Vince Heaney is fundraising for Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability

Land's End to John O'Groats

land's end to john o'groats

on 19/06/2007

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Raising money for

Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability

Charity Registration No. 205907

The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability is a national medical charity based in Putney, southwest London. The hospital specialises in assessing and rehabilitating adults with traumatic brain injuries incurred through accidents or strokes. It also provides both treatment and long-term care for people with severe and complex neurological conditions, including Huntington's disease and multiple sclerosis. The hospital's focus is on restoring independence, using technology to help people communicate and control their surroundings, and supporting families by creating a positive community. It relies on £2.5 million in voluntary donations each year to continue its vital work and research.

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Vince Heaney

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Raised: 182%

Target: £3,000.00
Raised so far: £5,470.00

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My story

In the last half of June I will be cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats and plan to complete the 910 mile route in 12 days, an average of 76 miles a day. I will be cycling alone, but my Dad will be driving the support car - so thankfully I will only have to haul myself and no luggage up 67,000 feet of climbing.

Last October, my friend Patrick Goodacre, who is only in his early twenties, was involved in a head-on collision with a car while on his bike in Richmond Park. Patrick was in a coma but is now making progress at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability. I wanted to raise money for a local charity, and one which is helping my friend and many others feels a natural choice. My trip also marks my own recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome, a condition I contracted in 1989. While the scale of the health problems I have had to overcome pales in comparison, I hope my comeback will offer Patrick encouragement in his own recovery.

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Many thanks for your support.

	Donation by Peter Bale 28/07/07	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Nice one Vince, mucho respect. Donation by Sam Woodhouse 27/07/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by John & Miki Batchelor 17/07/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	At last! Well done. Chapeau!! Donation by El Tel 15/07/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done, and for a very worthy cause!!! Donation by Sophie 12/07/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	You should've done J O'G to Land's End - you'ld have had the wind behind you! Nice one, Vinny. Donation by Timbo 09/07/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Vince, look forward to a Wednesday Surrey Hills ride when you've recovered Donation by Michelle Bletso 06/07/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	good work fella Donation by James Kinmont 06/07/07	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Well done. Shame about the weather. Donation by Charlotte Snelders (works with Karen) 05/07/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Very best of luck and well done Donation by James and Nick from Rosslyn Park 04/07/07	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done John Donation by Liz Arthur 02/07/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Charlene Edwards (colleague of Liz Goodacre) 02/07/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	A really great achievement.- All the Best! Donation by Ann Dunton (colleague of Paul Goodacre) 02/07/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Christian 29/06/07	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Donation by Sarah Jubb 29/06/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck from fellow dynamo. will think about you, Patrick on Sunday's cyclosportive Donation by Jeremy Boardman 29/06/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Carolyn Goddard 28/06/07	£10.00
	If your doing the work, I hope that Frank is buying the beer! Donation by leslie roworth 28/06/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Sheila and Mick Perrett 27/06/07	£20.00
	Good Luck for the remaining 5 days Donation by Anonymous 26/06/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck!!! Donation by Dave Edmondson 25/06/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Mary & Dennis 24/06/07	£10.00
	Good luck - a noble deed! Donation by Barrett Family 23/06/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Paul Entwistle 22/06/07	£20.00
	Hope all is going to plan - and Frank is not too knackered Donation by Andy C 22/06/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck with your journey - a very good cause Donation by Mary Wilson (friend of Patrick's grandparents) 21/06/07	£5.00
	Donation by Joe 21/06/07	£20.00
	The first 800 miles are the worst. Donation by nearly beat you! 21/06/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Look forward to hearing edited highlights at rugby! Donation by Sophie/David Kester 21/06/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Thank you. We will be thinking of you all of the way. Donation by Thelma & Ken [patricks grandparents] 19/06/07	£100.00

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* Total raised online:	£3,535.00
Offline donations:	£1,935.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£882.82

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