Peter Scragg is fundraising for Leonard Cheshire Disability

Peter Scragg's Fundraising Page

Flora London Marathon 2009

on 26/04/2009

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Raising money for

Leonard Cheshire Disability

Charity Registration No. 218186

Leonard Cheshire Disability supports over 21,000 disabled people in the UK and works in 55 countries around the world. We campaign for change and provide innovative services that give disabled people the opportunity to live life their way. Our services are wide ranging and include day and residential care homes, care at home, resource centres, rehabilitation, respite care and training and assistance for those looking for work. International services include inclusive education for disabled children, training and research to aid recovery in post-conflict and post-disaster countries, and improving access to advice and small business loans. Campaigning is a very important part of our work. Our Creature Discomforts campaign aims to challenge the way people think about and respond to disability in order to remove the barriers faced by disabled people. Registered Charity Number 218186

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Peter Scragg

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Raised: 225%

Target: £2,000.00
Raised so far: £4,500.00

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My story

Dear All,

Well, just check out that final total at the top of the page!

Unbelievable !!

You folks really know how to support a worthwhile charity and I am totally blown away by you all. Thank you so very much.

Thanks also for all of the kind enquiries after my general health and wellbeing. I am pleased to report that apart from a couple of occasionally rebelling knees, the rest of the body has held up valiantly and, after a couple of weeks R and R/laziness, I am backing trotting around the South Downs.....for fun again!

For those who have asked..."Next year?" the answer is " Thanks, but no thanks !". I have made a pact with my creaking bones - they humoured me this time by getting me round, but I owe them a more leisurely retirement henceforth ! I am going to do the Great South Run in October with my son and daughter ( a mere 10 miles...ha!) to keep ticking off the Bucket List but that will bring down the curtain on this madness!

I have often wondered "why run a marathon?" and 26 miles later I still dont get it !!!!

I have learnt a lot through the process - some things about my own mental stamina, but most of all, just how fantastic the support from you all has been - not just in the great Just Giving captions, but by the endless personal enquiries, kindness and support wherever I have been - and your limitless patience with my persistent e-mailing ! You have all continually greeted me with a smile (you don't know just how unusual that is to a QS !) and immediate reference to the marathon which, ultimately, was the key factor when deciding whether or not to risk the injured Achilles a couple of days before the run. I simply couldnt let you all down, which proved exactly the right decision. Thanks for that (also saved me deferring for a year and so having to do ALL of that training again, of course, too - a BIG thanks for that !).

Thought I'd finish off with a picture of the full Scragg support crew immediately after the torture .....and Yes, they are holding me up !! Huge thanks to them for tolerating the gloomy Sunday post-long run moods and fatigue and, particularly, for appearing at miles 7, 18 and 23 on the day - they could have bought ME a Travelcard too though !

Well, will sign off now....seems like the end of an era ("Yes, the Dark Ages" I can hear you mutter ! ). You can now turn your computers on every morning, safe in the knowledge that the harrassment is over.....bet you'll actually miss me after all this time....and you can't say THAT about many QSs either !

Thanks again, pat yourselves on the back, raise a glass to our joint success and swear never to do anything so stupid yourselves !

Pete, the Dead Beat

	Peter i am sure you hair has gone greyer! Donation by Chris Oakley 18/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done! You are a hero! Donation by Paul Whiteside 27/04/09	£3.00 + £0.85 Gift Aid
	Well done Peter, good time too. Are you happy with this or do you want a re-run next year? Donation by Andy Simons 27/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done Peter, get effort especially on one leg! All you need now is for Brighton to do the right thing at the weekend Donation by Robert Brown 27/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Anything to stop you from showing -up the rest of us oldies. Well done. I'm suprised the ISP didn't censor the bath picture. Too much information ! Donation by Jim Quay 27/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	See if you can get a lift with a friendly Kenyan or Ethiopean (male or female will do)! Donation by Richard Goodsell 24/04/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Peter, I'll be cheering you on, (from the armchair in front of the TV, obviously). Donation by Phil Waller 24/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	rather you than me Donation by John Wheatley 24/04/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck out there! Donation by Jenny Clarke 24/04/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Peter! Donation by Adrian Haden 23/04/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	You are a complete nutter !! Donation by Colin Callaghan 23/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	We'll all be cheering you on. Good Luck!! Donation by Ellie & Co. 23/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Any tips for the Manchester 10k? As I'm sure you'll agree, I'm not built for any more! Donation by Adam Smith 23/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Pete, if you can't run - limp! Donation by Nigel Rippon 23/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	I'd rather sponsor you for a decent haircut! Bon voyage... Donation by Neil Way 23/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Peter. I'm sure you will look back proudly on the fun and your achievement of the day..though you may not think so as you cross the line! Donation by A & F Pilbeam Ltd 23/04/09	£50.00
	The worst part will be running through the East End, they are a dodgy lot over there!! Best of luck Albert Donation by Albert 21/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Its a long way to hop, so hope the achilles is getting better! Good luck. Donation by Steve Hutchinson 16/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	I hear you are going the extra mile again! - hope this helps. All the best Donation by Sunninghill Construction Co Limited 16/04/09	£50.00
	Good Luck Donation by Guy Roberts 16/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Pete. Hope all goes well in the build up and on the day. I expect to see a sprint finish on the final stretch!!! Donation by Andrew Serby 14/04/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Guess we'll have to start calling you Hopalong Scragg! Donation by Sean Clemons 14/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Every little bit helps - all the best, I hope you enjoy it and here is to running a great time! Donation by Sam McMillen 14/04/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Hope it's going well and only 1 or 2 more blogg updates to go... and the marathon. All the best. Donation by Richard Davies 03/04/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	You wouldn't let me forget it would you. Donation by Dennis S. Tuck 31/03/09	£12.00 + £3.38 Gift Aid
	At long last I have got round to sposoring you. All the blog emails worked. All the very best ! Donation by Susan White-asb 31/03/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck, been there before, I know its hard work but its a fab day and you'll feel great... about a week later! Donation by Mike Thurlow Harris & Porter 29/03/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Peter, hope the training continues to go well ... Barack needs all the help he can get (as does Gordon)! See you on the 30th, Neil Donation by Neil Findlay 25/03/09	£50.00
	Best of luck Peter,I'm thinking of doing it when I get to your age !! Donation by The Seaman Partnership 18/03/09	£50.00
	The very best of luck. Richard Watts hopes that you will also sponsor him and he will see you on the day...in his wake!!!!!! Donation by Morgan Ashurst 18/03/09	£150.00

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* Total raised online:	£2,858.00
Offline donations:	£1,642.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£580.46

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