Update 7/6/20

So... #ABC4NHS happened. 6/6/20. I got round all 32 houses in probably the worst day of weather of the entire lockdown. Wee buns! The total is edging close to £6K, but we're still hopeful of hitting 7K for P7. #ABC4NHS is done, but shall return....Thankyou all. Stay safe.

Date now set for #ABC4NHS : Saturday 6th June. Gimme a wave or a beep or a shout if you see me! Thank you all so much for your support, your donations and your shares. Tell your friends! (and your non-friends!)

I am a P7 teacher from a primary school in Northern Ireland. Since we have been in lockdown, I have been keeping in contact with each of the pupils via Google classroom, but I miss seeing them in our classroom everyday.

I wanted to do something to get me fit, cheer me up and hopefully bring a smile to the face of each of my amazing pupils, while also raising money for our FABULOUS NHS.

Everyone working for the NHS is being utterly incredible right now, but this has always been the case. Carers enabled both my dad and mum to remain at home while unwell, right until the end. They also did an amazing job for my father-in-law who was diagnosed with Covid19, was cleared of it and then sadly passed away just today (30th April) with carers not only caring for him but organising video calls for us so he could hear us and we could see him.  They pretty much brought my mother-in-law back to life a few years back after she spent several weeks in an intensive care unit, during which we had a "gather the family" phonecall from them. My mother-in-law is now back to her strong, independent self thanks to the NHS. I can't thank everyone involved in the NHS enough.

So with all of that in mind, I plan to cycle from my home in Ballyclare, to the home of each of my P7 pupils - all whilst remaining within government guidelines and maintaining a safe social distance :-)

The route will take me in all the delights of Ballyclare, Glengormley, Doagh, Parkgate, Templepatrick, Muckamore, Antrim and more. 

It will all be done in one day, date to be announced once my training allows it! 

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