Hello Everybody
Here I am another year and another Rickshaw Challenge, it was amazing to raise a wonderful £650.00 last year so I couldn't resist signing up for the 2018 Challenge to raise some more money for Children In Need.
This year I am going to cover 423 miles on my Static Bike and hopefully complete it on the 16th November 2018 to coincide with Matt Baker and Team Rickshaw on the BBC's One Show.
Here's Yours Truly in a short video just to explain!
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From 8th November - 16th November 2018, Matt Baker will once again take on the Rickshaw Challenge along with a team of six incredible children who have been supported by BBC Children in Need projects, the Team will take on a demanding 423 mile challenge from Calais to Salford, Manchester over 8 days cycling an average of 50 miles a day to reach their goal.
Working as a team, they will take turns cycling the Rickshaw, in whatever the weather has to throw at them, to complete each leg of their journey. They will then be up early the next day to do it all over again. Passing through towns and villages they would love to hear you cheer them on so track their journey, view the route or donate to show your support.
For those of you, not aware of the Children In Need Event, hosted by the BBC every year, it is a campaign that dates back believe it or not to 1927, which I have to admit is a new fact for me. As published on the official web page which tells us:
"The BBC's first ever broadcast appeal for children was a five-minute radio broadcast on Christmas Day in 1927. The response was phenomenal and it raised £1,143 18s 3d which was split between 4 prominent children's charities.
The first televised appeal was the 1955 'Children's Hour Christmas Appeal', presented by Sooty and Harry Corbett. The Christmas Day Appeals continued on TV and radio right up until 1979, raising a total of £625,836.
The presenters included Jerry Hall, Eamonn Andrews, Leslie Crowther, Michael Aspel and the rising star of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show - Terry Wogan - who made his debut appearance in 1978.In 1980 the appeal was broadcast on BBC One in a new telethon format, hosted by Terry with Sue Lawley and Esther Rantzen. The telethon was the brainchild of Mark Patterson, who went on to be the Executive Producer for nine years. It captured the public's imagination to such an extent that the donations increased dramatically and broke the million mark for the very first time.
Terry Wogan remained the telethon's mainstay until 2014, and was joined by a diverse line-up over the years that included Joanna Lumley, Sue Cook, John Craven, Andi Peters, Gaby Roslin, Natasha Kaplinsky, Tess Daly and Fearne Cotton."
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| Courtesy: BBC Children In Need Appeal |
"Pudsey Bear made his television debut in 1985 when Terry introduced the new, brown cuddly mascot to the audience.
He was designed by Joanna Ball, a BBC graphics designer, who named him after the West Yorkshire town where she was born. He proved very popular and returned as BBC Children in Need's official logo the following year with his design amended to that of a yellow bear with a red spotted bandage."
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| Team Rickshaw 2018 - Meet the Riders |
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Wish me luck and thank you for all the support so far.
Nicky :)
