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Cycling London to Paris for The Lincs/Notts Air Ambulance

Darren Bray is raising money for Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Charity
“cycling for Marie Curie Cancer Care's fundraising”

on 12 November 2010

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Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance is a dedicated Helicopter Emergency Medical Service in Lincs & Notts. We deliver the equivalent of an A&E department to the scene of an emergency and can transport patients to the most appropriate hospital or Major Trauma Centre for their needs in as little as 8 minutes.

Story

<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 20px;"> </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">On the 19th of May 2011 a group of currently unfit chaps will attempt to cycle from Big Ben in London to the Eifell Tower in Paris. We are hoping to achieve this over 4 gruelling days!</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">UPDATE:</span>&nbsp;We made it! We all arrived safely on the 22nd May...tired and emotional. Huge thanks to all who sponsored us. <span style="color: #ff0000;">If you havnt sponsored us its not too late! Every pound raised helps keep the air ambulance flying and saving lives.</span> We produced a video of our journey..this can be seen at&nbsp;http://youtu.be/E-jZpWjGMXU</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong>Riding are: Darren Bray, David Colman, Martin Bates, Darran Wathall, Dale Houlston, Mark Bembridge, Carl Jackson, Paul Blease, Kev Crossley,&nbsp;<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 19px;">Shahid Shafiq, Alex Colman, Richard Steadman, Duncan Dales. (Support driver: Christian Dales)</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why are we doing this?</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><strong style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We are doing this to raise money for charity and personal achievement. Many of us have been touched by the loss of loved ones and the desire to help people and causes more needy than ourselves</span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><strong style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We know these are difficult financial times but any sponsorship you can spare will help a collective of deserving charities and spurr us along to our destination!&nbsp;Thanks for your support!</span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><strong style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We are also collecting for the Make a Wish Foundation and The Marie Curie Cancer Nurses</span></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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