CLIFTON HOGS do LEJoG - 965 Miles - 8 Days - Lands’ End to John o’ Groats
Saturday 13th July 2024
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CLIFTON HOGS do LEJoG - 965 Miles - 8 Days - Lands’ End to John o’ Groats
Those chaps who brought you the Ouse the Daddy canoe extravaganza, travelling from Clifton to Kings Lynn in 2022, whilst raising over £8000 for Movember, are back!
This time, our journey takes us from Lands’ End to John o’ Groats, travelling on our eight classic (1978 – 2002) Honda C90s, 965 miles in total. Top speed of these roaring machines is around 40mph, but that’s downhill with a gale force wind behind us! Our average speed will be around 25mph, taking in the sights and sounds of our wonderful country with the odd hiccup here and there no doubt!
The team consists of Jules (President) Boothby, Neil Blannin, Steve Nott, Ian Saunders, Wayne (Taff) Morgan, Neil Panton, Andrew Thorn and finally, Rob Cooke. All have undertaken their relevant training to obtain their licences. Our eight riders will be supported for the entire trip by our highly, un-skilled, non-mechanical engineers, Martin Kemp & his sidekick, Jason Shacklock, in their support and recovery vehicle. What could go wrong?!!
Our trip is over eight days, starting on Saturday, 13th July in Lands' End and finishing on Saturday, 20th July at JOG. We will ride around 130 miles most days. On route, we will be overnight firstly in Truro. Day two onto Bridgewater. Then we travel to Bewdley and then onto Ashton on Ribble. Its then a trip over the border and onto Lockerbie. Next, its night six in the town of Dunkeld. Off then to Alnes and after our final destination of John o’ Groats, we head back to Wick on the Saturday evening. Our van then heads back to Bedfordshire and our riders fly back from Inverness to Luton on the Sunday.
Now the important bit, we have collectively voted for two charities, which we hope you will be able to support in whatever way you can. Both are local charities, firstly the Bedford MS Therapy Centre, who provide specialist therapies and support for those suffering with MS and now Parkinson's disease. The centre also support other neurological patient conditions. Our second nominated charity is The Herts & Beds BloodBikers charity, covering our local hospitals plus St John’s Hospice and Keech Hospice Care, delivering urgent blood and medical supplies via motorbike. We are sure that you’ll agree that these two charities are wonderful and that they all need our support.
To find out more details regarding our chosen charities and the impact that your donation will have, please click on both links below -
Bedford MS Therapy Centre mscentrebedsandnorthants.com
Herts & Beds BloodBikers - www.servhertsbeds.org.uk
Thank you all ever so much for visiting our page.
Time for a song
Skipper Blannin taking a well earn rest on the way to Isle of Wight. Even imagined he’s playing his guitar. Jonny cash the 2nd!
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Our mechanics relaxing by the roadside
Training run Isle of Wight.
153 miles to ferry to IOW for the weekend. No issues, no break downs and our 2 magical mechanics had a breeze
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Bike doctor needed!
UPDATED POSITION @ 22/5 - Followers, its still not good news coming out of hospital bike intensive care. Could it be the end of one of our bikes before the trip has even started or can the hospital mechanics perform bike saving treatment?? - We'll keep you posted of course. One of our bikes is currently in hospital. It’s touch and go but with your prayers we hope to get it back working
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A practice trip out on the bikes
Looking good! Not sure about our riders!
Bikes ready........Gladiators ready...........
Our 8 Honda C90's - Ageing better than our riders!
All the gear but no idea!
Off to visit Bedford MS Therapy Centre
A trip for four of our crew to one of our chosen charities, The Bedford MS Therapy Centre. What an amazing place and what great work they do to support their clients. They receive no government funding. They require £1600 a week to fund the centre and rely on fundraising from folk like us, charity nights, donations (big and small) plus an in-house shop that sells all sorts of donated items.
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Countdown to 13th July 2024!
Here we are with our classic Honda C90 motorbikes which range from 1978 to 2002. Some worked when we purchased them, some didn’t. After many hours tinkering with gears, oil levels, fuel blockages, exhaust repairs etc, we might just be ready. What stands ahead of us, who knows? Make sure that you follow our progress over the next few weeks before we depart on our trip.
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+£1,260.50 Gift Aid
raised of £5,000 target
by 155 supporters
Supporters 155
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A3 days, 11 hours
Anonymous
Congratulations to you all on a fantastic achievement
£ 1,017.00 (+£254.25)
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T3 days, 11 hours
Tim & Angie
Well done to you all for raising funds for this worthy cause in such a great fun way!
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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S3 days, 19 hours
Skip
Nuts! Time to pay up! Hard to believe Taff got north of the border , thought my money was safe
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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A4 days, 20 hours
Arthur
Well done and goood effort Guys, look forward to hearing the tales.
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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J5 days, 21 hours
Jac
Absolutely brilliant, loved seeing your faces cross the line x
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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6 days, 10 hoursAnonymous
£ 10.00
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6 days, 12 hours
Anonymous
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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D6 days, 20 hours
Daisey & Ross
I’m just glad we didn’t have to host sleepover club for this challenge…
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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1 week
Anonymous
£ 5.00
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1 week
Anonymous
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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C1 week
Cliff Nott
Blimey , I thought Maggie was going to buy me a C90 to get rid of me.
Looks as though you are having fun and enjoy the last bit.£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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M1 week
Maggie Nott
Well done lads Shame you didn’t persuade Clifford to join in. I’d have donated more just for the peace and quiet 🤣
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1 week, 1 day
Anonymous
Well done lads
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1 week, 6 days
Anonymous
Cash to IS from KW, ND and Nick at the golf club
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T1 week, 6 days
Tina
Brings back happy memories from the 80’s when Neil’s sister Sue and I used to have our Honda mopeds!! Good, Fun times ❤️😂
Good luck guys! 😊☀️£ 10.00 (+£2.50)
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S2 weeks
Sue & Mark Hall
Fantastic Challenge - good luck - you'll no doubt have great fun.
Wouldn't it have been easier downhill - JOG to Land's End?£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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B2 weeks, 2 days
Belinda Searle-Barnes
Best wishes to Steve and all the group.
Take some pics along the way.
Hope all goes well!
Belinda£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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B2 weeks, 3 days
Bett Blannin
To you all, Very best wishes!! We’ll be thinking of you all the way, Bett Blannin
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2 weeks, 5 days
Anonymous
£ 40.00
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P3 weeks, 1 day
Phil Martin
All the best guys (and your C90's)🤞.
Am sure the very worthwhile charities are going to be very grateful for your efforts.
Will hopefully catch you enroute and if you've planned it right there ought to be plenty of sunshine to make the days more enjoyable.
Have fun!£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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3 weeks, 1 day
Anonymous
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3 weeks, 2 days
Anonymous
Good luck all !
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C3 weeks, 2 days
Claire
Stay safe , have fun and we will be there at the finishing line to meet you ❤️❤️
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3 weeks, 6 days
Anonymous
£ 50.00
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D4 weeks, 1 day
David Taylor
Good luck have a super trip and what a trip it will be.
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1 month
Anonymous
£ 100.00
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1 month
Anonymous
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O1 month
Original Beer House Limited - The Admiral
£342 raised at The Admiral Beer Festival 2024 via charity barrel for Clifton Hogs do Lejog
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J1 month, 1 week
Jim and Jean Cameron
Well done for taking on a great challenge. Fingers crossed the weather stays fine and that the bikes all make it to Bonny Scotland!!
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I1 month, 1 week
Irene (Whiston crescent) & Ela
Good luck neighbour Jase and all the riders. Great charities. Enjoy the trip
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J1 month, 1 week
Jimmy & Gill
Amazing thing to do, supporting two great charities. Wishing to sunshine on your adventure
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R1 month, 2 weeks
Roger Stakemire
Tremendous effort Gents, I hope you all get there without too many breakdowns. 👍
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Tim & Rebecca McGregor
Well done gents - best of luck and have a great time doing it!
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A1 month, 2 weeks
Andy Saunders & Family
All the best Gents, look forward to the Admiral debrief!
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1 month, 2 weeks
Anonymous
All the best from Tessa and Pete
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M1 month, 2 weeks
Malcolm & Lindsay Taylor
A wheely good thing to do guys. Best of Luck
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P1 month, 2 weeks
PAMS (Panton, Adam, Mills, Saunders)
Good luck guys. Keep us updated
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J1 month, 3 weeks
James Bennett
Love this Jase!!! Best of luck pal!!!
I hope you've got a cushion packet for your buttttocks£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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1 month, 3 weeks
Anonymous
£ 20.00
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H1 month, 3 weeks
Helen and Matt Dawson
Good luck - there is bound to be plenty of laughs (hopefully not too many bike issues) on the way.
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D1 month, 3 weeks
Denise
Good luck everyone and have a great time. See you at the finish line! Xx
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S2 months, 1 week
Sarah & Andrew
You've got this! What a great challenge and charities :)
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P2 months, 1 week
Peter Kennedy
Good luck guys looking forward to following your progress throughout your trip. Don't forget car drivers won't see you.
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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