Calais to Cannes
Friday 22nd September 2023
UK
Calais to Cannes
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Calais to Cannes
As a team, Brian, Norrie and Bobby will be cycling from Calais to Cannes, to support and fundraise for their chosen charities which are Strathcarron Hospice, Kidney Kids Scotland, Pancreatic Cancer UK, Melanoma UK and Diabetes Scotland.
Bobby’s wife Moyra died last year and spent her last three weeks in Strathcarron Hospice near Falkirk. The Hospice does a fantastic job of taking care of its terminally ill patients and their families at a very distressing time for all concerned. The hospice needs to raise almost £15,000 per day to keep going and continue its priceless work in serving the community. In return for their great support to Bobby he wants raise funds so they can continue to do the same for others.
I wasn't aware of Pancreatic Cancer. How it strikes. Who it strikes. How quickly it strikes. My sister-in-law, Fiona, was snatched by pancreatic Cancer. With no warning, a life of enjoying retirement, of doting on grandchildren, of travelling with my brother Jack, were all taken away from her. But the consequence leaves a husband without a wife, children without a mother, grandchildren without a gran. Fiona would have absolutely loved being part of all of this and would have made a wonderful contribution. The way pancreatic Cancer strikes has to be overcome. And the effect of snatching of the life of Fiona makes me realise that I have to contribute in some way to reducing the chances of other husbands, children and grandchildren having to suffer. - Norrie
Kidney Kids Scotland is the only Scottish Charity supporting children with renal illness. The main aim of the Charity is to enable children to receive treatment as close to home as possible minimising disruption to their family unit. As a collector for the charity I am constantly reminded of the difficulties endured by families, and children living with kidney disorders and very keen to raise as much funding as possible for this cause. - Norrie
Brian’s wife Sharon suffered a stage 2A melanoma two years ago which impacted every aspect of her outside day to day living. Whilst Sharon has to live with this for the rest of her hopefully long life both she and Brian want to raise funds for Melanoma UK and awareness of the dangers of being unprotected in the sun.
Brian’s granddaughter Zoey was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was three and she is now 11. She has to measure everything she eats and manually balance her insulin, a feature which our own bodies do automatically. Her absolute fabulous positive nature is only matched by the support from Diabetes Scotland providing much needed education and technology to make Zoey’s life as normal as possible. Sharon and Brian want to see the day an artificial pancreas returns the life of type 1 diabetes sufferers to normal.
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£19,683.25
+£3,000.63 Gift Aid
by 359 supporters
Supporters 359
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N1 year
Nicki Denholm
Congratulations to you all! Great achievement and great cause.
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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B1 year
Bairner Family
What an inspiring team, and an amazing achievement. Félicitations Great/Uncle Norrie! Robin, Laura, Ruaridh and Rowan xx
£ 40.00 (+£10.00)
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1 year
Anonymous
£ 20.00
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B1 year
Belinda
Very many congratulations to you all, what a phenomenal achievement and for such worthy causes. I've long been in awe of Brian but am ever more so now after this!
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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S1 year
Shona Mitchell
Well done guys...Stirling High School produced some real champions!
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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D1 year
Douglas and Lilian
Donation conditional on Campbell cycling the last 100km to the Cross Keys
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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K1 year
Karen R
Congratulations everyone. Fantastic achievement for amazing charities!
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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1 year
Anonymous
£ 100.00
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A1 year
Alan McCafferty
Well done chaps, what an adventure and for worthy causes, donation made for just saying you were going to do it, 2nd donation made for actually doing it :-)
£ 20.00
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1 year
Anonymous
Well done to all of you.
£ 100.00
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G1 year
Gordon Merrylees
A superb achievement for such wonderful causes. Well done to Brian and the Team 👏
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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N1 year
Nicol Low
Hey Brian and team, brilliant job on your challenge. Must have been super tough, but what an achievement! And for great causes too, well done all round
£ 25.00 (+£6.25)
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B1 year
Betsy and Kathi from Vancouver
Congratulations on your epic journey and your enormous hearts!!! We are so proud of you, Brian - and of your pals too!
£ 40.00
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A1 year
Andy & Claire C
Amazing achievement Brian and team! An inspirational story of selfless dedication to worthy causes. A journey and experience which will remain with you forever... and I don't just mean those 'calluses!' Well done! AC
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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S1 year
Stuart Neilson
Wishing you the best of luck to reach your target Brian. Hope to meet you in person back in the Old Country one of these days.
£ 50.00
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1 year
Anonymous
Fantastic achievement.
£ 30.00
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G1 year
Gladys Morton
Well done Bobby,Brian,Norrie and Campbell. Wonderful achievement. Donation from my Bible Study Group.
£ 70.00 (+£17.50)
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C1 year
Craig McDermid
What an outstanding effort for great causes. I’ve loved following your adventure. Well done Brian and co!!
£ 100.00
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1 year
Anonymous
Great effort guys
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J1 year
Jay Spence
What an amazing effort! I hope you’re stacked up on the Vaseline! Haha. In all seriousness, this is quite an inspiration and each charity well deserved of your efforts. Well done!
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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D1 year
Douglas MacKenzie
Amazing effort Brian by you and the guys, well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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P1 year
Pauline & Scott
Well done Brian and team, brilliant achievement for some great causes.
Ps…how’s your bum 😂£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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L1 year
Lois McCartan
Amazing, very inspirational and wonderful causes. Congratulations 🎊
£ 10.00 (+£2.50)
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J1 year
Jennifer Bairner
From Ian, Davina, Fiona and Jennifer. Well done, what an achievement. Brilliant effort x
£ 170.00 (+£42.50)
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G1 year
Gavin Tweedie
Admirable effort to support much needed support services. Great effort guys!
£ 45.00
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N1 year
Naomi Smith
We are all very proud of you training and embarking on this epic bike ride for these very worthy causes.
£ 40.00 (+£10.00)
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1 year
Steven Cribbes
Great cause, enjoy and you may want to consider a golf event next time..
£ 25.00 (+£6.25)
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D1 year, 1 month
Davy Mac
Hope all goes well and no injuries are raise their heads. Go get it guy’s.
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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S1 year, 1 month
Steve Humphreys
Wishing you all a successful adventure for an excellent cause.
$ 30.00
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R1 year, 1 month
Rodney Walsh
Hello good sir, looks awesome to me, enjoy and be safe, take care Brian.
$ 200.00
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D1 year, 1 month
Darren J Rickey
Hi Brian, happy to donate to this cause from all the way in Trophy Club, Texas.
$ 100.00
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D1 year, 1 month
Douglas Cribbes
Brian I think you had had one to many hits on the head with that basketball. Safe trip & enjoy
$ 100.00
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1 year, 1 month
Sandra Stewart
Good luck to you all doing a great thing for your charities!
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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E1 year, 1 month
Emma Maddison
Well done to all involved. I can barely cycle the length of myself so am beyond impressed with what you guys are doing.
Moyra was an amazing lady and I hope you continue to raise a load of money for all the various great charities you’re supporting -
C1 year, 1 month
Colin Wright
Good effort so far and best of luck with the rest of the trip
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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M1 year, 1 month
Marisa Carroll
What a fantastic thing to do! Best of luck Brian & team!
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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D1 year, 1 month
Douglas Anderson
Great effort for a great cause. I hope I’m still fit enough to cycle tour when I’m 70. Bon courage.
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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W1 year, 1 month
William Curle
Great challenge, wonderful cause.
Wishing you every success.£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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J1 year, 1 month
Jane & Alex Milne
Very best of luck to you all - and to Campbell of course too, crewing's a tough gig!
£ 10.00 (+£2.50)
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E1 year, 1 month
Elaine Marshall
Hope that Campbell has the wine open at the end of each day!😎🚴🍷
£ 10.00 (+£2.50)
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P1 year, 1 month
Patrick Byrne
Amazing effort, can’t wait to see the photos of you cycling into Cannes 😎🚴🏻♂️
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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S1 year, 1 month
Shona Smith
This is someone we met from Aboyne at one our French camp sites..,thank you
£ 17.50 (+£4.38)
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H1 year, 1 month
Harper Macleod
Best of luck Brian and team. We look forward to following your progress
£ 150.00 (+£37.50)
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P1 year, 1 month
Paul timoney
Good luck Bobby and see you on the golf course again soon.
Cheers
Paul£ 10.00
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P1 year, 1 month
Pete Duncan
Best wishes to you all and especially to one of the all time greats Bobby and in memory of the lovely Moyra 💕🏀
£ 20.00
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K1 year, 1 month
Karen and Mike Baker
Good luck Brian and team, what a fantastic challenge - we are in awe! Five wonderful charities to support, we hope you raise your fundraising target.
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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F1 year, 1 month
Fiona Cruickshanks
Best of luck. Such important causes - it's an amazing thing you are all doing. Fiona
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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R1 year, 1 month
Robert & Louise Taylor
Best of luck on the ride from your Aussie friends in Texas
$ 200.00
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T1 year, 1 month
Trisha and Jim
Well done Brian . Good luck safe journey Trisha and Jim x
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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1 year, 1 month
Anonymous
£ 40.00
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J1 year, 1 month
Jill & Matt Portburn
Best of luck, Brian, Norrie & Bobby! Wonderful thing to do to support these causes and the crucial support they provide. Enjoy the trip and time together in between cycling.
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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M1 year, 1 month
Margaret (Fotheringham) Miller
Good luck& best wishes for your charity cycle, happy memories of Bobby & Jack Bairner at Denny High School x
£ 10.00 (+£2.50)
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K1 year, 1 month
Kathy Armstrong
Wonderful what you are doing for these causes. Happy and safe cycling!
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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I1 year, 1 month
Ian Ogilvy
To three former teammates. How you’ll ever manage this without the younger members I’ll never know. You all had dodgy knees back in the 80s🤣🤣
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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G1 year, 1 month
Gary Connell
Hi Brian,
A fantastic challenge and a fantastic cause.
Met you before at a Pursuit function... I'm Lorraine's friend:-)
Here's to a smooth ride and minimal punctures!
All the best to you and your team.
Gary
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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1 year, 1 month
Anonymous
£ 30.00
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J1 year, 1 month
June Plummer nee Ogilvy
Good luck on the cycle, great causes. Thanks to Bobby and Norrie for giving me a love of sport for a lifetime!
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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1 year, 1 month
Anonymous
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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K1 year, 1 month
Ken MacKay
Good luck Brian & pals. Happy to help such good causes.
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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V1 year, 1 month
Victoria Russell
Fabulous challenge and brilliant causes well done! Inspirational as always
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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K1 year, 1 month
Kenny
Allez-y les gars! All the very best for your big trip - stay safe and enjoy the journey. Brilliant causes. Best of luck! Kenny & Allan
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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P1 year, 1 month
Paul Bardsley-Hodgkiess
Good luck with your bike ride and fundraising, hope everything goes to plan
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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T1 year, 1 month
The Glendinnings
Well done and good luck to all of you as you embark on this adventure for such worthwhile causes. Go Uncle B! Xxx
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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C1 year, 1 month
Chris Maylin
A fantastic effort for some great causes. Bon courage, Brian and team
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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A1 year, 1 month
Alan Moore
Very best wishes for the journey ahead Brian (and team) - hope you've got some decent maps with you :-)
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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1 year, 1 month
Anonymous
£ 10.00
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1 year, 1 month
Anonymous
Grand effort et grandes causes.
Je sais qué Campbell vous gardera hydrate!!
Bonne chance mes amis£ 500.00 (+£125.00)
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C1 year, 1 month
Caroline Gallan
Good luck Norrie! Hope everything goes well and enjoy.
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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N1 year, 1 month
Nancy Turnbull
Enjoy your adventure. Pleased to support such worthy charities.
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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K1 year, 1 month
Katie
Good luck to you all. I hope the weather is kind and you all enjoy the journey 😎
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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P1 year, 1 month
Phil & Lynn
Best of luck Brian, great challenge and wonderful causes, stay safe !
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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M1 year, 1 month
Maureen Blenkharn
Incredible effort for exceptional causes. Your stories are inspirational and you’ll do your family members proud . Enjoy !!
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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R1 year, 1 month
Roots Cycles
Good luck gang! Have a brilliant time raising money for these important causes. We're here if you need us (FaceTime bike repairs are a go!). The Roots Cycles Team
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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G1 year, 1 month
Gillian Anderson
All the best guys. Hope the weather and the roads are kind.
£ 10.00
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A1 year, 1 month
A + D
Bravo Brian Bobby and Norrie, what a great adventure supporting your charities.
Best of luck.£ 200.00
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d1 year, 1 month
douglas brodie and Lilian Haire
Trust Campbell will do the decent thing and get on a bike
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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1 year, 1 month
Anonymous
I'll be following you on Facebook guys! Good luck Maureen 🚴🏻
£ 50.00
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D1 year, 1 month
David & Elsbeth Campbell
Best of luck and hope you have some time to enjoy the food and lovely scenery.
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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1 year, 1 month
Anonymous
£ 100.00
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V1 year, 1 month
Vanaa
Go go go! If you want to stop by Vienne near Lyon in Isères for a rest. You are more than welcome 🙏.
€ 30.00
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S1 year, 1 month
Sandy & Senga Morton
Brilliant Bro
Fantastic causes
We know you’ll finish in Cannes
You’ll get great support from Brian & Norrie
Lots of love
Sandy et Senga 😘😘£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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M1 year, 1 month
Murray Strachan & Carol Ross
All the best Brian et al! A great effort & cause. Will be following / watching xx
£ 200.00
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R1 year, 1 month
Rhona and Simon Marshall
£60 donation to those great charities ( another £20 towards the support box - plasters and beers :-))
Good luck everyone - you are incredible£ 60.00 (+£15.00)
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J1 year, 1 month
James, Jenny, Willow and Holly
Good luck uncle Norrie and team ❤️ looking forward to hearing all about it!
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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P1 year, 1 month
Pamela Gillies
A great adventure for good causes . Well done Brian.
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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I1 year, 1 month
Iain & Betty
Superb effort by you old ones. Enjoy the banter, food and drink!
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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R1 year, 1 month
Rachel Gillespie
Well done Uncle Bobby & the gang! Sounds great fun and for brilliant causes! Can’t wait to hear all about it! Love from Rachel, Stuart, Murray, Amelia & Poppy xx
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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S1 year, 2 months
Stuart Holland
Hope you all have a great time on your journey through France.
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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P1 year, 2 months
Peter & Norma Donohoe
Good luck Bobby & the team. Stay safe and enjoy the adventure, all for great causes.
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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S1 year, 2 months
Sheila & Arthur Dolby
Good luck Norrie, Brian & Bobby. Hope the weather is kind to you and the support crew look after you.
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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1 year, 2 months
Mike & Laura Austen
Good Luck Bobby and Friends! Impressive challenge and Worthwhile charities! Our thoughts will be with you.
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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L1 year, 2 months
Louisa McEwan
Good luck Dad & gang. We are so proud of you.
Go Grandad Bobby. You can do it!!
Love, Louisa, John, Orla & Harris xxxx£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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S1 year, 2 months
Susan Wright
Good luck for your challenge - Remember to stop when you get to the water !
£ 20.00
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M1 year, 2 months
Mandy G
Very worthwhile causes and have very fond memories of Moyra ❤️
Good luck and ride like the wind 🚴🚴
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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1 year, 2 months
Anonymous
£ 100.00
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L1 year, 2 months
Lynn Laughland
Best wishes for your wonderful fundraising efforts
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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1 year, 2 months
Brian and Margaret Cairney
Wishing you all a safe, successful journey and well hope raise much needed funds for the charities.
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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1 year, 2 months
Anonymous
£ 10.00
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K1 year, 2 months
Kim Ingleby
What an amazing challenge, BIG Energised support and powers, especially to Norrie Bairner the best PE teacher ever!
£ 5.00 (+£1.25)
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G1 year, 3 months
Gail Hamilton
For Moyra… she was such an inspiration to me, loved her so much. Throughout my school years she was always there to support and advise me and our friendship lasted throughout,
We had a great friendship afterwards and was always a great support to me. A gem of a woman and is very sadly missed.
Good luck to Bobby and your team, I am sure you will do her proud 🩷£ 20.00
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J1 year, 3 months
Jon Harley
Good luck Bobby and team, a great challenge for some very worthy causes, chapeau! Lots of love, Jon, Heather, Eliza, Noah, and Isaac xxxxx
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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1 year, 3 monthsJim McKerchar
What a trip guys !
The old Japanese Proverb “Fall seven times, stand up eight “ …you can all do it !
Wishing you the best of luck , I’ll be following your progress.£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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R1 year, 3 months
Rosie
Good luck Bobby and friends 😊 Donation made in memory of Moyra 💗 xx
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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1 year, 3 months
Anonymous
£ 20.00
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M1 year, 3 months
Mairi Rae
All the best Bobby and friends. Enjoy your journey for these valuable charities. X
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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F1 year, 3 months
Fiona Robertson
If you’re ever looking for some supply get in touch. 🙃 Lovely story. Great effort. Happy miles!
£ 10.00 (+£2.50)
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1 year, 3 months
Anonymous
£ 50.00
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J1 year, 3 months
James and Sarah Harley
Go Bobby and Co! Wishing you all the best on your amazing journey. Lots of love James, Sarah, Katherine and Jessica xxx
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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K1 year, 3 months
Katy Davenport
Good luck Bobby and pals we are very proud of you! Love Katy, Khalid and the boys xx
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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S1 year, 3 months
Sarah, Barry, Zoey and Finn
Great effort from a great bunch of guys. Proud of you all and can’t wait to hear all about your adventures.
£ 20.00
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N1 year, 3 months
Neil Meldrum
Norrie & Friends
Good luck with your cycle. A challenging journey for worthy and personal causes.
Well done
Neil
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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A1 year, 3 months
Alan McCafferty
Go for it Brian, sounds like great fun (even the hilly bits & strong winds but with nice hotels and occasional red wine to keep you going) :-) Have fun...and don't forget to take your turn at the front :-)
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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1 year, 3 months
Anonymous
Go Brian. Xx
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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S1 year, 3 months
Steve Craig
Good luck guys. There’ll be some chat on this journey. Cheers 💪
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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R1 year, 3 months
Russell Dalgleish
May the road disappear smoothly below your feet.
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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1 year, 3 months
Anonymous
Well done everyone for your pure and unselfish efforts—. Very poignant this time Norrie as I lie here recovering from my first bout of chemo—. I’m realising just how important all the love which surrounds me and the cycle of friends is
Every little helps
Much love
Dougal£ 20.00
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M1 year, 3 months
Michael Fleming
Brian - spotted your post on LinkedIn. Sorry to hear about Sharon’s cancer scare. Hope life is getting back on an even keel for you both. Good on you and the other guys for doing the charity cycle. Take care. Michael
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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J1 year, 3 months
Jane Stewart
Best of luck on your epic adventure in support of five awesome charities.
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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D1 year, 3 months
David and Terry Kirchin
Good luck Bobby, Norrie and Tags - if you can play Basketball together, you can do this together too! Rooting for you. All the best. David and Terry Kirchin
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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1 year, 3 months
Anonymous
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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C1 year, 3 months
Christine and Brian
"Great good success" on your Tour de France for such worthy causes.
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1 year, 3 months
Anonymous
Good luck Norrie
£ 25.00
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S1 year, 3 months
Sandy Findlay
Good Luck Brian, Norrie and Bobby. Hope you all enjoy the experience. Have a great time raising invaluable cash for some great causes
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M1 year, 3 months
Morag Meighan
Fabulous commitment I hear bananas are a VERY good moisturiser for wearing on the tender parts.... not your hands!!!
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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1 year, 3 months
Paula Skinner
What a fantastic thing to do. It will be tough but I’ve no doubt it will be an amazing experience. Best of luck!
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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G1 year, 3 months
Gordon and Mary
Riding along on my pushbike honey…
Name that blast from the past.
Bonne chance et bon courage à tous!£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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S1 year, 3 months
Sheila McGregor
Good luck Norrie, Bobby and Brian.
Best wishes from another ex-pupil of the High School of Stirling.£ 50.00
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M1 year, 3 months
Marlyn Romer (Graham)
Well done guys from an ex school friend way back in the day. Good luck and show them we olds can still do it! 😄
£ 25.00
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R1 year, 3 months
Ray Atkins
Good luck Norrie, Bobby and Brian. You set a great example of the health benefits of keeping fit as the years progress.
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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