Raised: 104%
Target: £75,000.00
Raised so far: £77,931.50
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My story

 

www.ride2recovery.co.uk

600 Miles

25 Guys

6 Days

3 Countries

2 Mountain ranges

1 Aim....

TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

On the 28th August last year, 3 friends were sitting in a pub in South West London discussing the idea of carrying out some kind of physical challenge in 2009. A few ideas were bandied around but it was eventually decided that an epic cycle ride would be something they would all be interested in, and the 600 miles in 6 days challenge was born.

As they discussed potential routes, none of them could imagine how the challenge would suddenly and tragically take on a whole lot more meaning…

At around half past 9 a phone call revealed that one of the groups 20 year old brother, Oli, had been horrifically stabbed in an unprovoked attack in East London. He was being resuscitated at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.

On arrival at the hospital, the events of the attack slowly unfolded and Oli’s condition was critical – life saving emergency heart surgery got him through the night and eventually he was transferred to the Intensive Care unit where he remained critical. It transpired over the next few days that Oli’s spinal cord had been partially severed in the attack, leaving him with minimal movement from the neck down.

It would be 4 months before Oli would leave the ICU for a specialist spinal unit in North London, and a further month before he could breathe on his own without the aid of a life support machine.

Oliver is now in rehabilitation where he receives 24/7 care from a team of nurses as they slowly work to rebuild his strength and movements.

In addition to raising awareness of the growing problem of knife crime in the UK, Ride2Recovery aims to raise money for two spinal injury charities (Spinal Research and Aspire) and a trust that will benefit Oli himself and contribute towards anything he may need in the future.

Find out more at www.ride2recovery.co.uk

Well done on completing the ride, Jon - I just had to wait till you finished :) Donation by Diane Abeyawickrama 11/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

love from Claire's Grandma Donation by Margaret Whyte 10/09/09  

£115.00 + £32.44 Gift Aid

Dr G - Well done keep up the training for next time! Donation by debbie nield 04/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Better late than never... Donation by Oliver Robinson 03/09/09  

£10.00

well done lads. Donation by Conall Mac Coille 26/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Nick! Donation by Rory Conwell 05/08/09  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Congratulations you are JustGiving's fundraiser of the month for June Donation by JustGiving 27/07/09  

£25.00

Did not know you had it in you Big Ray.(Smaller Ray now). Donation by Edgar Boggs 27/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Nick, Congratulations - I look forward to hearing all about it! Victoria Donation by Victoria Hodges 17/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done! Donation by John McNally 09/07/09  

£50.00

Well done on a great achievement. Donation by The Sutton Pixies 08/07/09  

£100.00

Oli, wishing you all the best for your recovery. Donation by Adam Beresford 08/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Georgie!xx Donation by Rob Bolton 08/07/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 07/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

on behalf of mark and janice orr well done to ray, nick and all the team best wishes to Oli and family Donation by raymond mcclelland 05/07/09  

£100.00

Donated by the staff of the Canniesburn Unit, GRI - thankyou for all the kind support. Donation by Andrew Eggleton 05/07/09  

£335.00

on behalf of theatre porters belfast city hospital well done boys!!!? Donation by raymond mcclelland 03/07/09  

£25.00

Well done, a great achievement!! Donation by Sue & Nigel Moss 02/07/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Pleasure doing business with you all, especially the Vipaz! Best of luck Oli Donation by Tommy Archer 01/07/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Big Sam - still recovering & can't get him back o Bike!!!! Donation by Lover 30/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Thanks to RAH / IRH NHS staff for all your support. Donation by michael mcGinlay 30/06/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donated on behalf of family and friends from Annan, thankyou so much for all your support and particularly to Dad for all his fundraising. Donation by Andrew Eggleton 29/06/09  

£840.00

Donated on behalf of staff at Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow - thankyou for all the donations. Donation by Andrew Eggleton 29/06/09  

£126.50 + £35.68 Gift Aid

Donated on behalf of Big Sam Tours, cheers for sorting the accomodation for us in London. Donation by Andrew Eggleton 29/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Inspiring effort guys! Best wishes to Oli and all x Donation by Kate Spence 27/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done, Richard - the knees survived? Donation by stephen studd 27/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

on behalf of patrick keane patrick says great effort guys anyone need a urologist? Donation by raymond mcclelland 25/06/09  

£50.00

on behalf of ulster clinic opd well done Donation by raymond mcclelland 25/06/09  

£20.00

Well Done everyone involved Donation by Greg Fieldgate 21/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done completing the ride. Donation by James Parker 20/06/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £48,919.50
  Offline donations: £29,012.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £10,912.70

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