Curry Night a Huge Success

The provisional figure for funds raised from Friday nights curry night at Mariners Park is £2000. Over 100 friends, colleagues, family and residents of MPE joined with me at the event and much fun was had. The auction itself raised over £600 with prizes having been donated by numerous friends of Nautilus UK and MPE.

AIMPE pledge paid up!

President of the Institute of Marine and Power Engineers in Australia Terry Snee passes over a cheque to yours truly for £500 being the pledge Terry made on behalf of his Union made to the Ride for Life back in 2006. My appreciation to Terry and Martin Byrne and all my friends at the Institute.

Fundraising Update

My thanks to Ian Ramsey-Lewis of Northern Marine, Captain Philip Day, of the Northern Lighthouse Board and Norman Quayle for their generous donations. I am now very close to £17,000 with 3 months to go before I set off for Port Elizabeth to begin my journey to Durban along South Africa's "Wild Coast".

Charity Evening Update

Arrangement are in full swing for my Charity Fundraiser at Mariners Park in Wallasey where my union has its northern office. Over 100 family, friends, colleagues and residents are turning out to enjoy a Ruby Murray, and some vino courtesy of OSM, on Friday under a "big top".

There will be entertainment laid on, a raffle, stand up-sit down bingo (!) and an auction which includes a signed Everton football shirt and picture, a signed Liverpool football, a mini-hi-fi and much more. My thanks go to all those who have helped make this possible and of course to everyone who has donated prizes for the raffle and the auction.

Tick - done that!

Although aboslutely nothing at all to do with my Enduro Africa charity fundraising I did my own bit for charity recently by taking part in a sidecar taxi ride at Croix En Ternois in France early in the month. At the same time I fullfilled a lifelong ambition to follow my dad and uncle into the "chair". It was a terrifying experience but exilarating at the same time and one I plan to repeat if I get the opportunity again.