William Blight

Will's Coast and Castles Cycle for Ducks & Drakes Cancer Trust

Fundraising for The Ducks & Drakes Cancer Trust
£5,115
raised of £4,000 target
by 124 supporters
We Support cancer in the under 30's to raise awareness and support

Story



My name is Will Blight and I live in Melcombe Bingham, in Dorset. This year I'm cycling, unsupported, around the entire coast of England, Wales and Scotland (including many of the Scottish Islands) all in aid of Ducks & Drakes. 
And I've given myself the task of visiting as many castles as I can on the coast (plus inland to a degree at my discretion), to make it more interesting!

I'm calling it: Coast and Castles Cycle for Ducks & Drakes Cancer Trust - this is also the name of the Facebook Page I have set up.

For those that don't know, Ducks & Drakes is a Cancer trust here in Dorset, run by volunteers, that supports youths diagnosed with bowel cancer and are going through difficult times. They could not help without the generosity of fundraisers and their supporters.

Though a long time ago now, I have done this sort of trip before - twice! In 2004 and 2006 I went clockwise and anticlockwise respectively. Going to all the RNLI Lifeboat Stations in the UK, on that second trip, was a challenge and a half! As I have discovered, my bike and trailer combination gets noticed a lot, because it is rather unusual.

My official send-off was at 10am on 26th March from the Keep Military Museum in Dorchester. (The clocks went forward that morning!!!)



About the charity

Ducks & Drakes Cancer Trust was founded to: Create awareness of bowel cancer in young people, aged 18 to 30 in Dorset and the UK To support bowel cancer patients and their families through the provision of specialist equipment and financial aid To fund specialist nurses in Dorset County Hospital, specifically in the Colorectal Department Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust is based in Dorset and was founded by Andrew Drake and his family following the bowel cancer diagnosis of Andrew aged 24. Every 30 minutes someone dies from bowel cancer in the UK - over 16,000 each year If diagnosed early, over 90% of bowel cancer cases can be treated successfully Around one in 17 people will get bowel cancer It affects men and women almost equally The number of cases of bowel cancer in younger people is increasing rapidly, particularly in the under-30s which has increased by 120% in the last decade. Please help us support young bowel cancer patients and help create more awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer.

Donation summary

Total raised
£5,115.00
+ £576.35 Gift Aid
Online donations
£5,115.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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