Twin Petes Investing

Twin Petes Challenge 2022

Fundraising for Back Up
£4,418
raised of £10,000 target
by 88 supporters
Back Up

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RCN 1072216
We help people with spinal cord injury to transform their lives

Story

Twin Petes Investing is a collaboration between private investors, bloggers and Twitter characters Peter Higgins @conkers3 and Pete 'Wheelie' @WheelieDealer:

https://www.conkers3.com/twinpetes

www.wheeliedealer.weebly.com

Both are full-time investors with several decades of experience in buying and selling shares, who are enthusiastic about the day-to-day rigors of the ever-demanding quest to make large and consistent financial returns, from the ever-evolving markets.

Pete @Wheeliedealer is based in Windsor, Berkshire, and Peter @Conkers3 is based in Leicestershire, and listeners are ‘treated’ (that’s debatable) to a new podcast episode every 2 weeks which covers lots of timely discussion around markets and stocks with a strong emphasis on education and with regular guest appearances.

The recordings are totally unscripted and this can lead to all sorts of unintended tangents. However, it can mean they are rather light hearted and have a large contingent of avid listeners.

Wheelie himself is paraplegic after a motorcycle accident 23 years ago and he has been very aware of the good work Back Up does after attending a Skiing session with them fairly soon after leaving Stoke Mandeville hospital. He very much understands the importance of building confidence and helping on the mental health aspects of such a life changing condition as a spinal injury, having experienced it all the hard way. The work Back Up does with children is
something he is particularly inspired by.

Back Up was a real ‘no brainer’ for our Charity of the Year for 2022 after we helped the excellent Menphys charity in 2021, which helps children in the Leicester area. The podcasts and everything else we put out to listeners and readers are ‘Free to Air’ and if anyone would like to contribute to our chosen charity, then that would be a nice way of saying “Thank you” and a lot of people who are facing a difficult challenge in their lives could benefit. Any amount will help so if you want to join in, then just give what you can.

Many thanks for your donations and appreciation of what we put out:

Cheers,
Wheelie and Conkers3

You can find the Twin Petes Podcasts on Youtube via this link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw8ikDa5SMQ-W32UIpSKeVQ

More about Back Up:

At Back Up, we understand that spinal cord injury can be devastating, but we believe it shouldn’t stop anyone from getting the most out of life. We provide services that rebuild confidence and independence, and help people live the life they want including:

  • Wheelchair skills training
  • School support for children with a spinal cord injury
  • Mentoring for people with spinal cord injury and their families
  • Supporting people back into the workplace
  • Life skills and activity courses
  • Telephone support

All our services are designed and delivered by people affected by spinal cord injury who’ve been there and can understand the challenges faced.

About the charity

Back Up

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 1072216
Back Up services include mentoring, wheelchair skills training and activity courses as well as support in getting back to work or school after an injury. We provide peer led tailored support to help people adjust to a spinal cord injury and inspire independence and confidence for a positive future.

Donation summary

Total raised
£4,418.00
+ £735.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£4,418.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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