Donations
The easiest
way to donate is via the Charity Giving web site, Click on
the picture to the left to take you straight to their donations
page.
Charity
Giving is a charity donations web site that ensures any monies
you donate all go to their respective recipients. Indeed,
if you are a UK tax payer, make sure you check the Gift Aid
box on donating and Charity Giving will add the tax relief
to the donation, so a donation of just £10 is worth
£12.42 to Keeping Abreast.
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Home
Welcome
to the Fat Bloke On A Moped home page, the web site designed
to give you the information you need about my journey
of something completely alien to me. It's not the cutting
edge of web page design, it's just functional.
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Round
The Coast of Britain by Moped (probably
on 'L' plates!)
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Click the map to be taken to Project Britain |
The
planning of the trip around Britain to raise
awareness and funds is in full swing.
YOU
CAN HELP by...
Over
a period of 3 weeks, riding on 125cc scooters
still on 'L' plates, David and Kevin will
circumnavigate the British mainland, sticking
closely to the coastal road.
Final
Total as of 2nd July 2011
£9,442.70
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Venues
The Team Will Be At
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| Sat
April 9th |
C
& A Superbikes, Tottenhill, King's
Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0RL |
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& A Open Day. Celebrating the relaunch
of the new modern classic Vespa PX125.
Blog
& Pics |
Sun
1st May
Mon 2nd May |
TruckFest
Peterborough Show Ground |
TruckFest
is a huge event with around 100,000
people turning up over the two days.
Blog
& Pics |
| Sat
14th May |
Vancouver
Quarter
King's Lynn |
The
good people at the Vancouver Quarter
are allowing us to rattle buckets in
this very busy shopping area.
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| Fri
20th May |
Bingo
Night, Southery Village Hall
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Eyes
down for a full house! Regulars and
newbies welcome alike. The usual 10
games plus [maybe] a flyer or two if
we get enough prizes and of course the
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30th May |
The
Downham Show |
It's
a Wild West theme at the Downham Show
this year and Kevin and I will be in
the parade. You'll have to come along
to see how the local children have made
up our bikes to look like horses! (If
I'm honest, I'll be intrigued myself!) |
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5th June |
Celebrity
Cricket Match
Norwich Cathedral, NR1 4DD |
No,
we're not playing but will be in attendance
at the match rattling buckets. Gates
open 1pm. |
| Sat
11th June |
King's
Lynn Speedway |
We'll
be in force at the evening's Speedway
event along with a few of the King's
Lynn Keeping Abreast Ladies bucket rattling.
Who knows, I might even be able to set
a time round the track on the scoot! |
| Sun
19th June |
Pool
Competition |
Old
White Bell, Southery. Open to anyone,
come and join the locals along with
their regular opponents in a competition
to raise some funds. |
| Fri
15th July |
Pool
Competition |
CANCELLED
Due to unforseen circumstances |
| Sat
16th July |
Quiz
Night, Old White Bell |
Kicking
off at 8.30pm, all being well, I should
be there too! |
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Ride
The Last Leg - 16th July 2011
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Would
you like to join in this epic trip? Ride the
last leg on 16th July 2011 from the sea front
of Gt Yarmouth following the coast road back
to our finish point of the pub car park in
Southery. Click
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So
What's It All About?
In
February 2010 my wife, Claire, was diagnosed with
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) which, in non medical
terms, means she had cancer cells forming on the inside
of her milk ducts of her breasts. Statistically there
would be a 20% chance of the condition developing
into intrusive cancer, i.e.: breast cancer. In my
wife's case, the DCIS was quite prevalent and as Claire
had lost her mother to liver cancer, she felt the
option for her was a double mastectomy. She was 38
when diagnosed, twelve years before her first regular
screening.
I want to do my best to ensure there is the support
and guidance in place to help others in a similar
situation.
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Kevin,
Roger Claire & David
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...and
Mopeds and a Fat Bloke?
To
answer that I need to discuss inspiration and and how
the concept was arrived at.
Luckily for both Claire and Myself, in 2009 we had the
pleasure and fortitude to enjoy two holidays abroad, a
fortnight in Crete and a fortnight in Cyprus. Holiday
reading for me over the course of these four weeks consisted
of "All at Sea" (currently in print under the
name of "In A Bath") by Tim Fitzhigham, where
Tim rowed to France from England and back again - in a
bath (honest), "Three Men & A Float" by
Dan Kieran & Ian Vince where three guys drove a milk
float from the furthest point East of Britain to the furthest
point West, "Round Ireland With A Fridge" saw
Tony Hawkes hitch hike around Ireland with a fridge and
by no means least "We Could Be Hero's" by Ben
Dirs & Tom Fordyce where the intrepid duo set out
around Britain (and parts of Europe) in a camper van with
the express intention of being world champions at something.
All blinding reading and I can recommend every one of
them.
The spark however, was Bank Holiday Monday 3rd May 2010
when Claire and I were wallowing in self pity, knowing
the operation was just over two weeks away, watching a
BBC3 re-run of a Top  Gear
Special of James May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson
attempting to ride cheap motor bikes from South to North
Vietnam. If a self confessed bike hater such as Jeremy
Clarkson can get on a moped and ride it the length of
Vietnam with no former bike riding skills, surely I could
do something similar.
My mind was awash with enthusiasm. The books I'd read
on holiday the year before came flooding back and I couldn't
help but think I could circumnavigate Scotland, Wales
and England on [say] a moped.
There were however a few caveats that make this a challenge,
namely;
1. I'd never riden a motor bike, let alone a moped, in
my life
2. I therefore had no form of motor bike licence
3. Naturally, with points 1 and 2 considered, I didn't
own a moped either
4. I know nothing about mopeds or motor bikes
5. I weigh 20 stones (that's the 'Fat' bit)
6. I'm a guy (that's the 'Bloke' bit.)
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 OK.
Where and what now?
Now
the plan is to start raising funds for my chosen breast
cancer related charity, Keeping
Abreast, by doing some trips. They have to
be a challenge but I've started off small and am working
up from there.
First off, we circumnavigated the Norfolk border at the
end of September 2010 and raised £3,116.12. You
can read all about this trip on the Project
Norfolk page.
This year the plan is to circumnavigate the coastline
of mainland Britain over three weeks starting on the 25th
June 2011. For projects after that, who knows, Norfolk
to Naples, circumnavigate France, Africa, Australia perhaps....
The
challenge now though, is Project
Britain
You
can keep up to date with all my latest progress via the
Blogs
page.
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Our
Sponsors
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King's
Lynn , 01553 614800
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Salters
Lode, 01366 386711
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Yateley,
Hampshire 01252 870900
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MACKIES
Cards, Stationery & Giftware
14 High Street, Downham Mkt, Norfolk, PE38 9DB
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Downham
Mkt, 01366 382198
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Tottenhill,
Norfolk, PE33 0RL
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Click
the pics below to see the sponsorship decals
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...And
a big thanks also go to:
(While not able
to sponsor us, the following companies and individuals offered
help in some way)
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Alan
Breeze: For embracing this project and handling the
national journalistic duties of contacting the press
and radio throughout the country.
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JD
Wetherspoon: Head office approval to rattle
buckets for an hour at any/all JD Wetherspoon outlets
while on our ride around Britain. |
All
the B&B's and guest houses who have so kindly offered
us accommodation and breakfast and in some cases evening
meals too! Click
on our map to see all the places donated |
Vancouver
Quarter King's Lynn: For allowing us to
bucket wave in the shopping centre at a zero cost. |
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at Anglia
Training Services for waiving the cost
of Kevin renewing his CBT with them. |
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