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Page creator: Neil Godber
Event: Devizes to Westminster
Event Date: 7th Apr 2007
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Another evening cruising the canal
About my charity : Samaritans Samaritans
Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.
Charity Registration No 219432
Fundraising target:  £4,000.00
My donations to date:  £ 3,385.00
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We have taken leave of our senses and have decided to give the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race a go.  This is a race little known to anyone who doesn't regularly kayak, but as a comparison, it's the equivalent of an Iron Man triathlon or Ultra Marathon, taking us 125 miles along the Kennet and Avon canal and River Thames through Reading, Windsor, and finishing under Westminster Bridge.  

The race will take us about 25 hours of non-stop paddling, starting on Saturday morning and finishing, fingers-crossed, on Sunday lunchtime with a welcome pint of Guinness in very cold wet hands.  

 

We have been training throughout the winter months, braving the weather three times a week on the Regents Canal and spending time recuperating with gym sessions.   

The race will undoubtedly be the hardest physical and mental test we will ever undertake.  Please show your support by sponsoring us to help the Samaritans; it is a very worthy cause.  

THE SAMARITANS
One person takes his or her own life every 14 minutes. In the two minutes it has taken you to read this information, 17 people will have contacted Samaritans for emotional support.

By the time you go to bed tonight, 39,726 prescriptions for antidepressants will have been written by doctors.

One in ten teenagers self harm.

13 million days are lost each year due to stress in UK at a cost to the UK economy of £3.7 billion.

Donating through Justgiving.com is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Samaritans will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.  5% of your donation will go towards the cost of the race. 

Very many thanks for your support.

 

 

Piers and Neil

We would like to thank friends and family who are kindly spending their Easter providing land-based support to us - Ros, Nancy, Andy, Toni, Paul, Tom, Matt, Siobhan, Ollie, Athene and Ryan - we couldn't attempt this without you.

We would also like to thank, in no particular order, Willes-Simpson-Woods, Mosses and Mitchell, Dickinson & Morris and Indigo Fine Eastern Antiques for their generous contributions to equipment.
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Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Tamsin Aitken 15/05/2007 £30.00 £8.46 Well done boys xx 
Guy Collender 12/05/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Well done lads. Great effort. How about canoeing the Nile next year?!  
Tim Service 26/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Impressive effort 
Tess Hobbs 20/04/2007 £15.00 £4.23  
Ollie Holt 16/04/2007 £30.00 n/a fANTASTIC STUFF! hope your arms are rocvered ;-) 
Andrew & Deirdre 15/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Very well done! An awesome achievement 
Richard Chapman 13/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Haven't spoken for a bit, so well done / never mind* (*delete as applicable). Respect to the loony. 
Sam 12/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Looks like you got your own slice of "Pain Cake"..!! 
LYNN AT POWELLS 10/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DONE 
Mike Godber 08/04/2007 £50.00 £14.10  
Martin,neils cousin 07/04/2007 £5.00 £1.41 must be a nutter 
Anna Jones 05/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck chaps! 
Pat 05/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Neil, keep thinking of the Guiness!! 
Siobhan 04/04/2007 £30.00 £8.46 Will try not to give you concussion when throwing pies at you from the bank! Best of luck x 
Matt 04/04/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Squeal like a pig....WEEEE! 
Philip Woodruff 04/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Try not to overdo the pork pies 
Charlie Fielding 04/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck P - Brazil Power! 
Dominic Robertson 03/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Piers! 
Heath Lewis 03/04/2007 £50.00 n/a That you are sponsored by pie makes continues to be a source of amusement....Good Luck! 
Anon 02/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck (from Templeton Peck). 
Edward Fife 31/03/2007 £40.00 £11.28 From Eastie and Melissa 
Ros 29/03/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Go go go my 2 favourite boys!  
Ian 29/03/2007 £5.00 £1.41 All the best - sorry I won't be there to hand over the celebratory Guiness 
Phillip Farnsworth 29/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck, Good Cause. 
American John 26/03/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Da Dum...du-du du-du du-du du-du Da Dum... 
Dan Pearce 23/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck chaps 
Erica 23/03/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Rather you than me - good luck! 
Rich 23/03/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Good work Piers, paddle off those pies! 
Rebecca Symondson 23/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! 
Neil Laventure 23/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Rob Andrews 23/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Idiots. Good luck. 
Jan & Peter 22/03/2007 £50.00 n/a The very best of everything for the Big Day! 
Fiona Power 21/03/2007 £15.00 £4.23 Best of luck Piers! 
Tom Kelly 20/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Equip your kayak with an engine. 
Nancy 19/03/2007 £50.00 £14.10 You can do it! (Go easy on the baguettes beforehand) 
Keith 16/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Make sure the bung's in unlike the Pagham rescue boat!! Lots of luck to all 
Juliet Dunn 14/03/2007 £15.00 £4.23  
Sara 13/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck! 
Diarmid & Al 12/03/2007 £50.00 n/a You're doing it downstream...? What kind of men are you? Best of luck both! 
Jack Bertram 12/03/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck - you're completely crazy. 
Ricko 12/03/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck, Dry Red One! 
Toni and Andy 07/03/2007 £50.00 £14.10 The very best of luck to you both for a safe trip from Team One! 
Jo Morris 07/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck Neil...go for it!! 
Charles Randell 06/03/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Best of luck, Piers 
Nikki and Mike 05/03/2007 £15.00 £4.23 row row row your boat godber 
Katherine Fellowes 04/03/2007 £5.00 n/a  
Neil's Grandma & Ben 02/03/2007 £10.00 n/a Good luck Neil Be thinking about you. 
william charles 02/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck. 
Paul Godber 28/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Quite literally paddletastic  
Tim Woodthorpe 28/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Jeremy Carr 28/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Best of Luck 
Jan (Tom's Mum) 27/02/2007 £25.00 £7.05  
Davina Guinness 26/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Hawaii Five-O eat your heart out!! 
George V 26/02/2007 £40.00 £11.28  
Rachel McLean 23/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Don't eat too may pork pies or you'll need to paddle even harder!! 
tamzin 23/02/2007 £5.00 £1.41 good luck xx 
pw 23/02/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Don't forget your toothbrush! 
Ben Armistead 22/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 This is all an elaborate excuse to buy more Vaseline, isn't it? 
Vic 22/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Guys, you are clearly insane, but good luck anyway, x 
Jane Hilton 22/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck 
Anonymous 21/02/2007 £15.00 £4.23 Good Luck Piers. Don't forget to send photos after the event! 
anthony martin 21/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 don't feel you have to go through with it. cheat. walk. i'll give you a lift 
Dan Marriott 21/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck. 
Stephen McArdle 20/02/2007 £25.00 £7.05 A pound for every hour of pain my man 
Phae 20/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck 
Andy N 16/02/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Goof luck - and if you could do a few Jessops focus groups on your way downstream, that would be gr 
Giles 16/02/2007 £50.00 £14.10  
Bridget 16/02/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Good Luck 
Linda Everett 15/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Chris de Mauny 15/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
Hannah and Jonny 15/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck - you are both officially mad 
Helen Calcraft 15/02/2007 £100.00 £28.21 Good Luck! 
Ryan Baron 14/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck mate, hope you don't sink!!! 
Jess Hird 14/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Neil - have fun! Jess 
J Kenny 14/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Will we see footage on YouTube? 
Louise 14/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck 
Mark Wilson 14/02/2007 £25.00 £7.05 well done! 
Tom Griffin 14/02/2007 £30.00 £8.46 Mr Godber - good luck with the kyak action, just don't forget the cushion! 
Paul Briginshaw 14/02/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Happy paddling 
Nicholas Wheeler 14/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck 
Kate Cooper 14/02/2007 £15.00 £4.23 Good luck! 
Anon 14/02/2007 £100.00 £28.21 Piers, sounds like great fun. Best of luck. 
Alan Ball 14/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
Jane Powell 14/02/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck from all at Powells 
John Nevin 14/02/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck 
Nick Southgate 14/02/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Paddle well you hearty fools 
Neil's Mum 13/02/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Good Luck to you both, love Mum & David xxx 
Hilary Blandy 13/02/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Both clearly bonkers! Good luck!  
Muna & Caoimhin 12/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 If you come out of this alive, there's a big fat beer in it for you! Good luck, dude x 
Paul Edwards 12/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Stay in the boat 
Natalie Fellowes 12/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck! 
Rich Pepper 12/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck... 
Megatron 12/02/2007 £100.00 £28.21  
Eleanor Taylor 12/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck!! 
Qazi Jalisi 12/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Piers & Neil! 
Rachael Durrant 12/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck for the race 
Mel Hopkins 12/02/2007 £15.00 £4.23 go godber go !  
Rebecca Patrickson 12/02/2007 £15.00 £4.23  
Jeff 12/02/2007 £50.00 £14.10  
charlotte h 12/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 donation is for Ros for putting up with all this... 
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