We made it we made it we made it !! Kate's wittered on for years about how pleasant it would be to cycle through Normandy and arrive in Paris for a lavish lunch, 'it all looks pretty flat from the train - how hard can it be?' She managed to persuade Pippa to tag along and then Matt felt honour bound to follow in the support vehicle ( well we can't be expected to fix our own punctures can we?) Then Edel heard about it and counted herself in. Les Trois Mosquetaires ou quelque chose..... In the last month or so we've realised we'd better get some actual training in or there'll be oeuf sur le visage and we don't want that! The more we've thought about it and as the time draws closer, as it feels more real, so our conviction has grown that we very much want to dedicate our efforts to Ralph's memory : our colleague and friend, the most decent, caring, genuine and giving person you could ever meet. Ralph worked part-time at Richmond Physio as a massage therapist from 2004 until 2007.The rest of his time was taken up with his degree course in Physiotherapy at Brunel. In all the time he worked alongside us he was consistently bright and cheerful, hard working, conscientious and a thoroughly decent chap. Ralph should have been running in the marathon this year but he died suddenly last September, while running in the Nottingham half marathon. It was completely out of the blue and deeply shocking, we were speechless, everyone was totally at a loss. Ralph's death was attributed to a problem with the electrical transmission in his heart muscle and is classified as Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. CRY funds research into this, and provides support to families. We are raising money for CRY because we know their support and help has been crucial for Ralph's family in what must have been unimaginably desperate times. We remember Ralph with so much affection but he also had a great sense of humour. There's no doubt that he would be highly amused at the thought of us pedalling all the way to Paris and that's the image of him we'll be travelling with. We're going to make it a really good trip to Paris, we're going to do our best, we're going to enjoy it and we're going to do the whole thing in memory of Ralph.
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Raised so far: £2,360.00
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A bit late, but congrats on a job well done. And sympathies to you and Ralph Murwill's family. Donation by Nevenka Bierny on 25/11/09 |
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Good luck with your fundraising. With love to his family all those who loved and remember Ralph Donation by Maureen, Jan, Jon and Robert on 16/10/09 |
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Donation by Eben Nelson on 19/08/09 |
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Better late than never! Many congratulations. Love Amanda x Donation by Amanda Harvey on 16/08/09 |
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Sorry a bit late in sponsorship, but well done. Donation by Neil Watkins on 23/07/09 |
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Congratulations on your efforts - a very worthy cause Donation by Jennie Lane on 13/07/09 |
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Edel and the gang; Nice one! x Donation by Seanne Sweeney on 07/07/09 |
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Fantastic result...as ever......and the bikes look so cool too! Donation by simone emmett on 25/06/09 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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It was Ralph who introduced me to richmond physio for which i am very glad. Well done ladies very impressed as im sure ralph would be. Donation by Kieran Lowe on 19/06/09 |
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good work Donation by Crawf & Tina on 19/06/09 |
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Donation by Gordon on 18/06/09 |
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Well done ladies, Ralph would be proud of you (once he managed to stop laughing and get up off the floor!). Seriously though, an impressive effort Donation by Gill Edmondson on 18/06/09 |
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Glad to help you reach the £2K target and well done from everyone at thebestofrichmond Donation by Nick Taimitarha on 18/06/09 |
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That's impressive, well played! Donation by Chris Holden on 18/06/09 |
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Tremendous achievement, well done ladies. Donation by Roger Haines on 18/06/09 |
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Well done! Did you need a physio afterwards? Donation by Rosemary & Terry on 15/06/09 |
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fantastic effort! Donation by michele tinker on 15/06/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Result! Donation by Kevin on 14/06/09 |
£100.00 |
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well done Edel and team! X X X Donation by louise Barron on 08/06/09 |
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Fantastic effort. Donation by Kim Robinson on 07/06/09 |
£20.00 |
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Fantastic cause. Well done! Donation by Richard & Rachael Clissold-Vasey on 05/06/09 |
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Ah Les Anglaise! Superb effort girls, really well done Kate! Donation by Lucy & Stephen on 05/06/09 |
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Despite all, you made it: well done Donation by bill & christine heys on 05/06/09 |
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Well done Pippa and team! Donation by Cristina & Emir on 03/06/09 |
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Good work Pips et al! Donation by Jim Hayes on 02/06/09 |
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| * Total raised online: | £1,960.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £400.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £2,360.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £479.49 |
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