From 4 – 14 July 2009, Vodafone’s Team-SIM (a collection of Vodafone riders of varying abilities and age) will be cycling 1,000 miles over 10 cycling days, to raise money for four charities. The team will start and finish at the Vodafone HQ in Newbury, Berkshire, cycling down to Portsmouth to catch the ferry to Bilbao. On reaching Bilbao, our route will take us over thePyrenees into France and on to Caen to catch the ferry back to Portsmouth after which we will cycle back to the Vodafone HQ in Newbury. During this ride, we will tackle four massive climbs featured in the Tour de France, these being the Col de Marie-Blanque and the massive Col D'Aubisque on Day 4 and the Col Du Tourmalet and the Col D'Aspin on day 5. Our four chosen charities are YouthNet, Skill, Rathbone and Foyer, who have all joined forces under the “Life Choices” programme. Life Choices is a ground-breaking programme that aims to empower and equip all young people aged 16 - 25 years to make informed choices about their work, study and training. With 7.2 million young people in the UK and 1.2 million young people (16%) currently not in employment, education and training, this is the single biggest issue facing young people today. YouthNet is acting on behalf of the joint programme, so funds collected on this page will be sent to them to be distributed equally between the four charities. We have set ourselves a target of £30,000, so any support you can give us to reach (or even beat!) this target will be greatly appreciated. Please sponsor us as much as you can spare. If you’d like to follow our progress, we’ll be posting blogs, photos and videos on a dedicated Vodafone website at: http://www.vodafone.com/thebigride. Meet the team Riders Alun Boyd Support crew: Mike Saunders Many thanks for your support.
Matthew Conner
Darren Fox
Andy Harland
Tom Hayden
Tim Howe
Lindsay Hudson
Neil Jervis
Richard Knowles
Bart Kuijten
Mark Letsome
Graham Lloyd
Andres Manchola
Alex Paterson
Garry Pike
Paul Rawlings
Leon Saunders
George Shanidze
Kevin Stirzaker
Colin Turton
John Tranter
Fran Wiseman
Rob Drake
Peter Saunders
Steve Yates
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Raised so far: £20,749.00
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Offline sponsorship raised Donation by Leon Saunders on 23/09/09 |
£175.00 |
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Well done, John and the team. Sorry this is a bit late! Donation by Sarah Mac on 08/09/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Well Done Team-SIM. What an inspiration. I know that cos that's wot Mark Stockwell said. Donation by Stockers on 03/09/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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A big thankyou to all those in Waitrose. Donation by Kevin Stirzaker on 03/09/09 |
£135.00 |
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Well done tom!! Donation by Emma Prentice on 31/08/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Well done guys, I thought a donation was better late than never! Donation by Julie Steele on 20/08/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Well Done Team Sim. Great achievement. Gutted I coul'd not be there with you. Donation by George Shanidze aka Stavros on 20/08/09 |
£565.00 + £159.36 Gift Aid |
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Well done Codge ! Glad you made it back in one piece. Donation by David Sutton on 19/08/09 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Donation by John Thompson on 11/08/09 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Cracking Job. What's Next? Donation by Puffing Billy on 08/08/09 |
£100.00 |
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Well Done! Donation by anonymous on 07/08/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Well done Graham and everyone! Donation by Kat Buy on 03/08/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Great achievement by the whole team. Thanks for the cylcling jersey! Donation by Matthew Brearley on 29/07/09 |
£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid |
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Donation by P ryan on 29/07/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Channel Partners Donations! Donation by Bart Kuijten on 28/07/09 |
£128.00 + £36.10 Gift Aid |
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Well Done Team SIM - Sharon Walker Donation by Andrew Harland on 28/07/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Deryck Turton on 27/07/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Welcome back! Donation by Paul Hughes on 27/07/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Alex prize draw donations Donation by Lindsay Hudson on 27/07/09 |
£131.00 + £36.95 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Anonymous on 27/07/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Well done, John and the team. A great achievement! Donation by Joan Rowell on 27/07/09 |
£20.00 |
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Well done Alex. I expect free legal advice for the next 3 years....! Donation by Chris Burgess on 23/07/09 |
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Well done Team Sim Donation by Taxi Driver on 23/07/09 |
£20.00 |
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Donation by Paul Cording on 21/07/09 |
£55.00 + £15.51 Gift Aid |
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Well done Leon, Mike, Peter. Donation by Mike Jackson on 20/07/09 |
£45.00 + £12.69 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £9,749.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £11,000.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £20,749.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £2,198.31 |
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