David Hitchen

David's Coast to Coast bike ride page

Fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support
£646
raised of £400 target
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The Coast to Coast bike ride, 29 August 2014
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At the end of August, Me and four friends will be venturing on our personal challenge to cycle across the hills of the Lake District and the Pennines, dipping our back wheels in the sea at Whitehaven, and cycling 147 miles 'Coast to Coast' over three days, aiming to end with our front wheel in the sea at Tyneside. 

Along the way, I would like to support the work of Macmillan, the Charity that provides help and support to people with and affected by Cancer.  

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I am overwhelmed by the generosity of you and everyone in sponsoring me for this event and to support Macmillan. I have already met my original target of £250, and am astounded, this is encouraging me to try and raise even more. Your support will help me with every push of the peddles! Thank you so much!

I will try to post updates of the bike ride, with some pictures.

Again, thank you.

Update 02/09/2014

I am pleased to report that after three days cycling, that we successfully made the end of the challenge and dipped our front wheels in the sea at Tyneside. The ride was physically the hardest thing I have ever attempted, but also the most amazingly rewarding challenge too. I am writing a short update on the event later this week, but wanted to let you all know that we had finished safely in one piece.

Thank you all for your extremely generous sponsorship and donations to Macmillan Cancer Support, which with no doubt helped push me across the Lakes and Pennines and kept me going to the end. Thank you!!!

(I have added a few pics below showing us during the ride)

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Macmillan Cancer Support

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Total raised
£646.00
+ £78.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£392.00
Offline donations
£254.00

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