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Target: £5,000.00
Raised so far: £8,803.34
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My story

 

29 June
We did it!  All 14 members of the LEJOG'08 cycle team arrived - on their bikes - at John O'Groats at 12.50pm on Sunday afternoon.  Thanks for everyone's support along the way - it really kept us going.  You can read our daily diary of the trip on our website (link below).  Keep donating - we've raised over £10,000 so far.

18 June
Thank you to everyone who has donated so far.  We are now on our way, so you can check our progress on our website at http://www.LEJOGcycle2008.co.uk

14 April
Just over 9 weeks until departure day - and would be fair to say that anxiety levels in the team are mounting daily.   At least there's a chance that the weather may be slightly less cold, wet, snowy, windy than it has been over the past couple of months, which would help to make training more pleasant.  And with long training rides now up to 7 hours, having nice weather makes a big difference!

We just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has sponsored us so far, and in particular to our very generous corporate sponsors: REN Skincare, Haribo, Sphinx, Northdoor, Robson Taylor and Jones Lang LaSalle.  Every donation, however big or small, makes a real difference.

Also we'd like to welcome three more crucial members to the team: Camilla, Jean and Martin, who will be joining Juanita in the van at various stages of the journey.

We've had lots of very kind people volunteering to make us lunch along the way.  Strangely no one has yet come forward for the Oban to John O'Groats stretch, so if you do happen to be planning to be in that neck of the woods 27-29 June and fancy bringing 14 hungry cyclists (and their 2 support drivers) some lunch, that would be fantastic.  Alternatively, if you're not in the neighbourhood, why not 'sponsor our lunch stop'? 

for more information about the trip - and how you can support it, visit our website at: www.LEJOGcycle2008.co.uk.

And why not enter our LEJOG 2008 Sweepstake at http://www.justgiving.com/lejogcycle2008sweepstake
and guess how long it is going to take us to cycle the route.  Every £2 makes a real difference.

19 November
We had our first official LEJOG 2008 planning meeting this weekend, including a 52km bike ride in the freezing cold, pouring rain and strong winds... hopefully it won't be quite as bad conditions as these in June!  There's lots of stuff that we need to organise for our trip, but if anyone can:
- sponsor our TEAM LEJOG 2008 shirts
- spare a day or two (or more) to keep Juanita company in the support van (who could turn down such an offer?)
- provide us with any lunches or dinners en route
please drop us a line. 

21 August
The team's confirmed!  14 off us will be cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats over 11 days from 19 - 29 June 2008, with superstar support driver Juanita driving the van. 

So please help inspire us to cycle harder up those hills (especially when the wind and rain is squalling around us) by sponsoring us, and help Macmillan continue to do their fantastic work.  Just click on the 'sponsor us now' button at the bottom of this page.

AMAZING! Donation by Julia Raybould 01/08/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by various donations 29/07/08  

£145.00

Sorry this is late - well done!! Donation by Zoe C 27/07/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Congratulations on your achievement! Donation by Steve Spall 21/07/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Well done to all of you. Great achievement you should all be well chuffed with yourselves. Donation by Paul Chessell 20/07/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done you nutters Donation by Lucy Whithorn 17/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

congratulations on completing your task. looking forward to hearing about the next one! Donation by milklink 15/07/08  

£30.00

So impressed that you made it. Donation by Rachelle 10/07/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

A great adventure no doubt! congratulations on finishing! Donation by Tim Wright 09/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Vaugnie and all! Super achievement! Donation by Chel 08/07/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Steve Middleton - Well done!! Now get yourself back to work - there's crimes to be investigated!!! Donation by Sarah Ward 08/07/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Truly Amazing Achievement! Well done everyone. Donation by Peter Yiacoumi 06/07/08  

£100.00

Sorry, thought I'd donated earlier. Well done all of you. It was an honour to be involved Donation by Martin O'Neill 04/07/08  

£50.00

Well done Darryl and the team a great acheivement!!! and a good cause Donation by Ross,Rick & Steve 04/07/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Awesome achievement for a good charity. Donation by Jonathan Phillips 03/07/08  

£20.00

Well done Steve and the team - rubber rings all round! Donation by Cathryn & Jon Hawthorn 03/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

How impressive is that!!! Wow! Donation by Sophie Carter 03/07/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

More money collected along the way Donation by Macmillan bucket 03/07/08  

£60.00

Congratulations Harriet ! Really impressed, quite a performance ! Next time drop over to Belgium, cycling is really big here ! ! ;-) Donation by David Defour 03/07/08  

£15.00

Congrats. I am, like, totally impressed. Donation by helen p @ innocent 02/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Tom. You'll love it. Donation by Phil Bowley 01/07/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done! Donation by Rosie B-R 30/06/08  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

well done to you all - loved the updates! Did harriet's singing improve?Well done Godmother!! Donation by Oliver Wood 30/06/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

May the power of Celine Dion be with you. I don't know what we'd have done without Macmillan's support through my Nana's last few days, so thank you.x Donation by Row @ innocent 30/06/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

What an amazing achievement! Congrats to Harriet and the gang! Donation by Bruce and Ros of Scotsgrove 30/06/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Congratulations on the most deserved long hot soak ever.... Donation by Becca 30/06/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done everyone on making it!! What do you mean you're not cycling home though Rod?! Guess you can take the stabilisers off now... :0) Donation by Kirsten Wilson 29/06/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Steve Knew you woould do it Gail Donation by Gail McTeigue 29/06/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Keep going Jim, nearly there! Donation by Geoff Carrel 28/06/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

I hope Jo will still recognise you at the end! Donation by jim cooper 27/06/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
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