28/04/2008 by admin.

Well we ventured to Carmarthen last Saturday armed with our collection boxes, and the first outing as the three amigos! We strategically placed the bikes and a banner and spent the day collecting money.

Everyone seemed in good spirit and a very big Thank you to all the people who contributed, we rose £514 Great Stuff!

It was however astonoshing how many people approached us who knew of someone who has or has had Motor Nerone Disease and more so not knowing that the West Wales Branch convene monthly and assist be monetry contributions or bys providing support and advice.

Therfore the South West Branch Contacts  are:-

Glynne Jones(chair)01554 757135

Lesley Foster(sec)01792 865571

Maimie Davies(tres)01554 777993

Carol Thomas-Wyllie(RCDA)08453751853

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25/04/2008 by admin.

Think we need to revise the title of the Trip!! to

www.ItWillBeAMiracle ifWeMakeItRound.co.uk

The first hotel that we are due to stay in has now closed, so we have had to find new accomodation for the first night. but more so whilst working in the Garage last night, I heard a little stepthrough aproach, when it approached the rider and the stepthrough were looking sorry for themselves, Broken Indicator, wing miror, bent footpeg and the new back box full of scuffs and a crack!!! The Honda C90 Bites Back!! Barries trowsers ripped at the knee, well I did try my best not too laugh but what the hell he only gone and fallen off on the Pembrey Mountain Road!! I straightened his footpeg for him to get home, and as he was leaving he said I’m not too sure about this fuel gauge I think its faulty the gauge is showing empty but there is fuel in the tank, So I offered him some fuel but he was sure he had enough, but Barrie “sheene” Davies ran out of fuel on the way home!!! and had to phone his wife Jules. All this and we havnt even left yet. I’m sure we will be able to fund this trip after we come back with clips onto “You’ve been framed”  and “Thrills and Spills 104!”

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21/04/2008 by admin.

Saturday saw us with a fund raising stall in the St Elli Center in Llanelli. Nick and Gary prowling the center with buckets begging for money, Jo (Nick’s Wife) and Julie (My wife)  supplied the charm and surprisingly giving advise to a number of people who were interested in possible support from Crossroads, Anouska (Gary’s wife) also brought their son Owain to make it an all family affair. I in the mean time hid in the background and supplied the Coffee.

We raised £300 and a Massive THANK YOU must go to the people of Llanelli for their Generosity. With news this week of redundancies in various local industries things are getting a bit tight but the support and the good wishes we received was fantastic.

Monies are also starting to come in from several local businesses to many to mention but again a “Big Thank You” to you all.

Next Saturday we are hoping to take the bikes down to Carmarthen Town Center with our collection tins to see if we can rise some more funds.

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11/04/2008 by admin.

4 Weeks today and we should have been in the saddles for around 5hrs(ouch!!) on day 1, so hmm this is coming around fast

Well as usual  time is passing by so quick and we seem to be constantly doing something for the trip, Barrie falling off his bike!! hahha and was on stop!! but we have been on radio Cymru, speaking welsh with a dictionary along our sides(not quite but not far off) , Had front page publicity on the Evening Post, and also in the Llanelli Star, so this has definitely helped the money side with people actually coming on to us to give donations, still no where near where we would like to be but it is rolling in. Many thanks to all those that have already donated much appreciated, we have sent letters to numerous companies that we hope can also make donations its all gratefully received.

We are in The Llanelli Elli centre on the 19th April with a stall again to raise money by guessing the proposed mileage, with the signed rugby balls as the prizes, and prior to this we are due on The wave radio station to raise awareness. We did received some great news from Wedi 7 the Welsh Television Studios who are going to film our departure and spend the day with us on the last leg returning through Wales,

So all in all we are more or less ready to go, Barrie has had a trial run filling his back box with clothes, or should I say two pairs of pants, because they don’t hold much more than that, think we need to have another look at what we are going to use for carrying clothes.

Many thanks to the boys in the Silver Seat Ibiza in five roads who tried to knock me off the other night, just loved that and that’s before we leave!!

The bike are more or less ready to go but we have been trying to get the jetting sorted out, they have been running lean and we are still making adjustments, Barrie’s suspension springs im sure have come from a Bic pen, (Brave man) , Nick our 3rd man support / camera / you name it nick will have to do it man has made an excellent effort in raising money throughout Carmarthenshire County Council Offices, Thank god for the Skip like top box he has fitted to his ZX9 so that we can carry some extra pairs of pants in!!

So looking forward to the Elli centre please call in, we have managed to rope the  wives attending to the stands with a night out arranged after.

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