My story

The Cycle Diaries is a transglobal cycling adventure covering 30,000 miles across 35 countries around the world. Matt and Andy pedaled from London to Sydney together and Matt is now cycling home alone.

We are raising funds for War Child who help change the lives of children in war torn countries. Their approach is to rebuild communities so that they can be self-sustaining. War Child tailor their work to the specific needs of each community for maximum impact & at the same time lobby national and international organisations to ensure the ongoing protection of the children.

Your donation will make a very real difference:
£1.30 will feed a street child for a day in the Democratic Republic of Congo
£10 can buy essential primary school materials for a child for a year in Uganda
£50 can provide access to education for a girl for one year in Afghanistan
£150 can provide nine months training for an adolecent street child to become an electrician or mechanic in the Democratic Republic of Congo

For more information on War Child and to see how they use your money helping children caught up in armed conflict please visit www.warchild.org.uk

For more info on the epic ride then check out our website: www.thecyclediaries.com and leave a comment to let us know you care!

Thank you,
Matt & Andy

My updates 3

Big thank you to Andy Delamare for an amazingly generous donation to the full Brazilian fund

06/05/13 13:18

Thanks to all who attended the speaking event of Friday 1st March - it was a resounding success that exceeded my expectations and raised £400 for War Child - lovely!

04/03/13 14:24

To boost our total amount over the £27'000 mark we're holding a talk at our sponsor's, Balance Physio, on 1st March. All the proceeds will go to War Child. Here are the details: http://thecyclediaries-efbevent.eventbrite.co.uk/ Please come along to hear our incredible tale!

01/02/13 13:41

My charity

War Child

War Child

Charity Registration No. 1071659

War Child protects children from the brutal effects of war and helps to rebuild their lives. We’re on the ground in some of the world’s most dangerous countries – providing life-changing support for the most vulnerable children whose homes, families and communities are torn apart by conflict.

Donations 533

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Top effort fellas!

Donation by Matt Meleady on 07/05/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Keep on peddling boys :D

Donation by Courtney Terrey on 01/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Fiver from Lewis Brothers

Donation by Anonymous on 30/04/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Poor dogs!

Donation by Matt Crawford on 30/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Stephen Christou on 29/04/12

£450.00

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The bit that gets me is "we face lots of challenges: cycling on snow, extreme cold, HUNGRY WOLVES." Hungry wolves? WTF are you doing?! Keep it up! xxx

Donation by Clover Abbott on 27/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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I gave up taking the lift for lent and this money is my punishment for every time I weakened and couldn't face those 4 flights of stairs!

Donation by Helen Lang on 26/04/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Matt, we made £155 from a cake sale today in Fruit Towers in your honour. Everyone baked & bought cakes like crazy. Lots of luck and love! x

Donation by Lucie Bright & the team @ Innocent on 20/04/12

£155.00

+ £38.75 Gift Aid

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Hey Matt, Keep the efforts up. We love hearing news of your progress in Fruit Towers.

Donation by Stephen Spall on 20/04/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Grand National sweep cash. Eurovision sweep coming soon. Go Azerbaijan! Love SCO

Donation by Edward Proffitt on 17/04/12

£120.00

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Congrats on your journey so far! Thanks for keeping in touch with SCO-we're cheering you on all the way. Stay safe & happy x

Donation by Kate Voss on 17/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Totally amazing that you've made it so far Matt! Good luck for for the rest of your trip!

Donation by Vicki Fairbrother on 11/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Hi Matt! Hope you've not been deported recently - thanks for the brilliant SCO postcards :)

Donation by Lucy Barks on 11/04/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Tea & Beans on toast x 4. Love Mavis xx

Donation by Anonymous on 09/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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It's about time the Davisons coughed up. Keep up the brilliant work and the fab updates! Lisa & Edxx

Donation by Lisa Davison on 05/04/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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Keep peddling boys!! :D

Donation by Courtney Terrey on 04/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Well done for getting this far, keep up the good work.

Donation by Beverley Walsh on 04/04/12

£10.00

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Woohoo! Taking you up to £16,500! Incredible achievement guys, keep going... can't believe how far you've made it. xx

Donation by Clover Abbott on 04/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Well Done on the 8000 miles!

Donation by Helene Djebiri on 02/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Wow, 8000 miles. xxx

Donation by Orgine & family on 01/04/12

£80.00

+ £20.00 Gift Aid

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Impressive

Donation by Adam Crawford on 09/03/12

£35.00

+ £8.75 Gift Aid

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A wedding gift for Chubb and Tori's wedding. Been following your blog - amazing stuff.

Donation by Katherine Moulder on 09/03/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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In lieu of a wedding present for Chubb and Tori (henceforth to be known as "the Chubbs"). Best of luck boys. xxx

Donation by Verity and Charlie on 07/03/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Loved the Turkmenfacts boys, happy cycling! x

Donation by Chiara & Rob (Marcelline!) on 06/03/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Keep on peddling boys!! :D

Donation by Courtney Terrey on 05/03/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$40,840.10
  • Offline donations$5,776.31
  • Text donations$3.14
  • Total raised$46,619.56
  • Gift Aid$8,491.93

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