Donation by Rachel Czernobay 21/08/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck Graham ! really proud of you, you should lose some weight and don't forget to take some padding for your bum for the journey home x Donation by Sue Newnham 20/08/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

GOOD LUCK YOU COULD DO WITH LOSING SOME W Donation by ALAN PAGE OFFICE MOVES 19/08/08  

£100.00

Best of luck - Have a safe trip Donation by Alan Philp 19/08/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Watch out when you get to those Dutch Alps their a killer!!!! Donation by Paul Smith Kall Kwik Centrepoint 19/08/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by Scott Bambridge 19/08/08  

£30.00

Graham Goulding who@s he......a competitor? best of luck Donation by Mike Jarrard Bull Office Furniture 19/08/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck, it's very impressive! Donation by Ros Townsend 19/08/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck. look out for pot holes , that's not somewhere you can stop for a smoke either Donation by Gary Salter 19/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Peddle hard and fast boyo! Donation by Pete Forse 19/08/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £3,470.00
  Offline donations: £1,720.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £355.38

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