End to End - Cycle UK by cycleuk

I first met Mattie on the first day of my very first job - glass collecting at a very busy pub at 16. We've remained friends since then and he has offered his support in helping me achieve my £10,000  target. He now manages his own pub, has strong connections with the local community and is therefore someone who's help will prove invaluable.

We bashed heads and decided on a fundraising/PR event to launch the End to End ride. Being ardent football fans we though a sponsored football match would be apt as we knew that we'd have no problems in finding 22 players... on the basis that I was not to be subject to any late challenges! We'd then follow it up in the evening with an auction and a few celebratory drinks.

I'm now in the process of trying to get prizes for us to auction and raising awareness through local media of these events in hope that other local businesses will show there support whether through sponsoring the footie match, the cycle ride or donating prizes for us to auction off on the night.

I'm relishing this part of the adventure and it will be good to set off on the ride with the knowledge that I'm making headway into the fundraising target! Still haven't sorted out my route for the ride yet, but that should be done within a couple of days. Trying to ensure that we don't have any overtly long days, that there's camping sites at every stop-off and that we cycle through interesting places; want to see  than cars hurtling past us!