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NEWS	14th Apr 2015

The 4 Musketeers tackle the IOW

Run 4 Cancer - About Us

Set up by a team of running enthusiasts, all of whom have lost a family member or a friend to cancer, Run 4 Cancer is primarily a provider of days out and short-breaks for British families affected by cancer.

We also make grants to UK based care institutions and support research into the positive effects of exercise (e.g. running) and how it can help with cancer prevention and recovery.

The 4 Musketeers Walk Again!

On the weekend of 2-3 May, four intrepid trekkers AKA 'The Four Musketeers' will aim to complete the Isle of Wight Challenge.

However, this is no ordinary challenge! The team will aim to complete the gruelling 106 Km course in just 24 hours!

This is not an easy task with plenty of ups and downs along the route, potentially strong headwinds and variable weather conditions as well as a challenging timescale.

Comments from the Musketeers

Team Members

Martin "The Downhill Expert" Truscott
Chets "Mr Selfie" Modi
Chris "Cheerful Scouser" Roberts
Sean "Mr Metronome" Donovan

Fresh from our Peruvian adventure in 2014, we have been looking for another challenge to stave off the ageing process, keep our bodies in a decent working order and raise some much needed funds for Run 4 Cancer - a cause which is extremely close to all our hearts.

So if you like the idea of 4 geezers, trekking around an island, whilst singing very badly to some 80's tunes as they try to take their minds off the pain in their ankles/knees/hips as well as the blisters and chaffing(!) then please dig deep to support this excellent cause.

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CAMPAIGN INFORMATION

Total raised so far

£2,834

Donors & messages of support

£50 + £12.50 Gift Aid	Well done guys - hope Sean's Achilles recovers! From David Donovan
£5 + £1.25 Gift Aid	Chris, sounds like fun From R V Brooks
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Nice work gang . . .can you walk today?! From P A Richards
£30 + £7.50 Gift Aid	Better late than never...well done guys! Hope the blisters have healed :) xxx From Miss Rebecca Abele
£25 + £6.25 Gift Aid	Well done big bruv and the guys! Great achievement x From Mare catch
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Well Done chaps - great effort. Shame it was so wet!! From Mr D McGill
£40 + £10.00 Gift Aid	With thanks to Luke Roberts, Andy Stuart-William and Hayley Miller for their kind donations From Mr S S Donovan
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	£10 from Chris Sendall and David Webb , thanks chaps much appreciated ! From C J Roberts
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Well done all. Chets, if only the activate challenge had commenced a little earlier ... :) From Mrs Emma L Hadley
£200 + £50.00 Gift Aid	Great cause and I hope it went well. Looking forward to hearing all about it Sean. Cate Hillebrand From Catherine Dalziel

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Total raised £3,473.07 including £639.25 Gift Aid
Gift Aid values are estimated tax reclaimed

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£11 + £2.75 Gift Aid	Well done on a great achievement! From Jiten Raikundalia & Family x Sai Ram x From MR J RAIKUNDALIA
private	Fantastic Effort. Well Done!!! John and Charlotte From Mr J Suffield
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	from Mr Linsday Bray NFUM agent Warminster. From Mr C J Roberts
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Fantastic effort guys! Well done to you all! From Mrs Linda J Wallace
£30 + £7.50 Gift Aid	A generous donation from some of the great regulars (and amateur singers!) at the Cowes Ale House From Mr S S Donovan
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Better late than never. Congratulations all of you. A fantastic achievement for a very a great cause. From Miss Deborah A R Elphick
£100	Sorry its late From MR JEFFREY RICHARD SMITH
£50	Well done gents. Crazy! From Mr Adrian J Pendle
£26	Well done Sean - you can have my Marathon donation this year, you deserve it. Well done to you and the others. From S P Gardner
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Congratulations! From S l Gore

£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Well done guys...truly fantastic amount of money raised for a cause close to my heart. Bet you had fun too... Any spandau tunes? From J Ridley
private	no message From Miss sj bradley
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Sorry to be so late sponsorinbg you, but very well done x From Miss Genette Webster
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Congrats x From VJ Williams
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Well done Christopher proud to call you my brother Celia & Paul From Celia j Cosby
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Congratulations - awesome effort x From Mrs Helen McMaster
£36	Well done lads - very impressive!! From Gina Reilly
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Well done all. Great effort. Warren and Suzy. From Mr w stone
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Rather you than me! (especially at the moment) Richard and Anna From Richard W Poynter
£50 + £12.50 Gift Aid	Think you're all mad but hope it hasn't been too painful. Great cause so well done. From Mr John R G Arthur

£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	good luck From P S Aston
£20	Good luck guys, don't let Martin baby about the blisters. Just think of the beer waiting in Cowes ( if you can manage it Mr Roberts) From S R Painter
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	All the Best Chets and crew!!! From Mr J Sachdev
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck fellas From Mr M S Warren
£106 + £26.50 Gift Aid	£1 for every km. More determined having read a letter from a family that recently benefited - this is for you Nick & in memory of Mike Aston who is sadly misse From Mr Martin L Truscott
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck Truscott & boys! From Mark C Ellis
£50 + £12.50 Gift Aid	Good work guys! From Mrs Deanna M Gladki
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	You'll do anything to avoid watching Liverpool these days....don't blame you. From Stuart Coffin
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good luck Sean :) From AR GRIEVES
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Enjoy! :-) From Miss H F Hughes

£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	no message From Anon
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good luck! Chets, make sure you take plenty of photos of The Needles for Laura and I - especially the lighthouse!! X From Angharad Williams
£30 + £7.50 Gift Aid	Good luck to my amazing fiance!!! Try not to lose any toenails this time, need you looking half decent for hols, good luck proud of you all x From Ms P J Elphick
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck guys!! From Sarah bridge
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good luck. Looking forward to the Facebook photos xx From Mrs H Sweeney
£15	All the best a great challenge From Martin J Walsh
£25 + £6.25 Gift Aid	Good luck - I know you'll do it - it's for such a great cause! Carol M From Mrs C A Millman
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Rather you than me but a great cause! From D J Donovan
£50 + £12.50 Gift Aid	Hi Martin - all the best this weekend especially with the weather forecast. You will be pushing it for 20hrs finish . My money is on 25hrs so best of luck AJ From ANDREW N JONES
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Fab cause - Go Team Go - more than happy to provide cake when you start to carb load! Enjoy and Good Luck xxx From MRS MARIE TF YEO

£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good Luck! From A Cowler
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Well, Chets 'Mr Selfie' Modi, make sure your hair looks good before you take a photo! Good Luck Boys From Miss A J Berridge
£25 + £6.25 Gift Aid	Great cause, great challenge and what I know will be great success too...well done, good luck! From Mr David Wright
£25 + £6.25 Gift Aid	Good luck guys, I'm sure you'll have a blast! Can I put my song requests in now? From Brett Green
£30 + £7.50 Gift Aid	Totally ludicrous idea but brilliant cause! No Facebook postings of blisters will be required! Good luck all, Doris xx From Miss. C Poynter
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good Luck!! Xx From Hayley Donovan
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good luck guys! From Farzhana Khan
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	no message From Anon
£15 + £3.75 Gift Aid	I hope you find some Damsels in distress to rescue ! Good luck and have a great time. From MRS A H ROE
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck to all 4 of you for a great cause! From Matthew I Cullimore

£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Well done Chet's!! The pain will be worth it! Great cause x From Miss N Unalkat
£30 + £7.50 Gift Aid	Well done! Hope you reach your target! Love F&P x From Ms F Sharp
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	! Good luck to the Musketeers. JK Truscott From Mrs Joyce K Truscott
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	no message From Anon
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck guys, and don't stop for too many selfies From Mr Chris Chew
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Fantastic effort Chet's- enjoy (if thats the right word!!) DillyDallys From J R Dally
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Enjoy your gentle stroll!! Good luck guys. From Mr S J Genner
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Fantastic effort guys. Well done x From M A Graham
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck guys, look forward to hearing about the blisters. From m a lawler
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Go Chet's & boys! You'll smash it! Baa would be proud. Yaks & Lou From L A cox

£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good luck guys - you certianly dont do things by halves! Have fun and well done for taking on such a tough challenge to support such a worthwhile cause. From Tarlyn Liddell
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good luck guys From Mr Thomas S Edwards
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck to you all,me and my family cannot thank you enough xx From mrs frances morgan
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck and enjoy the rain and gales ;) x From Miss HL Watterston
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good luck from an 'Islander' who has walked the route a few times but never in the timescales you've challenged yourselves to do ! From D Seward
£25 + £6.25 Gift Aid	Good luck chaps, enjoy the South Island!! From Mr C M Campbell
£5 + £1.25 Gift Aid	no message From miss k goodman
£25 + £6.25 Gift Aid	Good luck and enjoy yourselves :-) x From Ms G Thomas
£40 + £10.00 Gift Aid	Good luck to you Sean.Proud of what you and your fellow walkers are doing.COYI. From Mr m p donovan
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	good luck - hope the weather holds! From Amanda Vines

£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck chaps. In light of the fact that Chris has so far only managed 5 miles before getting bored can I recommend 'I spy....' to keep him amused! From Mrs Sheryl Jewell
£50 + £12.50 Gift Aid	Best of luck to you all and Modi no cheating by walking on water!! You might be good on the trumpet but you're not quite that good. From Mr Paul Hewings
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Great idea guys. Good luck! From Gordon Watson
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Well done guys - I'm expecting a photo to rival the llama selfie though! From MR ADAM M LUCAS
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	I hope you all suffer! Enjoy the weather....................! Note - the charity is called RUN 4 cancer, not walk/stroll................ From MR RC YOUNG
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	All the best for the walk. Proud of my brother Chets xxx From s pau
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck boys :-) Make sure you've got spare batteries for your torches! Joanne Cribb From Joanne Cribb
£25 + £6.25 Gift Aid	Wishing you the very best of luck x From Mrs RA Edwards
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	GOOD LUCK, YOU CAN DO IT - YOU WILL DO IT!!! LOVE ANNETTE ASKEW XX From ANNETTE ASKEW
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck. What a mission! From Elsa M Ford

£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good Luck Chets! Em From Miss E Bench
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	no message From Mr R Samani
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	no message From J A TILLIE
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck all!! From Sara Freer
£25 + £6.25 Gift Aid	On behalf of Roy and Kay Cox - good luck to Sean and all the guys with your challenge From Mr S S Donovan
£15 + £3.75 Gift Aid	no message From Simon Harman
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck 4 Guys! From Graham Heathfield
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good luck Daddy, love from Owen x From Mrs M A E Roberts
£20	Enjoy the walk !! And the laughs From MrRS ROSEMARY ROBERTS
£50 + £12.50 Gift Aid	Go Go Go Musketeers! Hope the sun shines and all that singing doesn't cause a downpour! All the best guys. X From Bhavini Khiroya

£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good luck Chets. Great challenge. Great cause. Good luck guys! Steve, Vee & Kye! From Steve gogna
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck guys, great cause and hope you have fun raising the money too :-) From l c paterson
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	80's song request- Katrina & the waves- walking on sunshine..sing your hearts out boys From mrs s m wynne
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good Luck to you all. From Mrs Jane Cann
£5 + £1.25 Gift Aid	good luck all I have every faith in you! From Jeffery Puckering
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	All the best lads, particularly with the chafing. From M Forrest
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Great cause guys, good luck. From Chris Perks
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good luck guys. Let's hope its all 'wight' on the night! From Mrs A C Hewitt
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck Chris! From Helen S Jacynicz-Hunt
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good Luck Guys !!! From andrew cook

£5 + £1.25 Gift Aid	Good luck chaps From Andrew P Long
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Dudes! You're all mental. Seriously though, fair play, best of luck and I wouldn't want to be the one waiting at the end with towels! From Mrs Chloe Jennings
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Well Chris you always said 'You'll Never Walk Alone' ! Good luck Team From Mr TJ Mckeon
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	May all your blisters be tiny ones! Good luck chaps X From Ms G T Bolton
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Good luck with the blisters! From P A Richards
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Best of luck all...After Peru the IoW should be a walk in the park! From Mr A I Wales
£50 + £12.50 Gift Aid	Great Cause Good like guys Only wish I was driving it with you Nick Knapp From Mr N P Knapp
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Good luck all of you! From Elspeth Cook
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	A cause very close to my heart, I really admire you for doing this and know you will achieve! From MISS SL ASKENS
£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Throw in a kebab and a few beers, surely this will be just like a normal night out in Bristol? From Alan J Milstead

£20 + £5.00 Gift Aid	Hope the weather holds!! Good luck guys. From Mr Simon Marc Davies
£10 + £2.50 Gift Aid	Well done Sean & team. From A E ARMSTRONG
£50 + £12.50 Gift Aid	Good luck Chris. Which Musketeer are you??! From STUART DUFF
£50 + £12.50 Gift Aid	Just to get us off Zero !! From Mr C J Roberts