Matt Woodhams is fundraising for Breakthrough Breast Cancer

Lunatics London - Brighton £56 Bike Ride

Lunatics Bike Ride to Brighton

on 13/06/2009

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Team members:

Matt Woodhams, Tim Spray, Paul Andrews, Dean Pappadakis, Mark Holroyd, Andrew Haines, Andy Fuller, Mick Andrews, Joss Armitage, Simon Ottley, Jon Arnold

Raising money for

Breakthrough Breast Cancer

Charity Registration No. England & Wales No.1062636 Scotland No. SC039058

Breakthrough Breast Cancer is a pioneering charity dedicated to the prevention, treatment and ultimate eradication of breast cancer. We believe passionately that this disease can be beaten. By fighting on three fronts – research, campaigning and education – we are determined to save and change lives by removing the fear of breast cancer for good.

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Matt Woodhams

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Raised: 124%

Target: £10,000.00
Raised so far: £12,425.10

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My story

Last May my wife Louise was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer. At the time she was 37 years old. She only found the cancer by chance, and although the tumour was small it had already spread to her lymph nodes. She underwent 9 months of treatments - chemotherapy, two operations and radiotherapy. Through all the suffering this caused she has been an inspiration - even when she was weak and tired her sense of humour and positive outlook were ever present. She is now taking drugs every day to help prevent the cancer returning - these have a number of side effects, but she is back at work and enjoying life to the full. Clearly cancer treatment is improving all the time and she received amazing care from the doctors and nurses treating her, but her passion for life and positive attitude have been a major contribution. Myself and some friends decided we wanted to celebrate Louise's sense of fun and willingness to face challenges head on and raise some money at the same time. As keen cyclists, we decided that a ride from London to Brighton of around 56 miles including the ascent of Ditchling Beacon would be a good challenge - especially if we spent no more than £56 (£1 per mile) on the bikes we use for the ride to introduce some humour - and make it harder! Most of us ride expensive modern racing bikes, but for this caper we used all manner of totally unsuitable machinery, testing Lance Armstong's claim that "Its not about the bike" to the full on 13th June. Over 11 hours after we started we made it to Brighton beach. One big crash, an exploding tire, a detour for repairs which meant some of us ended up doing 70 miles, several brake failures and a lot of laughter could not stop us. Please sponsor us for as much as you can - we are raising money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer, a charity which funds important and groundbreaking research which will help improve diagnosis, treatment and care for those suffering with breast cancer.

	well done you crazy boys!! Donation by Nicky Noodle 13/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	It keeps on coming Donation by Gino & Gino Sr 13/08/09	£96.90 + £27.33 Gift Aid
	Well Done and looking forward to catching up soon Donation by Hannah Thomas 14/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Matt. See you both v. soon x Donation by Baugh family 06/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done guys! Initiatives like this one make such a difference in today's craziness! Donation by Yannis 05/07/09
	It's the taking part Donation by Gino 'The Cornet' Ginelli 04/07/09	£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
	Took about as long as your ride....congrats Donation by James Hughes 03/07/09	£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 01/07/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Well done, Christine& Barry Donation by BARRY LUCKETT 28/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done for doing it for such a fantastic cause....hope they were an easy 56 miles x Donation by juliette toft 26/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Great cause. Well done and I look forward to hearing about the next challenge Donation by Venetia 25/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done boys Donation by Peter Godfrey 19/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done boys and stylish all the way to the end, particularly you Hollywood!!! Donation by Deb Godfrey 19/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Enjoy the ride! Donation by Mark Fisher 18/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Markus! Proud of you mate...had my doubts especially when I saw your mode of transport! lol Donation by Seema Patel 18/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	My bum still hurts Donation by Jon Arnold 18/06/09	£50.00
	Donation by Laura Pearce 16/06/09	£20.00
	Impressed! Donation by Peter Stocks 16/06/09	£100.00
	WOW Donation by kate 16/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Andrew you were in surprisingly good shape! Donation by Richard Light 16/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Better late than never Donation by Anon 16/06/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Well done!! Great photos - although rather disturbing seeing Tim in a dress. Congrats on hitting £10k! Donation by Jen 15/06/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	pillock! Donation by Rob Hurdley 15/06/09	£56.00 + £15.79 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Caroline Conway 15/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Testosterone Sr and Jr - very good effort, hope your respective limbs recover! Donation by Uncle Bamboo 15/06/09	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	The cause is worth the pain! Donation by Ottley 15/06/09	£56.00 + £15.79 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Caroline Dabrowska 15/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Alasdair Gray 15/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hope you survived Donation by Sara B 15/06/09	£20.00
	Andy - hope you made the long journey home! Donation by Sue Winter 15/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£10,465.10
Offline donations:	£1,960.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£2,477.57

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