Simon King is fundraising for Cancer Research UK

The Wootton Wanderers Fundraising Page

London to Paris cycle ride

on 02/09/2009

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Team members:

Simon King, John Wootton, Neil Aitken, Nigel Ball

Raising money for

Cancer Research UK

Charity Registration No. 1089464

Cancer Research UK is the world's leading independent organisation dedicated to cancer research. We support research into all aspects of cancer through the work of more than 4,250 scientists, doctors and nurses. Over the past 10 years alone, thousands of lives have been saved through earlier detection and improved treatments. But, much work remains to be done if we are to achieve our aim of beating cancer.

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Simon King

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Raised: 103%

Target: £18,000.00
Raised so far: £18,605.00

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My story

OK. We are now on the way. First puncture on Tower Bridge! Hoping to get up at 5.30am tomorrow to set off and will then be battling aginst the wind and rain!! If we get the chance we will try and update this as much as we can en voyage! With a fair wind we hope to be in Paris on Saturday. Bon Chance!

This endeavour is the brain child of John Wootton Esq. After 20 years of sporting inactivity (and probably a few more!) plus reaching the mile stone of the big 4O, he decided that he should put a long talked about plan into action, which was to get fit and also try to raise a lot of money for charity, with fellow team mates Neil Aiken, Nigel Ball and Simon King this plan has now become a reality.

The challenge is to ride from London to Paris, via Calais, over 4 days covering 300 miles. It is called the long way down, most organised trips follow a route via Dieppe which is 100 shorter! We will be departing from London on 2^nd Sept arriving in Paris (hopefully)on the 5^th Sept in time for a few well earned beers!

Just to make it a little harder we will be doing this project unaided, so will be carrying everything ourselves and paying our own way, thus maximising the amount of money going direct to the charity.

We have chosen CANCER RESEARCH UK as our charity because as we get older we all know family and friends who have been affected by this cruel disease, by raising our target objective of £10,000 this will go towards fighting this illness.

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Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Cancer Research UK gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.Please use your full name so that we know who has sponsored us, to ensure we know who to thank!!
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	Donation from Pete Stonham Donation by John Wootton 11/11/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Well done boys - amazing fund raising achievement!! What next? Donation by Charlie & Emma 12/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Alan Scott 05/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	From Mark L-J Donation by Nigel Ball 01/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	bravo Donation by Marc Frenkenberg 01/10/09	£50.00
	well done Donation by Ian Giles 01/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done all of you! Donation by Louisa Noel 01/10/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Congrats Nigel and rest of team - great effort. Donation by Iain McCarthy 01/10/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	And some more..... Donation by Neil Aitken 30/09/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Well done on reaching Paris and your ££++ target. Donation by Patty Gibb 29/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Great effort Simon and friends, great achievement, you should all feel a great sense of pride. Jamie. Donation by Jamie White 29/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by W.J.Kingham Motors J.Stone 28/09/09	£50.00
	Well done to you all and for now reaching your target! ;.) Donation by Robin Creighton 26/09/09	£100.00
	Well done guys, brilliant !! Donation by norman king 25/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Simon - Great charity Donation by Jo Clay 24/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	WELL DONE -- SORE BUMS !!! Donation by Mark Groeber 24/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Simon Donation by Peter Wheeler 24/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	A well deserved cold beer at the end! Well done from all of us - an amazing achievement and an incredible amount of money raised too! Donation by David Pennell 23/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	nice one simon. Donation by DAVE BENNS 23/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Impressive result Neil/Guys. Good seeing you all in Paris and hearing about the 'trials and tribulations' of the trip, but congratulations all around. Donation by Todd Treusdell 22/09/09	£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
	Well done Simon and the other lads. Donation by Ian Batchelor 21/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done all, elements battled, job done. Donation by Stafford Proctor 15/09/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 15/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	well done.....tandems next year?... lol "meadows tribe" Donation by jon meadows 15/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well Done John Donation by Mark & Caroline Richardson 14/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well Done Donation by Stephen Robert Chalmers 14/09/09
	Well done. Donation by Alan Piesse 14/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Great Jon - well done to all. Donation by David Watts 12/09/09
	Donation by Guy Warde-Aldam 11/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	All the best cant see your name on the donation list Donation by stephen perry 11/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£13,320.00
Offline donations:	£5,285.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£2,978.46

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