Open Hand Autumn 2016
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Fundraising Update<br />
43<br />
Pete’s London to<br />
Brighton Cycle!<br />
DBUK supporter Pete, cycled<br />
from London to Brighton,<br />
that’s 54 miles, with 4,000<br />
other cyclists raising a<br />
fantastic £270 for DBUK!<br />
Why did you choose to<br />
fundraise for Deafblind UK?<br />
“It's a great cause and my<br />
dear grandmother lived a very<br />
significant part of her long life<br />
with limited hearing and sight,<br />
so I know what a challenge<br />
that can be.”<br />
Why did you choose to take<br />
part in the London to<br />
Brighton bike ride?<br />
“I've never done a long bike<br />
ride before and in a moment<br />
of madness it seemed like a<br />
good idea. On paper it didn't<br />
look that hard!”<br />
What was the most<br />
rewarding part of your<br />
London to Brighton bike<br />
ride?<br />
“I love the comradery of being<br />
amongst loads of other<br />
amateur cyclists who were all<br />
just out to have fun and raise<br />
money for great causes. The<br />
most rewarding part was<br />
riding the last mile to the<br />
finish line and being clapped<br />
by loads of supporters.”<br />
Do you have any anecdotes<br />
from the day?<br />
“The funniest bit (although it<br />
wasn't at the time!) was<br />
getting lost between the tube<br />
station and the start line. We<br />
managed to do an extra 3-4<br />
miles before we even started.<br />
I tried to kid myself that it was<br />
all part of the warm ups like<br />
the professionals probably do!”
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