Welcome to Bikers for Beating Bowel Cancer

Thursday 9 September: 10.00pm. Well, we're finally here ready (almost!) to hit the road. Panniers are packed, 6.00am alarm set and a set of google maps laminated to protect against rain (anything standing still enough for long enough is now at serious risk of getting coated in plastic!). And the bike is gleaming - it's never looked this good...

The weather forecast looks fair and at 7.30am our four day two-wheeled mini tour will begin. Richard will be riding, navigating and generally being Officer Commanding and Clare will basically just hope not to fall off and/or fall asleep. Our Big British Ride will touch on the home nations of England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland then back through England, in four days. We'll keep you posted with blogs and tweets (below and to the right) so stay with us!

A huge thank you to everyone for helping us to raise funds and awareness for Beating Bowel Cancer through our Big British Ride - in memory of a lovely lady who meant so much to so many people, Kath Maynard (aka The Mothership).

Have a quick look at the links to the right below about the bike, the route, a bit more about bowel cancer (with a lovely pic of mother at our wedding and (of course!) the link to click if you would still like to make a donation.

So what would mother think? We like to think she'd approve ....



Thank you and see you soon ! Richard, Clare and Russell (Father).

Saturday, August 28, 2010

An offer you can't refuse

We'd hate to think that the good people who have sponsored us and followed our blog are getting nowt back, apart from maybe the rosy glow that comes with supporting a great charity like Beating Bowel Cancer. So to make it a truly interactive user experience, the first person to post a comment on the blog will get a souvenir from the trip. It maybe a leprachaun key fob, a Welsh cake, a purchase from Keele Service Station on the M6,  or even a wee hairy Highlander bought in a gift shop nowhere near the Highlands. Who can say. But you have to be in it to win it. Innit.
Big Saturday morning thank-yous go to our latest sponsors, Ted and Rita Bradley (in Geneva), Geoff and Kath, Sara Bartlett (who is also providing long-range weather forecasting via Frank!) and Emma Herring.  Current total: £1,340.
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