My story

My name is Martin, I am 26 years old and I live in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire. I have decided to cycle from Lands End to John O'Groats. This journey will take me between 800-1000 miles (depending on route) through some of Britain's busiest, quiestest, longest and steepest roads. Now even though we are undertaking this challenge, it would not be possible with the help of our support teams Kate, Anne, Dudley, Luke & Hayley, so a big thank you to them.

Why am I doing this? Well my fiancee Melanie, suffers with an illness called ME. Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is characterised by a range of neurological symptoms and signs, muscle pain with intense physical or mental exhaustion, relapses, and specific cognitive disabilities.

The key points of this illness are;

- It is a real, often relapsing, debilitating illness, affecting up to 150,000 people in the UK, with similar rates of incidence in Europe, USA, New Zealand and Australia.

- Studies have shown that most sufferers are unable to work to full capacity, and that 25% are severely disabled with some house/bed-bound.

- The cause is still unknown, and no cure or effective treatment has yet been found.

This last point is the reason why we have decided to undertake this challenge. There is still so much that needs to be discovered about this illness and your donations will help to do that.

Well, I hope you have found this page informative and even if you choose not to donate, we thank you for your time and hope you can forward the details of this page onto others.

Many thanks,

Martin

My charity

ME Research UK

ME Research UK

Charity Registration No. SCIO - SC036942

ME Research UK funds high-quality biomedical investigation into the causes and treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). This illness affects approximately 200,000 people in the UK but is neither well understood nor, in many cases, properly recognised.

Donations 123

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Good Luck from everyone in Aberystwyth

Donation by Edwin Beale on 01/03/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good Luck

Donation by Sam Williams-Jones on 01/03/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good Luck

Donation by Dermot Parkinson on 01/03/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Donation by Steve Vickery on 26/02/10

£10.00

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Dont fall off!

Donation by Roger Adams on 25/02/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Best of luck to you all

Donation by Karen Reed on 25/02/10

£20.00

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Good luck, hope all goes well! A very worthy cause :D x

Donation by Amy Geeson on 25/02/10

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

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Good luck Martin (and friends)

Donation by Tony Chedzey on 25/02/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good luck Martin. You three are so brave! Love from Laura and Neil x

Donation by Laura Tucker on 25/02/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Martin from all at Sealability Ltd

Donation by Steve Pattison on 25/02/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Go for it Martin, very best wishes from all at D-Drill (London & South)

Donation by John Barber on 25/02/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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sorry I can't gift aid, good luck with the ride!

Donation by Tina Tebbutt on 25/02/10

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Good Luck

Donation by Charlotte Matthews on 25/02/10

£5.00

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Best of luck! Hope you've got some of those jelly-filled pants!

Donation by Tania Love on 25/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Donation by John Delaney on 25/02/10

£20.00

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Good luck mate

Donation by Austin Watkins on 24/02/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good luck

Donation by Barry Andreasen on 24/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Donation by Kerry on 24/02/10

£10.00

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Donation by Douglas Moore on 24/02/10

Donation by Lee O'Connor on 24/02/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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I'll cycle the length of Pound Lane with you, if you need the support.

Donation by Andy Petrie on 24/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Best of luck Martin

Donation by Bernard Davies on 24/02/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Donation by Martin Harvey on 24/02/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$3,426.63
  • Offline donations$607.29
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$4,033.92
  • Gift Aid$563.11

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