Raised: 150%
Target: £10,000.00
Raised so far: £15,000.00
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My story

 

Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.

I have now completed my ride, clocking a total of 897 miles and arriving in John O'Groats - as I arrived in every single nightstop - in warm sunshine.  On most days I recorded a "phlog" or "phonecast" about the day's story and if you want to listen to these retrospectively you will find them at www.ipadio.com/phlogs/peterking

Thanks to your generosity I reached my  "stretch" target of £10,000 five days before I even set off from Land's End!  Thank you so much to everybody who donated so generously and quickly to enable me to do this.  All future donations will be a real bonus and every penny will be put to good use by this vital charity as all of my expenses were covered by generous commercial supporters and out of my own pocket.

On 22nd May 2009 I set off from Land's End to ride over 850 miles to John O'Groats where I arrived on 29th May.  In so doing I fulfilled a promise made five years ago to Professor Roger Kirby when he removed my cancerous prostate and thereby gave me a new lease of life - namely that I would celebrate five years of that new life by undertaking a serious fundraising cycling challenge.  Without Roger's skill and the research work and support of the charity of which he is the President I may not have been able to ride my bike at all today, let alone take on the infamous End to End challenge.

To maximise both the challenge and the revenue I did not have any following or supporting vehicles and I travelled to Land's End at the start and home from John O'Groats at the finish by public transport.  Several friends, colleagues and other local cyclists previously unknown to me turned out to ride some stretches with me to support and encourage me and I am grateful to all of them for easing the way for me.

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Just rounding up as a thank you to all those who have donated and those who supported me "in kind" on the ride. Donation by Peter King 23/12/09  

£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid

Well done Peter Donation by Rob Fuller 02/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Congratulations on completing a difficult and challenging ride. I wish you every success with your campaign and hope you reach your target Donation by John Mills 13/08/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Peter, well done on your fantastic achievement and raising so much for a very worthy good cause. All the best. Donation by Jonathan Branson 16/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Pete! Expect you are looking forward to the penultimate stage of Tour de France now! Donation by Tim & Claire 12/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Fantastic Peter. Well done. Donation by Vivien 06/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 26/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Fantastic effort Peter - well done. Donation by Ian 24/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done Pete. Look forward to catching up in August. Donation by Andy & Jacqui Thornett 14/06/09  

£10.00

Congratulations and so many thanks for all your successful BC work over the years. Sorry was away and couldn't welcome you at Groats. Inspirational. Donation by Alasdair Washington(Caithness.CC) 14/06/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well Done Peter! Donation by Theo and Sarah Amer 13/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

A little bit more :-) Well done! Donation by Yvonne 12/06/09  

£11.00 + £3.10 Gift Aid

Never doubted that you would do it, just did not have the money till now Donation by Ian Sinclair 08/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Chapeau Peter Donation by Mick Hickford 05/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

We are delighted with your success and the magnificent sum you have raised for a wonderful cause. Well done! Donation by Andrew and Josephine Finding 05/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Second installment! Donation by Brian Porteous 04/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done Peter, sorry it's so late. Donation by George Young 04/06/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done Peter - congratulations from all of the sports team at Traveleads Donation by Traveleads 03/06/09  

£100.00

Well done Donation by Dave B 02/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Pleased to know you completed your trip, sounds as though you enjoyed it too - that's important Donation by Mary & Mike Twelvetrees 02/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done, Peter! Hope it was a thoroughly memorable trip... fantastic sponsorship total! Angela and George Donation by Angela and George (Snowhill Cottage) 02/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Peter Donation by Moira & Terry Copping 01/06/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

well done Peter, you had me worried when you didn't post your final phlog. Donation by Martyn Bolt 01/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

a great challenge good on you! Donation by trudi wright (nee else) 01/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck, I hope it has gone well. Donation by Mark Bell 29/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Thanks for letting me share today's leg with you and then that yummy meal! Savour the moment tomorrow. Enjoy the beautiful Scottish scenery. Kelda Donation by Kelda Spratt 28/05/09  

£50.00

In memory of my brother Mike, a keen triathlete, who died of prostate cancer in March age 53 Donation by Andy Isitt 28/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

good effort Peter Donation by Andy 28/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hope you have a good saddle Peter, hope its going well!! Donation by Stewart Kellett 28/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Almost there, Peter! Planned to donate when you passed through my hometown of Perth, but you by-passed it. Sma' Glen a lovely alternate route North Donation by Norrie Batchelor (ex Perth United CC) 28/05/09  

£20.00
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