What's this About?

This is about giving something back to the men and women who give so much for us. We hear on a weekly basis of the rising death toll in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, but what we don't hear so much about are the stories of the men and women who are injured in such a way that their lives are changed forever. 

What Help For Heroes does is provide those who have been grievously injured in the service of this country the care and support they need and deserve. 

The specific centre that we are raising money for is a new Rehabilitation Centre for wounded soldiers of the conflict based in the Erskine Hospital in Edinburgh. The Hospital is providing the location and Help For Heroes are providing the funding. This is the first of many planned Army Rehabilitation Centres across the UK. If you would like to read more about the Army Rehabilitation Centre Project then click here. 

Please donate generously. 

 

Now, onto the cycle ride itself:

 

Mr Swinton and Mr Perriam shall be cycling from home, Edinburgh, to Paris on a TANDEM. (Donations to Harry's personal fundraising for Operation Raleigh: www.justgiving.com/raleigh-cycle)

This will consist of 700 gruelling miles through some of Great Britain's toughest B Roads! We are planning to do this over a 14 day period.

Now, wait I hear you say, 700 miles in 14 days! That doesn't sound too hard. Well, here's the catch. This is a charity cycle ride and so it has to be charitable in itself. We shall be using our ride through the country as a chance to give to others. We will be stopping off at suggested addresses and doing something charitable. Therefore:

-You provide the postcode

-You provide the task

-(Maybe make a small donation to either page)

-We plot this address into our route

-Cycle fast to get there

-Then we do whatever it is you have asked

   

What to do?

This can be anything, from cleaning out your old mum's garden shed, to stopping at an Old Peoples' home and making them all a cup of tea. Anything.

This gives you a role in the ride. Therefore, this is not our charitable cycle ride but instead it is everyones. Everyone is taking part in some form or another.

 

How Much Should I Give?

Why not give £1/mile?

Or just sponsor us to go to a certain address?

It's up to you.

 

Conclusion:

So, you've heard it all now. This is what we're doing. If you feel that you wish to donate then please do. You will not only be helping us on our adventure, but you will be helping many more. This is a chance for you to do something for someone else.

 

Send us where you want us to go!

 

 

P.S. Once again, this page is for donations to the Help for Heroes Charity.  If you would like to donate to Harry's personal fundraising for Operation Raleigh then go to: www.justgiving.com/raleigh-cycle

 

THANK YOU

 

Harry + Jamie

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