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Without
apology, I include the links to the charity sites again, hoping you
are able to donate.
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Donate here
for UK Cancer Research and Macmillan Cancer Support |
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Donate here
for Irish Cancer Society |
Then
there are some honourable mentions due:
-
Neil
at the Elan
Cyclery in Rhayader, who has done all the servicing on my bike
and been an invaluable source of advice, as well as being a thoroughly
nice chap and generous donor - if you want to invest in a good bike
beyond your basic £100 - £150 model, ask Neil...he's
the man! For those of you who want to know, my trusty steed is a
2005 Giant xTc 4, disc brakes and swish gears - that year's model
came in a very manly cream colour!
- All at Ian
Jones Tyres in Kington, who pulled out all the stops when, 48
hours before due to head for Ireland to start the ride, a wheel fell
off our previously-trusty Passat. They helped to find the necessary
parts when VW throughout the UK had run out, fixed the Wagen up, and
even took further sympathy by generously adding a donation to the
charity pot.
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A
bunch of biking friends with Farqui as their ringleader, whose musings
you can find at knobblies.blogspot.com
- they're much more into the thrills and spills of mountain biking
proper in forests than I am, and a good deal more clued up on the
gear, but our paths and interests cross from time to time,
and Farqs has also been a great source of biking help (as well as
being mad enough to join in on the Ridgeway ride)
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Thanks
to Mary and Donal at Davitt's,
Kenmare, who have heard this idea brewing for a couple of
years and didn't talk me out of it over late nights in the
bar with Kevin
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- My employers,
Maron Systems, and their bank, Barclays Corporate, for generous donations
- The cancer charities
if you want to learn more and find your own way of helping: Cancer
Research UK and Macmillan
Cancer Relief
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The
music, of course, as that's what will encourage me round....have
you heard that fabulous Bob Dylan Theme Time Radio Hour? I could
give him a playlist for a 'Round Ireland' theme!! The list below
gives some links that the curious can follow if you want to explore
some excellent and sometimes off-the-beaten-track music:
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