I suspect most of those who read this are already aware of this request, but on the off chance that there are readers who are not a) on Facebook or b) in my email address book I thought I should post something here.

I have been granted a place on the annual London to Brighton Cycle Ride which is organised by the British Heart Foundation.

So on June 15th I will join 26,999 other lunatics at Clapham Common, point my bicycle in an approximately southerly direction and peddle hell-for-leather until I either reach Brighton or fall off, whichever is sooner. Since it's organised by the BHF they ask that participants raise sponsorship for them, hence this post. There are three ways you can donate if you would like to sponsor me:

1. I have a JustGiving page. If you use this then the money doesn't come anywhere near me and goes directly to the BHF, and please don't forget to tick the 'Gift Aid' box if you pay income tax in the UK as this will add 20% to your donation at no extra cost to you.
2. You can email me via my comments page and I'll add you to my paper sponsorship form. You can then post the money (cheques payable to British Heart Foundation, address on request), or I'll pester you after the ride for money. Please include your name, home address & postcode and either an amount per mile or a total amount you wish to sponsor. Again your donation can be Gift Aided, so if you're a UK tax payer let me know and I'll tick that box on the form as well.

My target on this is £1,000, which I don't think is unreasonable - I know a lot of people and I'm already approaching half that total. For those of you who are on Facebook, I've setup a group so you can get updates on training(!) and a review of the ride afterwards.

One last thing; if you know anyone who you think would be willing to support the BHF by sponsoring me, even if I don't know them and they don't know me, please feel free to point them at this page.

Thanks for reading!

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