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Weʼve raised £105 to help with urgent roof repairs at All Saints' Church in Ashton-on-Mersey
- Funded on Tuesday, 25th April 2017
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Our beautiful local church is in desperate need of roof repairs. All Saints' church in Ashton-on-Mersey celebrated its Golden Jubilee last year and is home to a fantastic community. We have had a quote for the repairs of £95,000. We've been fundraising for a number of months are on our way with almost £25,000 raised.
It's now time for me to step up and to coincide with the rash pledges to fitness we all tend to make in January I’ve committed to a rather daunting challenge to help out.
I’ll be cycling 2,000 km over a period of 50 days starting on 21 January. 2,000 km is 1,250 miles or the equivalent of 48 marathons! At 40 km (25 miles) each and every day I’m due to finish on the weekend of 12 March.
As anyone who knows me will be aware I’m built more for comfort than speed but it’s a great cause and there’s no excitement in doing anything that would be too easy is there now!
Any cheerleading you can provide would be most welcome as would sponsorship/donations.
I’ll keep you all updated on progress with all the gory details from behind the scenes of my mad adventure!
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7 years ago
Elaine Giles
7 years agoI'm posting daily updates on my blog at http://elainegiles.co.uk/elaines-2000-km-challenge-daily-updates/ so if you want all the behind the scenes details do take a look there.
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7 years ago
Elaine Giles
7 years agoWell I'm currently 20 days in to my challenge and I'm happy to report I'm right on track with 800 km done and 1200 km to go. In addition to the donations here at JustGiving people have very kindly donated directly via PayPal and completed sponsorship forms at church. Taking all these together means the current total is £620. Huge thanks to all of you for your generosity. This is much appreciated and greatly needed since the initial estimate of £95,000 has now risen to £163,000 with the final quote.
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Jane Griffiths
Feb 6, 2017
Keep those wheels spinning! As the saying goes.. "You're a better (wo)man than I am, Gunga Din" Well done Elaine x
£10.00
Andy Fisher
Jan 28, 2017
OK, so I think your mad but the cause is close to your heart so I understand.I just hope you benefit as much from this as the church.
£25.00
Stuart Mcneill
Jan 25, 2017
The person who invented lycra should be hauled before the Court of Human Rights!Elaine - although I think the challenge itself is completely mad, I heartly applaud the cause and your determination xx
£20.00
Julie Bolger
Jan 23, 2017
Good Luck with this fantastic challenge for such a worthy cause. x
£10.00
Cathy Turnbull
Jan 18, 2017
Are you mad woman!!!!Go Girl Cathy xxx
£20.00
Anonymous
Jan 18, 2017
Best wishes Ned - get on yer bike!!!
£20.00
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