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  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    Just got my loser magazine in the post :(

    I'm not going to go for a charity place this year, as I can't hit my friends and family for more money, but if anyone's thinking of heading in that direction, I received an email from DEBRA and they're offering places for £35 entry and a minimum of £400 raised, which should be a pretty easy target to hit.

    Have fun, those of you lucky enough to be doing it; it's an amazing experience!
  • spasypaddy
    spasypaddy Posts: 5,180
    what is this bequest thing?
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  • keyser__soze
    keyser__soze Posts: 2,067
    I'm in. Wife isn't. Awkward.
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  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    hegyestomi wrote:
    PBo wrote:
    I joined up to ride for Bliss, didn't want to risk the ballot .....
    How much do you have to raise for them?

    £500.

    They have just been awarded 100 places, because they've been chosen as the charity partner for 2014.

    btw - I was there first, so all donations to Bliss from these boards need to go to MY JustGiving page!!!!! :wink:
  • hegyestomi
    hegyestomi Posts: 504
    PBo wrote:
    hegyestomi wrote:
    PBo wrote:
    I joined up to ride for Bliss, didn't want to risk the ballot .....
    How much do you have to raise for them?

    £500.

    They have just been awarded 100 places, because they've been chosen as the charity partner for 2014.

    btw - I was there first, so all donations to Bliss from these boards need to go to MY JustGiving page!!!!! :wink:

    Which is? :wink:
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    ....linked to in my sig! :wink:
  • london-red
    london-red Posts: 1,266
    Okay, in with Save the Children. A noble cause. Anyone want to sponsor me :D
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    London-Red wrote:
    Okay, in with Save the Children. A noble cause. Anyone want to sponsor me :D

    This is gonna be like that thread where everyone tried to get people to use their recommender link to sports pursuit "no, sponsor ME" :lol:
  • london-red
    london-red Posts: 1,266
    PBo wrote:
    London-Red wrote:
    Okay, in with Save the Children. A noble cause. Anyone want to sponsor me :D

    This is gonna be like that thread where everyone tried to get people to use their recommender link to sports pursuit "no, sponsor ME" :lol:

    You've gone 'well pro' though with your signature... Text donations and everything..
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,692
    Didn't get in. Looking at going the charity place route myself. At which point mine will be the one to sponsor of course. Hmmm, text donations too...
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Keyser__Soze wrote:
    I'm in. Wife isn't. Awkward.

    new wife?
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  • leeefm
    leeefm Posts: 260
    Got in - a bit belatedly - via Alzheimer's society... £800 is a lot to find, but ultimately worth it :)
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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Got a team place via my club, not sure I even have to pay!
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    leeefm wrote:
    Got in - a bit belatedly - via Alzheimer's society... £800 is a lot to find, but ultimately worth it :)

    Don't forget to turn up will you....... :evil:

    What? Too much....?

    Can I just remind everyone at this point that my charity place was the first and original!!!!!!

    Plus I've made it easy for you! Text giving! Do it now!!

    Around 80,000 babies are born each year in the UK needing specialist hospital care, this is one in nine babies. For many families having a baby admitted to a neonatal unit is a unique and frightening experience. Although a number of families will be diagnosed as having a high risk pregnancy, for the majority, this situation is neither expected nor prepared for.

    • £10 provides crucial telephone support for a family through our helpline

    • £25 buys a full set of information booklets for a family to help them understand their baby’s treatment and development

    • £40 allows an overwhelmed parent to attend a counselling session with a Bliss-trained counsellor

    • £100 provides essential training for a parent-to-parent volunteer

    • £500 funds a Bliss parent support group for a whole year
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    I would consider supporting one of you lot but only if your charity is one that supports babies with alzheimers.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,648
    It's basically going to become the London marathon isn't it ?

    Shame.
    _
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    It's basically going to become the London marathon isn't it ?

    Shame.

    Does that mean you won't be sponsoring me? :(
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    My company still has places available. £50 entry and minimum £600 sponsorship. Contact me privately if interested...
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,648
    PBo wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    It's basically going to become the London marathon isn't it ?

    Shame.

    Does that mean you won't be sponsoring me? :(

    No and it's not personal.
    _
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,692
    Ooh, should have said I got in with a charity place for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. Particularly keen on them as I had Hodkins Lymphoma a while back.
    Does that mean if Rick doesn't sponsor me it is personal?
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  • leeefm
    leeefm Posts: 260
    Apologies. I'm not canvassing for sponsors. I'm just happy to be in :)
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  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    Rick - the intention is that it is the Cycling equivalent of the London Marathon - it is run by the same people and I'm guessing that it is an easier "sell" to the powers that be if you can point to the good done to the charity sector by closing down most of central and South West London and Surrey....

    If anyone's interested in a charity place - the charity we run have a couple of spaces - see www.georgesfoundation.org for an idea of what we do. Drop me a PM if you're interested and we can talk about fundraising and stuff like that.

    Ta

    M
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  • essex-commuter
    essex-commuter Posts: 2,188
    I'm in again. Didn't get in through the ballot but entered as a team via my club.
  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    Is there any reason why one might not just join the route by accident and cycle it?
  • tetm
    tetm Posts: 564
    Sewinman wrote:
    Is there any reason why one might not just join the route by accident and cycle it?

    Would you expect people to climb the barriers at the London Marathon and just "have a go"?
  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    tetm wrote:
    Sewinman wrote:
    Is there any reason why one might not just join the route by accident and cycle it?

    Would you expect people to climb the barriers at the London Marathon and just "have a go"?

    No.

    There is a lot more space on this though.
  • tetm
    tetm Posts: 564
    Sewinman wrote:
    tetm wrote:
    Sewinman wrote:
    Is there any reason why one might not just join the route by accident and cycle it?

    Would you expect people to climb the barriers at the London Marathon and just "have a go"?

    No.

    There is a lot more space on this though.

    There's a lot of space on the pitch at Twickenham during a game of sevens too, but let's face it, if you're not invited, haven't paid, or haven't raised charity money for that event you really oughtn't be on the course.
  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    tetm wrote:
    Sewinman wrote:
    tetm wrote:
    Sewinman wrote:
    Is there any reason why one might not just join the route by accident and cycle it?

    Would you expect people to climb the barriers at the London Marathon and just "have a go"?

    No.

    There is a lot more space on this though.

    There's a lot of space on the pitch at Twickenham during a game of sevens too, but let's face it, if you're not invited, haven't paid, or haven't raised charity money for that event you really oughtn't be on the course.

    It's not a public pitch though is it?

    I think it's fairly bad idea to do so but equally it is a public road.
  • vermin
    vermin Posts: 1,739
    Isn't the point simply that it is a closed roads event. So the roads are closed to the public.
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    If your name's not down, you're not coming in. :P
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