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Updated on May 8th 2012 at 11:24 PM from the JustGiving API
Wow, we're getting really close to the target - thank you so much everyone! You're all incredibly kind. See my facebook page for more regular updates, in which I try to avoid the topic of my increasingly sore bottom. X
<p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">We're cycling <strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">500 miles on a tandem</span></strong> from London-Edinburgh on 6-11 May 2012.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">I (Ollie) am doing the whole lot, but <strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">El, Amelia, Rich, Sophie, Ol and Donna</span></strong> are each going to help me get there by jumping on the second saddle for a day. Sore bums all round!</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">This will be the first time any of us have cycled by tandem. And the first time I've done six consecutive days of 80+ mile cycling. But don't worry - what we lack in experience we make up for in blind optimism.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">We're doing it for Friends of the Earth as part of their <strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Big Green Bike Ride</span></strong> fundraising challenge.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Friends of the Earth is a fantastic charity (and a really good place to work). Too many <a title="Friends of the Earth" href="http://www.foe.co.uk/"><span style="color: #800080;">successes</span></a> to mention here - but for example Friends of the Earth is the main reason we have doorstep recycling and national targets for cutting climate emissions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">We'll be putting <strong>short videos </strong>on this page so you can see how training is going (so far it's mostly been in the Wenlock Arms...) but In the meantime please be as generous as you can. We really appreciate it.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">In case you need an added incentive, we're prepared to accept '<strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">cash for punishment' </span></strong>style donations – e.g. sponsor us X amount and I'll ride 40 miles in a tu-tu. That sort of thing. Leave your ideas in the comments section...</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Here's some housekeeping:</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to Friends of the Earth and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">So please dig deep and donate now. <strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Thanks! xx</span></strong></span></p>