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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

This page is now extended to cover my next challenge - The Great Bearded Bike Off for Brain Tumours on May 26th 2013, whereby we will be riding The South Downs Way - From Dusk till Dawn

For more info & how to join in yourself too if you wish with your own specific Bike & Beard challenge, look up the event on Facebook - just search The Great Bearded Bike Off for Brain Tumours

As those of you who know me are already aware, I am not much of a sportsman, but I do like to ride. Last year I rode Land's End to John O' Groats - this years challenge of the South Downs Way may be just one day, but the day itself will be tougher than any of the 12 days of LeJog as it's all off road!

So why am I doing this, and why for Brain Tumour Research?

The first reason is simple, somebody challenged me! The second is slightly more complex - it is not until someone close to you is diagnosed with a Brain Tumour that you truly realise what a devastating form of cancer this is 

Brain Tumours kill more people under 40 than any other form of cancer - yet Brain Tumour Research receives less than 1% of all cancer research funds.

I want to make a difference to the future of Brain Tumour Research - and £2740 is the difference I want to make.

Why £2740? This is what it takes to run a research centre such as the one in The University of Portsmouth - for just one day.

After a brilliant year last year, whereby between the ride & the work of the Astrium Emplyoee Charity Committee we raised enough to fund 4 day's research, the goal this year is to get a fifth day - a whole week!

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OK - The bar has been raised! This year's target is set, & if we achieve this we will have funded 5 full days of crucial Brain Tumour Research. A whole week! How good would that be?

26/04/13 08:25

Just under a week after finishing, and feeling EPIC! No post ride blues, no fatigue - just energy for the next challenges

05/09/12 23:16

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Brain Tumour Research

Brain Tumour Research

Charity Registration No. 1093411

In the UK more children and people under 40 die of a brain tumour than any other cancer and yet it receives less than 1% of national cancer research spending. Our goal is to raise funds to accelerate progress in UK brain tumour research, make a clinical difference and improve patient outcomes.

Donations 238

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Good luck Simon

Donation by Graham Stoakes on 19/05/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Simon! We'll think of you as we drink wine on Equihen beach! (hopefully!)

Donation by Claire Tomlinson on 18/05/13

£20.00

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Good luck Simon!!!

Donation by Ian McGuiness on 18/05/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck

Donation by Peter Dawe on 10/05/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Go Simon, hope you enjoy your challenge and thanks for donating to mine x

Donation by Wendy Durie on 10/05/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Good work fella. If you're feeling generous my page is at Peter-Smith34.

Donation by Peter Smith on 27/04/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Keep going Simon I'm so proud of you x

Donation by jackie Dixon on 27/04/13

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

Good Luck Simon x

Donation by Julie Rusby on 26/04/13

From the collection tin in Broad Oak Sports & Social Club

Donation by Simon Tier on 07/04/13

£12.01

text donation

Donation by Anonymous on 07/04/13

£5.00

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Further collections from Astrium Colleagues for Wear a Hat Day, 28th March

Donation by Simon Tier on 03/04/13

£53.14

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Collected by the staff & pupils of Riverside School for Wear a Hat Day

Donation by Simon Tier on 01/04/13

£28.46

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Donated by colleagues at Astrium for Wear a Hat Day

Donation by Simon Tier on 29/03/13

£152.17

The last donations collected by the Astrium Employee Charity Committee

Donation by Simon Tier on 09/02/13

£162.10

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Gloria Bastable is a star! She gave me some lovely clothes & insisted any money should be sent here. Thanks, Gloria x

Donation by a lucky person on 18/01/13

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Donations collected from the cloakroom at the Civilisation of the Rough event held Boxing Day at the Wine Vaults

Donation by Simon Tier on 27/12/12

£266.20

Donations from canteen collections & tin collections organised by the Astrium Employee Charity Committee

Donation by Simon Tier on 23/12/12

£171.70

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Collected by the S-Com Subcontractor Management team on behalf of the Astrium Employee Charity Committee!

Donation by Simon Tier on 23/12/12

£178.00

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Hope this helps ! From the Barker, Charman, Francis & Welch families

Donation by Anonymous on 21/12/12

£199.12

+ £49.78 Gift Aid

Canteen donations collected by the Astrium Employee Charity Committee

Donation by Simon Tier on 06/12/12

£45.00

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Money raised by the Astrium Employee Charity Committees Christmas Cracker Quiz held 29th November

Donation by Simon Tier on 06/12/12

£485.00

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Sorry I can't make the quiz night but hope this will help a little towards a fantastic cause. Excellent work!

Donation by Tanya Dodds on 26/11/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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From the Broad Oak Social Club Halloween Disco - proceeds from tickets & donations

Donation by Simon Tier on 04/11/12

£108.00

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Well done Simon and your buddies for all your hard work raising money for this important cause. We salute you! x

Donation by Leah and Curph on 28/10/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Proceeds from the Back to School Disco organised by the Astrium Employee Charity Committee

Donation by Simon Tier on 27/10/12

£396.24

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£10,698.78
  • Offline donations£1,291.00
  • Text donations£5.00
  • Total raised£11,994.78
  • Gift Aid£1,305.40

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