Monkey Monopoly
Page creator: Dickon Tysoe
Page closes: 31st Dec 2008
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Elland Road, only 2 stops to go!
About the charity : Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance relies solely on the generosity of individuals and sponsors to help save lives across the region. It needs to raise £7200 per day to keep its two helicopters and highly trained paramedics in the air. Since the service was launched in October 2000 it has flown over 2200 patients to hospitals across the region.
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Fundraising target:  £10,000.00
Donations to date:  £ 9,500.82
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Monkey Monopoly 2008 is go!

On the 5th and 6th of July this year the roads of Yorkshire trembled to the noise of a herd of Monkeys trying to visit all the places on the Yorkshire edition of the Monopoly board game.

Raising money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance the cavalcade visited such diverse sites as Leeds Bradford Airport (home of one of the Yorkshire Air Ambulances), newspaper offices, football and cricket grounds, museums, country houses, local businesses, landmarks and of course being Monopoly a jail!   Setting off from Brighouse the course ventured into North, South, East and West Yorkshire covering over 300 miles on fully road legal but decidedly small motorbikes travelling in a convoy with navigational and mechanical support.

We rode through rain, hail and standing water to complete the course over the 2 days and nearly all of the planned stops on the route.  Despite one of us trying to taste South Yorkshire tarmac, several breakdowns and the bikes getting lost when we allowed them off without the navigation car everyone returned to Brighouse safely, satisfied a good job had been done and soaking wet!  Now we have dried out we look back and realise just how attached we got to those little motorcycles, in fact 2 of the riders bought theirs on the spot at the end of the ride and 3 of them rode them home!

 

Thank you to all the organisations and individuals who have got involved including:

  • Easy Rider for the bikes/support van
  • BLD for the second support van
  • CCL and Copart for the support cars
  • Meditek, Fletchers Solicitors and BLD for taking part
  • Low Tide Studios and Dragon Embroidery and Print for the Day Glo bibs

 

Thank you also to everyone who has donated especially those who have done so online, you can still make a donation as this page will stay active for the remainder of this year.

 

Next year we are planning to ride around the movie locations in Yorkshire including those used in The Full Monty, Kes, Railway Children, Harry Potter, Dracula, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Little Voice and Calendar Girls.  Let me know if you would like to take part!



Photos are in the gallery at www.bankstone.co.uk

If you have a Monkey Bike and would like to take part in next year's event please contact Dickon Tysoe via email at dtysoe@bankstone.co.uk  Thanks to the generosity of Easy Rider Europe we can help supply you with a new 125cc Monkey (or Gorilla, DX or Pro-Monkey) for only £500 including 12 months RFL and VAT

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and help us raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and achieve our target.

Bankstone are a motorcycle insurance claims handling company and so have regular first hand experience of the value of the YAA and other air ambulances.  We have chosen to support the YAA as we are based in Yorkshire and wish to contribute something which could benefit our customers.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to donate. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity 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.

So please donate now!

Many thanks for your support.

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Dickon Tysoe 11/08/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Yorkshire Fun Day winnings - thanks team! 
Steve Pepper 29/07/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Last fiver now that the lip has nearly healed. 
Thorneycroft Solicitors Ltd 15/07/2008 £500.00 n/a Well done from Thorneycroft Solicitors Ltd 
Bikesure 14/07/2008 £50.00 n/a Well Done Guys 
Dave Pepper 13/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Anything that can shut up my brother (a mouth full of tarmac) is worth supporting. All the best. 
Steve Pepper 12/07/2008 £98.00 £27.64 Thanks to friends family and work colleagues for supporting this venture the lip is healing nicely a 
Steve Pepper 12/07/2008 £93.00 £26.23 Thanks to Friends and regulars at the Gardeners Arms in Bilton Harrogate for their generous support  
Allan Poppleton 12/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Very well done to everyone weather more suitable for ducks than monkeys  
Peter Barton 08/07/2008 £75.00 £21.15 Thanks for the ride, wet but worth it and thanks to friends and family for support. I'll be back nex 
Ann & Peter Kirkby 08/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Well done for a very good cause. 
E. Ward 08/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done in spite of rotten weather 
Marv 05/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck Tom 
Wendy Cowell 04/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck - don't fall off!!! 
Alun Hollocks 03/07/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck Dibber! 
John Jackson 03/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 I wish dry weather and no bits falling off to Steve Pepper and all the other sore behinders this wee 
Kiki 02/07/2008 £2.00 £0.56 Good luck Tom, hope you have some padded shorts!!! xxx 
Tom Parker 02/07/2008 £5.00 n/a From Pip Green! Good luck Tom  
Mark Manning 30/06/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck! 
Tony Creaney 30/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck! 
Holly West 30/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck Tom 
Tom Parker 30/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 This should be interesting!  
Gareth Ashman 30/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Tom! 
Colin & Tracey 27/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck 
charlie tompkins 25/06/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Thanks to St.Johns Chapter most excellent companions Vic, Aiden , John, Steve , Allan, Eric , Bob, fine fellows one and all  
Jim Robinson 24/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Great cause, excellent effort ....ride safe 
UK Independent Medical 24/06/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Ride Monkeys Ride 
Donna Scully 24/06/2008 £100.00 n/a Good luck from all the Carpenters Team 
Premex Insight 24/06/2008 £50.00 n/a Hope the event is a huge success in aid of such a worthy cause. 
Robert Bignell 24/06/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good Luck to you all! 
John Dobson 23/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck to Dickon and everyone else involved 
a & s young 23/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 lots of luck Dickon 
Lance Boseley 23/06/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good Luck from everyone at Jewelultra 
Premier Medical Group 13/06/2008 £500.00 n/a Good luck with the fundraising! 
CHARLIE TOMPKINS 04/06/2008 £25.00 £7.05 thanks to the bro's from 7927 HOSPITALITY ref committee GO MEDITEK MONKEY GO !!!!! 
Paul Buckle 02/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 A pleasure to help! 
Forth Associates 30/05/2008 £100.00 n/a All the best you cheeky monkeys 
ARAG Legal Insurance 15/05/2008 £200.00 n/a  
Michael Symons 08/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10  
Ian McCrae 07/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Who was it said "never again" ! Good Luck. 
David McGurk 07/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 You're certifiable but have a great time. 
IMR 07/05/2008 £50.00 n/a All at IMR and Physiolink are pleased to support this very worthwhile cause. Good luck.  
Dickon Tysoe 06/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Thank you Bankstone Fun Thursday! 
Terry Hawkins 16/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good cause - go for it monkeys! 
Dickon Tysoe 28/01/2008 £40.00 £11.28 Well done Simon - hope the Protecote saves on the polishing! 
Bankstone 13/11/2007 £100.00 n/a Donation from Medical Report Services Limited 
Charlie Tompkins 24/10/2007 £10.00 £2.82 thanks to Vic Osbourne a good companion 9395 St.Johns  
Charlie Tompkins 11/09/2007 £50.00 £14.10 with best wishes from the Lodge of HOSPITALITY 7927  
Fletcherssolicitors.co.uk 22/08/2007 £217.00 £61.21 monkeybikeclub.com 
Mark Hopkins (NXGN) 08/08/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Sorry its late Dave! 
chris 07/08/2007 £10.00 £2.82 likes sausage in Finland 
Jason Peto 30/07/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Well done Dickon 
Matthew Kerridge 26/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Martin Hynes 19/07/2007 £100.00 £28.21 well done  
John and Claire Russell 17/07/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Congratulations guys 
jonathan and anne 15/07/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Welll done! Next year try it without the floods and thunderstorms! 
Peter Gallagher 12/07/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Next the New York Monopoly? 
Dickon Tysoe 12/07/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Thank you to the Lamberts! 
Betty Swollocks 11/07/2007 £20.00 £5.64 All the best from the Nayler's 
bob thompson (Champion CA) 10/07/2007 £100.00 £28.21 Well done guys, we';; try & get some of our biker chicks to come along next year! 
Michael Symons 10/07/2007 £50.00 £14.10  
Peter Barton 08/07/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Nearly there, hope you've had a great day 
Verspyck Family 08/07/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck! Too busy to walk up the hill to see you! 
Colin Brown 06/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Now I understand what all the training you've been doing was for, Dave 
Tracy Bond 06/07/2007 £5.00 £1.41  
Robbie Brown 06/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good on yer Dave make sure you wear your gel pants! 
Andy Downes 06/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82 This is for Chad - the Northern Monkey 
Geoff @ Yamaha 05/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Presumably you will wear the gorilla suit? 
KMUK Martin 05/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Go on Mr Plummer, you on a Monkey bike completes the evolutionary process, Darwin would be proud. 
Malcolm Smith 05/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Dickon - Avoid the Nails! 
Allan P 04/07/2007 £81.79 £23.07 lets hope the sun shines 
SyndicateSolutions.co.uk 04/07/2007 £150.00 £42.31 Spank those monkeys !!! 
Ken Day 04/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck! 
Frank Finch 03/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck from all at AcuTrac - we'll be 'watching' you! 
Andrew Idle Associates 03/07/2007 £100.00 n/a Very best wishes,hope all goes well! 
jingle 03/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82 good luck 
All at Europa Group 03/07/2007 £250.00 n/a Good luck 
Sabi & Mark Robinson 02/07/2007 £30.00 £8.46 What fun - good luck!! 
Charlie Tompkins 27/06/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Thanks to Bro's Barry H, Mark S, Tony C, Guy W Hospitality 7927 and Mickey W Rose of Hampshire  
Charlie Tompkins 27/06/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Thanks to Aiden, Robert & John Excellent Comps all St.Johns Chapter 9395  
Rich 25/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 All the best of luck Dickon! 
Dickon Tysoe 14/06/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Thanks Sue - hope you enjoyed your time in Yorkshire! 
Lynda Robinson 12/06/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Go Dickon Go 
Charlie Tompkins 05/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 good luck from Peter & Eileen Ritchie Hospitality 7927  
Dickon Tysoe 04/06/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Thanks Maria - this is from you! 
Charlie Tompkins 30/05/2007 £21.21 £5.98 GO MONKEY'S GO !!!  
The Cortina Driver 25/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck for a very good cause. 
Rich Troth 22/05/2007 £100.00 £28.21 Have used air ambulance (twice) so great cause and are we going to have fun in July. 
Ian Cooper 21/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Are you sure the bike is going to be powerfull enough for you dickon? 
sanjeev bali 04/05/2007 £100.00 £28.21 good luck ! hope you raise lots of money. 
Stacy 04/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
sheila & mike 30/04/2007 £30.00 £8.46 you must be bananas!  
PaulC 30/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Ross 27/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Monkey Madnes!! 
Fraser Wilsher 26/04/2007 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck. 
Ian McCrae 18/04/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Good Luck - suggest a standing up job for the Monday after ! 
Leah 18/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
Nicki Gourlay 18/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Alpha Response Ltd 18/04/2007 £200.00 n/a Cheers Dickon!!! 
Simon W-B 18/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 All the best! 
ARAG Legal Insurance 16/04/2007 £100.00 n/a Good luck...... 
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