Land's End to John o'Groats
By Bicycle!

STOP PRESS: Dave & Mark arrived at Jon o'Groats on Friday 17th July - one day ahead of schedule!.
Click the BLOG link below for the full story.
 

Club Members Dave Gough (right) and Mark Thornley have set themselves quite a challenge - their aim is to cycle from Land’s End to John o’Groats in 15 days. Starting in Cornwall on the 4th July and (hopefully!) finishing in North East Scotland on the 18th July.

As ‘non-cyclists’ their target of covering 900 plus miles (exact distance is dependent on the reliability of their Sat Nav!) is not likely to prove too easy, so to try and help them keep focussed on getting to the end they have decided to raise money for charity.

Mark’s dad has for many years suffered from Dystonia (which is similar to Parkinson’s Disease). There are 40,000 Dystonia sufferers in the UK, and it affects people of all ages (2,000 sufferers are under 16!). Like a lot of medical charities the Dystonia Society relies on voluntary donations and individual fundraisers to fund all of the work that they do for people affected by the disease. The Society’s aims are to provide mutual support for those who suffer, and to raise awareness of the condition through education and the promotion of research. It needs money to do all of these.

So they are looking for sponsors!!
Their justgiving site is:
www.justgiving.com/lejog-bigmarkandgoffy

They also have a blog - which will hopefully keep people informed and entertained!:
http://valeroyalseniors.webs.com/apps/blog/

If you're serious about helping their cause then click HERE for a poster