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Well….only a few more days to go – 9 in fact – before we jet off to China to complete our challenge! Our last event - the Charity Dog Race Night #2 on 23rd September – raised £180.00 towards our target, and we have now more or less completed all of the training we can considering [...] Our training and preperation continued for our Great Wall Hike, with a recent trip to Snowdon in North Wales. This was an excellent opportunity for us to not only expose ourselves to some relatively similar terrain, but also to gauge of overall fitness levels as well as making sure our kit was up to the job. [...] I am delighted to announce that my wife Nicola is pregnant, with a due date of April 15th 2011. A picture of the 14 week scan is here on the right, and mother and baby are doing well. However, this does have a negative impact on our plans! With a due date of April 15th 2011, [...] We attended the Swindon Dog track on Friday 24th September 2010 for a charity night, to support our cause for the Institute of Cancer Research UK. A fun night was had by all, & we hope there were some big winners? Unfortunatly I was not one of them! Thanks to all who attended the night, helping us raise over [...] On Sunday August 29th 2010, we had our fundraising day at Fairford Cricket Club in Gloucestershire. The day was a great success, helping us raise just under £500.00 for the Institute of Cancer Research UK. Our main prize draw, which we have been selling tickets for over the course of the last few months, was completed, along with a Tombola, [...] July has been a busy month, both in terms of our ongoing training and fundraising. We have recently completed our second hiking weekend, this time covering well over 10 miles in approx 6 hours. Our next planned training event is in Snowdon during September so we are really now starting to ramp up our training. In addition, [...] Raffle Tickets for our Summer Fundraising draw are now available, at a bargain price of only £3.00 per ticket! For your chance to win a Netbook PC, Tom Tom Sat Nav device and a host of other prizes, get your tickets now! You can find these on sale at local establishments in and around Fairford, Gloucestershire. Alternatively [...] Over the past weekend, I continued my training for our Great Wall Hike challenge by spending 2 days in Snowdonia, climbing the summit on Saturday with my wife Nicola, and close friends Hannah Harrison and Dom Richards. We managed to get up and down the mountain in approx 4 and a half hours, which is a [...] On Saturday 5th June 2010, we kicked off our training preperations with a 9 mile hike in the Cotswolds. We both put our equipment, boots, and legs to the test and completed the walk in approx 4 hours. Happily, we completed this with out too many issues, other than the odd blister! We have now [...] A quick update for April 2010. We have now exceeded the £500.00 mark for the Institute of Cancer Research UK, and now have 180 fans on our face-book page. Thank you once again to everyone for your support to date. Please remember you can make a huge difference by helping us spread the word amongst your friends and families. Myself [...] |
 "Preview of our game up next on Gillette Soccer Saturday...wonder if we will get a balanced opinion with 2 ex goons scousers on panel?!" "Some people?! Buy something on eBay & agree to collect apprx mid day & they whine that you are early @ 1150am and tell you to wait! Dicks!" "Should really get out and about.....but the thought of a cold car and cold shops is not doing it for me! sodthat"
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