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Hi to all you great and generous rugby supporters from all over the world.

6 Granddads all Worcester Warriors Supporters (including player’s fathers!) will cycle 300 miles from Sixways Rugby Stadium to the great northern City of Newcastle to raise funds in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice.

We will be set off by Ben Gotting, who will join us for the first leg, on New Years Day 2008. We will arrive at Newcastle Falcons in time for the kick-off between The Soaring Falcons and the Mighty Warriors on Sunday 6th January.

We are all well in excess of 50, therefore we have been asked to prove our sanity before we start. It will be a tough event where we hope to cover upto 80 miles a day. If we can raise this grand sum of £10,000 it will have been worth every second of the ride and very very sore bottoms.

Now we know granddads just love their grandchildren as do their Grandmothers so how better to show the love for many life limited children throughout the three counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Please, please give generously all these children deserve our love and whatever help we can give them. A little about Acorns:”

 Acorns cares for children with life-limiting conditions.  This means that we care for children who are not expected to reach adulthood, as a cure for their condition cannot be found.

 We provide respite, emergency and end-of-life care and also round-the-clock community support to the whole family.

We have three hospices, based in Birmingham and Worcester, and our community team covers theWest Midlands , Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire.

Our hospices are designed to be a home-from-home.  There are no uniforms or set routines, and the mix of therapy, play and nursing care means that children can make the most of every day."

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor the team, online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor the team: Acorns Children's Hospice Trust will receive your money faster and, if you are a taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor "Granddads for Acorns" now!

Many thanks for your support.

Sponsered swim money Donation by Martin Johnson 16/01/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Trust it went well - great job Donation by Peter Estlin 13/01/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well done all a bit more towards the total Donation by Simon Bell 12/01/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

COMPLETION BONUS - WELL DONE STEVE & CHUMS Donation by Peter Ashby 12/01/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

We've lost 330 pounds how much did you lose... Donation by CHIMERA AGENCIES LIMITED 11/01/08  

£330.00

well done Donation by anon 11/01/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Keep on Swimming Canal Man Donation by Martins mates 11/01/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

I thought the 30 mile BHF ride was tough!!! Donation by Butthead 11/01/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Steve the Bike. Well done mate Donation by The Leslie Family 11/01/08  

£50.00

good effort Donation by gary 11/01/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

To all the Granddads from the Old Bush Callow End Donation by Joanne Letties 11/01/08  

£120.00 + £33.85 Gift Aid

Great swim Canal Man Donation by Simon Buffong 10/01/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great Effort ! Donation by Phil Bowkett 10/01/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well Done John and the other "Oldies" Donation by Shirley & malcolm 09/01/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done - great achievement Steve and the other Granddads Donation by Tom Moore 09/01/08  

£10.00

Well Done, Mr. Steve Gotting Donation by Derek Sharpe 09/01/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Hope you get to your target Donation by SimonC @ Quins 09/01/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Very well done! Shame the ref spoilt your 'celebration' in Newcastle!! Donation by Andrew Neale (Thinus 11) 09/01/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Very impressed! Donation by BlindingJog 09/01/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

WELL DONE CHAPS Donation by AL FRESCO 09/01/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done you mad bunnies. Donation by Ken Humphrey 08/01/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done Steve and the Granddads Donation by Norm & Sue Polley 08/01/08  

£40.00

Well done Daddy Gotting et al . . . you are an hounary member of the Giraffes Donation by The Giraffes 08/01/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done all of you, looking forward to seeing you on 19th, Donation by maggie 08/01/08  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Well done dad and the granddads we are all proud of you all Donation by Wayne, Toni, Charleigh and Jamie 08/01/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done dad and the rest of the granddads Donation by Martin 08/01/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

well done jono and rest of grandads ftom Mandy, John and Scott Donation by mandy bater 07/01/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Collected on route and from Bradders, Nicola and the BBC Newcastle team Donation by Various 07/01/08  

£100.00

Donation by arkivist 07/01/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done to Steve and the granddads. A job well done. Donation by The Brown Family 07/01/08  

£100.00
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* Total raised online: £7,167.00
  Offline donations: £5,018.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £1,611.08

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