Listen very carefully, I shall say zis only once...

L'Equipe de Nico will be challenging zee wretched engleesh to a dragon boat duel on zee River Thames, and zey need your assistance to raise oodles of cash for a very worthy cause.

Our team of intrepide francophiles will be piddling zer hearts out, dressed to zee nines in zee stripey t-shirt, beret and string of onions, hoping to prove for once and for all zat sporting supremacy lies to zee east of zee channel, ou as we say en France, la manche!

Pleeze show your solidarite by pledging your support for zee team and zee cause zey are supporting: zee Sabre Charitable Trust is building schools in Ghana in zee areas of greatest need, and working with the education autorities to implement zer whole school improvement programmes, designed to make school a better place for zee children of Ghana.  You can find out more about zer work by following zis link: www.sabretrust.org

Merci beaucoup for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online.

Donating through zis site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor L'Equipe de Nico: The Sabre Charitable 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, magnifique!

So please sponsor us now - vive la persistance!