Adam and Gav's Bollocks Bike Ride
Part of Bollocks to Poverty
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Bike Ride of around 1060 miles (from one end of britain to the other) with only bare essentials (see list below) no cash and no cards. Relying on the generosity of the Great British public to see us through, and hopefully raising awareness and lotts of £££ for ActionAid along the way! =)
My Message
THIS FUNDRAISING PAGE IS NOW CLOSED. GAV WILL BE TREKKING THROUGH THE HIMALAYAS BEFORE HELPING TO REFURB A STREET KIDS PROJECT IN DELHI THIS OCT. Please Please sponsor him to enable Actionaid to continue to change the lives of kids like these
http://www.facebook.com/neverb4midnite?v=app_2392950137&ref=profile#/video/video.php?v=164980186722
Here
http://www.myactionaid.org.uk/bollocksbikeride/gavsindianadventure
THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AND HELPING US TO RAISE A MASSIVE £1317 + 250 gift aid! Actionaid can and will make a huge difference with this money!
Dont forget to check out http://www.actionaid.org.uk/101919/work_it_Gavin_&_Adam.html and vote/comment boys and girls! =) xxx
On 4th July 2009 in order to say BOLLOCKS TO POVERTY and raise much needed funds for the amazing development charity ActionAid, we will be embarking on a bike ride of over 1000 miles from one end of Britain to the other.. With a twist.
We will set off wearing only underpants and allowed only the following items
Mobile Telephones for safety reasons
Water Bottles
Camera/Video camera for blog
Tooth Brush
Map
ID
Puncture repair kit
footwear
and of course
Bikes! [ free hire thanks to Ross @ www.newforestcyclehire.co.uk ]
We will carry no cash and not be permitted to pay for anything including food and accommodation along the way. Therefore any offers of clothing food or a bed for the night along our route are obviously very very welcome! (we wont be able to do this without YOU!)
We will be blogging daily [provided we find a kind person with net access] both here and on facebook.
Clothing/food/accomodation Offers to Jenny Fash Jennifer.Fash@actionaid.org / 0207 561 7667 or via posts on this page/facebook with details of how to contact you =)
Media enquies to Rebecca.barnes@actionaid.org.uk / 0207 561 7646
Thanks kids! Get donating and lets give hope to the Millions of people suffering unnecessarily around the world =)
Here's our route.. If you can provide food accommodation or the sutchlike in any of these places..Dont be shy =p (we'll love you forever) [* Indicates accommodation has been offered although food and clothing still welcome =) ]
Lands End *
Par *
Exeter * [gathering @the old fire station 7pm all welcome]
Bristol* [gathering @Kate&Bens ask..]
Hereford*
Shrewsbury*
Chester*
Blackburn*
Bentham*
Carlisle*
St John's Town of Dalry*
Lochranza*
Glencoe
Loch Ness [Invermoriston]*
Golspie*
Wick*
John O Groats
STOP PRESS: IF WE EXCEED OUR FUNDRAISING TARGET WE'LL HAVE A 'BOLLOCKS TO POVERY' TATTOO in the most popular place suggested on the facebook group/myactionaid blog.. Be nice lol
As the credit crunch kicks in you may find your supermarket bill increasing.. At least in the UK we have the option to simply switch supermarkets rather than go with out. Many people around the world dont have that choice, and were already in a critical situation before the global downturn. Thats without starting on the women denied equal rights, children denied education, and people not given access to clean water, let alone basic health care and vaccinations.
All of these things CAN change, and ActionAid are an amazing organisation who are instrumental in facilitating that change. This is our small part towards helping them to make that happen. By helping us to do that by joining our facebook group or donating you can become part of the solution, and literally save lives!
Donations Recieved
Melissa Horton | 17/06/2009 | £5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid | Good luck guys xXx |
A friend :p | 16/06/2009 | £20 + £5.64 Gift Aid | Good luck! |
My blog
Adam and Gavs Bollocks Bike Ride!
Our first bit of awareness raising and event publicity..
Previous entries
Donations to date
| Name | Date | Amount | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| anonymous | 14/08/2009 | £5.00 | anonymous | ||
| Precious & Peter | 03/08/2009 | £25.00 | |||
| Tim Hall | 01/08/2009 | £25.00 | Hi Gav as promised. | ||
| James Harvey | 26/07/2009 | £25.00 | Well done chaps! | ||
| laura hancock | 25/07/2009 | £5.00 | Well done guys, you've done an amazing thing for Action Aid. Hope the chafing is better ;) xxx | ||
| Dave Raval | 25/07/2009 | £20.00 | Well done - it's a really good cause :) | ||
| Ian Dean | 24/07/2009 | £20.00 | |||
| anonymous | 24/07/2009 | £5.00 | anonymous | ||
| anonymous | 23/07/2009 | £5.00 | anonymous | ||
| Alex Foreman | 23/07/2009 | £10.00 | |||
| Tim Hall | 22/07/2009 | £25.00 | |||
| Stuart McNeill | 22/07/2009 | £10.00 | Saw this at BBC Scotland News online. Well done guys! I've had a few nights camping in the Highlands and the midges nearly got the better of me... and I was fully clothed! Great idea - hope you raise lots more. | ||
| Jason Lawford | 22/07/2009 | £10.00 | Great job chaps - hope you had more than one pair of pants LOL | ||
| Julian Morison | 22/07/2009 | £100.00 | Awesome achievement guys, not only for the awareness and funds you’ve raised for a worthwhile charity, but also for your own personal achievements. The pants idea and relying on goodwill was a great twist and one which made you stand out from the crowd of cyclists and walkers who do LE to JOG. Not only have you guys done something amazing, but it just goes to show that the generosity of strangers is still alive and well and that we should never become too jaded and cynical. A big hand to the two guys in the seats and to all who fed, clothed and accommodated them… | ||
| Gav Topley | 21/07/2009 | £132.00 | Donated in person by some of the amazing people we met along the way! | ||
| James Sloan | 21/07/2009 | £25.00 | Well done guys. The young folk of today always get hassel about been lazy etc, good to see yu make such a fab effort. well done again. | ||
| Helen Hector | 21/07/2009 | £5.00 | Congratulations guys! So glad you made it all the way and thanks for keeping us entertained with the stories along the way. You've done an amazing thing for ActionAid, respect. x | ||
| anonymous | 20/07/2009 | £10.00 | anonymous | ||
| nanny and aunty Irene White/Rickard | 20/07/2009 | £20.00 | I am so proud of you my special Grandson, well done and glad to have you safe and sound!Well done Adam my special nephew, I knew you could do it and am so proud that you never gave up. Godbless! | ||
| Teresa Levingbird | 19/07/2009 | £20.00 | Well done Adam and Gav what a fantastic achievement.... | ||
| Daniel Stanley | 19/07/2009 | £5.00 | Well done!! Keep going!!! Raaahhh!! | ||
| nicola dunn | 17/07/2009 | £100.00 | Well done Adam, we are so proud of you darling, not far left to go now! Missed you loads and can't wait to have you home, all our love Mum and Dad XxX | ||
| Terry Bristow | 16/07/2009 | £25.00 | |||
| anonymous | 15/07/2009 | £10.00 | anonymous | ||
| Adam Fairris | 15/07/2009 | £20.00 | |||
| anonymous | 15/07/2009 | £40.00 | anonymous | ||
| Alex Keel | 15/07/2009 | £10.00 | Well done, boys! It was not really visible in the news until I saw (by the offchance) the BBC news item. Hope it went well. | ||
| anonymous | 15/07/2009 | £20.00 | anonymous | ||
| anonymous | 14/07/2009 | £50.00 | anonymous | ||
| Charles Tidswell | 14/07/2009 | £40.00 | Absolute respect. A fellow cyclist. | ||
| Martin Smith | 14/07/2009 | £20.00 | Hi Gav - social responsibility *and* getting your kit off - how very you! Best of luck to you both. | ||
| Jonathan Farr | 14/07/2009 | £50.00 | Keep up the good work guys. | ||
| anonymous | 14/07/2009 | £20.00 | anonymous | ||
| Paula McNicol | 14/07/2009 | £1.00 | |||
| Emma Christison | 13/07/2009 | £5.00 | Good Luck guys- hope the weather is kind. Might meet up with you in the middle- we're leaving John O Groats on 04/08/09 | ||
| John Hardcastle | 12/07/2009 | £20.00 | Well done Keep it up and good luck with the rest of your journey love Jane&John xx | ||
| Susan Small | 11/07/2009 | £25.00 | Good luck guys | ||
| fran henshaw | 10/07/2009 | £2.00 | Good luck in the rest of your ride boys. Sorry about the small donation but after you left us we had a chap on the same route riding for macmillan so had to go 50/50 ! Hope the tackle is okay! | ||
| Jessica Gaston | 08/07/2009 | £5.00 | I think what you are doing is fantastic!!! Have an eventful but safe journey! xxx | ||
| Gerard Gauthier | 06/07/2009 | £7.00 | I wish I had such a foolish idea once in my life and apply it, of course. You make me think - boys! You rock on the roads. Hope weather and people will treat you well also make you get the expecting funding and bring back unforgettable memories. | ||
| Sarah Turnbull | 06/07/2009 | £20.00 | Brilliant idea - good luck! | ||
| anonymous | 03/07/2009 | £25.00 | anonymous | ||
| Colin Gittoes | 02/07/2009 | £25.00 | Good on the pair of you.. Fantastic effort for a GREAT cause! | ||
| Olly Kinsey | 02/07/2009 | £10.00 | |||
| John Dixon | 02/07/2009 | £10.00 | Great going lads, keep riding hard , John x x | ||
| Kerstin Twachtmann | 02/07/2009 | £5.00 | Good luck dudes! Be safe and keep sending those blogs! | ||
| anonymous | 02/07/2009 | £20.00 | anonymous | ||
| Dave Cunningham | 01/07/2009 | £5.00 | |||
| anonymous | 01/07/2009 | £20.00 | anonymous | ||
| Mailee Osten-Tan | 30/06/2009 | £2.00 | haha good luck guys :) | ||
| Laurence Jupp | 28/06/2009 | £25.00 | |||
| mark gore | 27/06/2009 | £20.00 | |||
| Andy Crockett | 26/06/2009 | £10.00 | Great idea guys - should be quite an adventure!! Have fun! Hope you reach your target | ||
| Andy Davis | 26/06/2009 | £5.00 | Have fun :) | ||
| George Brown | 26/06/2009 | £5.00 | Hope you get the cash you want guy's, shame I'm not on the route to offer accomodation for you. | ||
| Matthew Malthouse | 25/06/2009 | £100.00 | |||
| matthew catterall | 21/06/2009 | £5.00 | good luck gav. see you at reading! | ||
| danny ross | 19/06/2009 | £8.00 | haha, awesome idea gavin!!!! good luck!! | ||
| Amount raised offline: | £25.00 | ||||
| Extra money donated through Gift Aid: £ 251.44
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| Total donations: £ 1,322.00 | |||||
