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Jon Egging's Coast-to-Coast Challenge
On 11 Oct 2011, a combined team of 20 cyclists from the Royal Air Force’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and Red Arrows Display Team will attempt to cross the UK at its widest point in just 4 days. The route will begin at St. David’s Head in Wales and finish in Lowestoft, leaving approximately 100 miles to cover each day.
Using individual and corporate sponsorship, the project aims to raise £50,000 for charity. This money will be used to support both the Royal Air Force Association’s “Miles More Minutes Campaign” and also the charity, fly2help. Any money raised will be split 80:20% between RAFA and fly2help.
RAF personnel and their families dedicate their lives to their country. Money raised by the RAF Wings Appeal helps to provide the support needed to ensure that their sacrifice does not end in suffering, poverty or loneliness.
From offering help and financial support to individuals, to running projects that help keep serving families united and strong, the Wings Appeal is dedicated to supporting serving and ex RAF personnel and their families. Find out more at www.rafa.org.uk
fly2help is a leading UK aviation charity operating within the UK which was set up by a team of passionate aviators who are committed to helping others enjoy the inspiration and life enhancing privileges that being in the air can provide. Find out more at www.fly2help.org
Money raised by the challenge will go towards projects including the ‘Miles More Minutes’ campaign. ‘Miles More Minutes’ provides personnel who are serving overseas with more telephone time to call home. With the use of mobile phones being prohibited for those who are deployed in theatres such as Afghanistan, serving personnel are currently allocated 4 ½ minutes of talk time per day on an MOD line. Just £20 a month can provide one person with six extra minutes a day to speak to their loved ones.
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Recent donors
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 11.11.11 |
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Anonymous £50.00 07.11.11 Well done Emma - keep smiling - Jon would be so proud of you. From all of us at The Broad Street Practice. |
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Ben & Emma Heighton £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 06.11.11 Well done on the above, and everything else you are doing. Thinking of you. |
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Disability Team University of Birmingham £85.00 28.10.11 |
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Jack Prescott £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 26.10.11 Well done, an inspiration to us all. |
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30 West Pub Quiz Team £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 21.10.11 |
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Laura P £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 21.10.11 |
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Chris B £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 17.10.11 Good job guys |
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The Candle Jar £275.00 17.10.11 Kindly given by our customers & visitors for the 400 in 4. Well done Emma, you are such an inspiration. You have much support here in Bournemouth x |
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Dave Heenan £50.00 16.10.11 You guys raise the hairs on my arms every time you fly, well done and so sorry Jon. |
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Samantha Mooney £5.00 16.10.11 Well done Emma! What a great cause in honour of such a brave man |
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Rob Buckler £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 16.10.11 I was an Air Cadet with Jon. It was clear even at that age he was going to go a very long way in life. Such a talented mans life cut tragically short. Well done with the ride, and the very best of luck with the Jon Egging Trust. |
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Emma £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 16.10.11 So sorry for your loss. I have the utmost respect for you in taking on Jon's challenge. Well done to the rest of the team also, you make me proud to be British. |
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Flight1 £25.00 16.10.11 |
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Donna and Simon £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 16.10.11 Well done Em you're an absolute star! xxx |
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Emma & Alan £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 15.10.11 Amazing challenge Emma! Well done |
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Mark £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 15.10.11 |
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Leslie Edwards £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 14.10.11 Good Luck and hope you raise a lot of money ! |
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Sarah Croucher £20.00 14.10.11 Go Emma go! Hope it's going okay. Thinking of you xx |
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Alison Inwood £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 14.10.11 It was great to see you all yesterday as you 'flew past' my house on the outskirts of Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire. Good Luck and well done, Alison |
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Auntie SJ and Dean £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 13.10.11 Go Emma and Luke , good luck and keep pedalling!! |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 13.10.11 |
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Andy Ramshaw £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 13.10.11 Blade Rider Phil Aiken - good luck, make sure you keep in formation :-) |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 13.10.11 |
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Sandra & Peter norgate £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 13.10.11 good luck keep on pedaling. |
