Charity
Mind has been speaking out for better mental health for 60 years and is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. At Mind, we work for a better life for everyone with experience of mental or emotional distress.
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2000 Miles in 48 hours in a 39 year Old Car
This may sound like a crazy idea but it is for Charity. Andy Cook and Mark Bland will be taking part in the Club Triumph Round Britain Reliability run in October 2010 using Andy's 1971 Triumph Gt6. This charity fund raising event which has been held bi-annually since 1966 starts and ends in London on a trip around the British mainland on a route via John O'Groats and Lands End. In order to qualify for a successful completion the entrants need to visit 18 pre arranged check points within 48 hours, a distance of around 2,000 miles. Sponsorship for this event is donated to a different chosen charity each year All entrants fund the expenses for the journey and entry fee out of their own pockets ensuring that all sponsorship funds are donated to the charity. This year over 100 Classic Triumph cars will attempt the journey and will be raising money for the charity Mind, the combined sponsorship target is to raise at least £50,000 so if you are willing to sponsor Andy or Mark it would be really appreciated.
This is the 3rd time Andy has entered this event in his Triumph GT6, for an article on his successful achievement the first time around in 2006 click here. Mark has also completed the event 4 times before.
For further details of this event from the Club Triumph Website please click here.
For details of Mind, the Charity we are supporting visit:- http://www.mind.org.uk/
Note for anyone who may have concerns that this event is not very green with 100 cars polluting the atmosphere with carbon dioxide please note that this year the organisers are attempting to make the event Carbon Neutral. It has been calculated that each car will produce carbon that costs £10.00 to neutralise and to fund this £10.00 will be donated to an organisation called ‘Climate Care’ who will use this money wisely for a variety of environmental measures. Note that this donation will be taken from the entry fee and Club Triumph and will not impact the sponsorship funds.
Recent donors
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Helen Barham £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 30.10.10 Sorry its late (completely fell of my radar), and sorry to hear that your car got hurt ... |
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Christopher Katz-Summercorn £7.50 (+ £2.12 giftaid) 04.10.10 Congrats. |
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Jackie and Ian Suttling £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 01.10.10 All the very best Cookie.. enjoy yourself and stay safe. xx |
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Phil £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 01.10.10 Don't forget to drink plenty of coffee and take a tool kit! |
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Ruth MacDowall £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 28.09.10 Good luck! |
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Gideon £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 27.09.10 Have fun Andy, but you won't end up any thinner ;-) |
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Paul Bland £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 27.09.10 The car looks great. Are those really Hawaiian shirts? Enjoy the drive. |
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Shirley and the girls £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 26.09.10 Have fun. |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 26.09.10 Enjoy the run - shiny side up! |
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Su Wheeler £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 24.09.10 Good Luck Andy & Mark! |
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Anonymous £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 24.09.10 Good luck Mark, Adrian |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 23.09.10 |
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Maria Rodriguez £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 23.09.10 Good luck and don't forget .... Enjoy it!!!! :-) :-) |
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Julian Clarke £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 23.09.10 Best wishes Mark and Andy - watch out for all the Lucas electrical equipment (Prince of Darkness anyone?) But it sounds like fun and a great charity. |
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Pete Gough £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 23.09.10 Enjoy the drive and I hope the weather over Dartmoor is kind |
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Paul & Sally £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 22.09.10 Good Luck to both of you & I hope you have plenty of proPlus |
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Colin Geer £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 15.09.10 Good luck guys |
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Mike Rudge £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 14.09.10 Good Luck! Try and visit Lands EEnd when the Visitir attactions are shut! |
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Chris Dowsett £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 14.09.10 You should be running or on a bike Andy but seems like a good enough cause to me. Hope you enjoy yourself |
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Doris £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 09.09.10 All the Best from Dad & Doris again |
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Anonymous £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 09.09.10 All the Best from Dad & Doris |
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CMH £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 09.09.10 |
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Gren £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 09.09.10 good luck guys; hope the lucky mascot is going for a ride :) |
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Steve Dawson £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 08.09.10 If you need a tow off the M42 give me a call! |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 03.09.10 Car looks great and ideal for the task. I hope the drivers are up to it too. All the best, Alan |
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The Wife! £5.00 02.09.10 Enjoy your trip, give Nessie a kiss from James and Alice. XX |
