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Thanks for visiting the 5 CAPITALS fundraising page for the British Heart Foundation.

The North Wilts Branch of the Morris Minor Owners' Club is organising a tour of plucky Morris Minors aiming to visit all the five capitals: Cardiff, Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh and London.  We are setting off from Malmesbury, Wiltshire at 10:30 on Saturday 24 July 2010 and returning there on Sunday 1 August.  It is an ambitious expedition for us, driving our Morris Minors, all over 40 years old.  Please come and meet us if you can.

We have selected the British Heart Foundation (BHF) as our chosen charity for our capital adventure as a number of us, or our families, have been personally affected by heart disease.  We very much appreciate the work that the BHF is doing to prevent and cure heart disease in this country.  You can read more at

http://web.me.com/j.j.marshall/5_CAPITALS/Why_we_are_doing_it.html

You can read our press releases here

http://web.me.com/j.j.marshall/5_CAPITALS/What_is_said_about_it.html

and press reports here (latest last)

http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/8258450.Minor_adventure_for_Morris_drivers/

http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/8274739.Minor_trip_from_Malmesbury_should_be_major_success/

http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/8284770.Morris_Minor_Tour/

http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/8295831.Morris_Minors_at_the_double_in_Malmesbury/

http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/8296728.Pembrokeshire_welcome_for_Morris_Minor_convoy/

http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/8314254.A_Minor_challenge_for_Malmesbury_couple/

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure.  It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor us: British Heart Foundation gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.  Dont worry about giving your details as they are needed to claim the Gift Aid and I have personally never received any unwanted spam from my Justgiving account.

If you would like to guess the total mileage that Alastair will travel in his 1970 220k MorrisTraveller please add it to your comment and the closest will win a prize from Ireland.

So please sponsor us now!

Stop press -Sunday night 1st August.  We have all arrived home safely in Malmesbury after a few adventures.

Alastair's mileage was exactly 1200 miles, so congratulations to Mike & Helen for guessing correctly.  He used 36 gallons of fuel at 33.7 mpg and £188.

The 5 Capitals cake was won with a correct guess of Juliet's mileage at 1194 miles.

We have raised quite a bit more in cash, which we will now be collecting.    

Thank you to everybody who supported us whether it was sponsorship or beer, sandwiches, tea and cake on the way around the 5 CAPITALS.

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British Heart Foundation

British Heart Foundation

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The British Heart Foundation is the nation's heart charity. Every day they save lives, through pioneering research, providing vital information to help people reduce their own heart health risks, campaigning for change and supporting and caring for heart patients.

Donations 52

Congratulations Alex ,good to hear Henry behaved and you all enjoyed the event.

Donation by Martin on 24/08/10

£10.00

WELL DONE ALEX & FRIENDS

Donation by ROB LEWIS on 24/08/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Glad it all went to plan, great effort !

Donation by Chris & Sue Alexander on 21/08/10

£40.00

+ £11.28 Gift Aid

Nice one and well done Alex!!!!!!!!!!!

Donation by Mike & Emma Irving-Jones on 20/08/10

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done

Donation by Mr K on 19/08/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done

Donation by RWN on 19/08/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Better late than never! Well done all

Donation by Rosie & Steve Till on 15/08/10

£10.00

Well done all. What an adventure.

Donation by Sharon Nolan on 08/08/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Good grief, fueled by pure insanity!

Donation by Julian Ratcliffe on 30/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Fantastic effort Al - hope you've been sampling the flapjack in each capital!

Donation by Mr Ben on 30/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope you're still rolling Al. Drop in for a cake or cheese sandwich in Rutland on your 1075 mile trip

Donation by Rob and Maggie Eayrs on 28/07/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Al. Hope all went to plan - if there was one of course.......

Donation by Mr P on 27/07/10

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

May you be endowed with tea and cake at every opportunity!

Donation by Ed on 26/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope to see you at Holyrood. Good Luck

Donation by Iain and Patricia on 26/07/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Al. See you in Edinburgh.

Donation by Dave & Cheryl on 25/07/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

Thanks Alastair I have rounded this up!

Donation by Bill Reed on 24/07/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Blimey! Are you sure that old creaking chassis is up to the challenge? The Morris is a worry too! Good on you Alastair, hope it goes well. Ewan

Donation by Ewan on 23/07/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

tea cakes morris spares trailer and full garage facility available if needed. Come back full of stories. Enjoy the trip.

Donation by Shiftec on 23/07/10

£237.50

Good luck Julian & Susie!

Donation by Hilary & David Coates on 22/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Al.

Donation by Martin T on 22/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Sounds good fun and good cause..I guess 1151 miles!

Donation by Godmum on 21/07/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Alastair, or should it be good luck to the cars!

Donation by Liam Mifsud on 21/07/10

£10.00

May your pistons and con rods never cease to drive your trusty stead to the finish and back again home.

Donation by Johno on 21/07/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck on your travels for such a good cause Julian. Many happy memories in your trusty steed!

Donation by Rob W on 20/07/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

May your wings never rust

Donation by Andrew & Alison Crompton on 19/07/10

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£1,363.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£1,363.00
  • Gift Aid£286.42

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