Brown Dog Raising money to help cancer sufferers

1. 5th Brown Dog Challenge 2005 COAST 2 COASTMONSTER CHALLENGE Brown Dog Raising money to help cancer sufferers

2. 1 FINAL INSTRUCTIONS Read this pack for your own safety Please pay your expenses balance immediately See page 31 for options on how to pay and page 32 to see your balance Challengers De-Brief Teleconference on ????? – 8pm Call 08003283371 then when asked key in 8429712# RAISE MONEY – Target £500 minimum Get fit – this challenge will not be easy! ENJOY!!!

3. 2 The Brown Dog Charity Group The Brown Dog Charity Group was formed at the start of the new millennium by Mark Storer, Peter Little and Anil Patel It is a non-profit making group that donates every pound it raises directly to cancer related charities. It can only do this thanks to the commitment of its members who pay for all of their own personal expenses. The Brown Dog Charity Group provides money to directly help men, women and children who are suffering from cancer. Money is raised predominantly through an annual challenge held in June. This year Brown Dog are specifically trying to raise money to help children who have cancer. www.browndogchallenge.org.uk Get Bernie to update this with new photos

4. TRI-ATHLON 2004 Flora London Marathon 2003 3 Previous Challenges The Wordsworth Challenge – September 2001 The Lake District Climb 8 mountains in 14 hours. Money donated to Leicester Royal Infirmary Oncology Unit £23,000 raised by 18 challengers £1,278 per challenger The Orchid 3 Countries Bike Challenge – June 2002 England – France – Belgium To bike 125 miles across 3 countries over 2 days. Money donated to Orchid Cancer Appeal £25,000 raised by 22 challengers £1,136 per challenger The Flora London Marathon – April 2003 London. To complete the 26.3 mile course Money donated to Orchid Cancer Appeal and Everyman Cancer Research £12,000 raised by 5 challengers £2,400 per challenger The Mountain Tri-Athlon – June 2003 Lake District Bike 30 miles, Climb the mighty Skiddaw Mountain and then run 10 miles Money donated to Orchid Cancer Appeal, Breakthrough Breast Cancer Appeal, Brown Dog £33,000 raised by 32 challengers £xxx per challenger £93,000 Raised So Far (+gift aid)

5. 4 2004 Target & Goal Target +£15,000 Goal £20,000 Based on 21 challengers

6. 5 Fund Raising It is extremely important that we do not loose sight of our main objective; TO RAISE MONEY You have all had the sponsorship forms and we trust you are now actively trying to raise money. Remember you agreed to raise at least £500 • Here are some of the ways money has been raised in the last 3 years: • Ask people to sponsor you (the obvious) • Hold a coffee day (sell cakes/wine/tom bola) – Marks mum raised £1000 doing this! • Organise a Casino night at home – Pete did this last year and raised £250 from 15 guests • Print a one page note, photo-copy and get the kids to post down your street – Mark raised over £500 • Go onto your local radio and tell them about your challenge • Get your local newspaper to do a feature on you • If you know any local bands – ask them to perform and sell tickets – Dave did this and raised £250 • Write to local businesses • Ask friends in local business to sponsor you • Ask external companies – Conference Connections gave us £1000 in 2001 • Get business units at work to do a dress down for you • Anything!!!!

7. 6 Charities we intend to Support in 2004 Brown Dog 2005 effort is the “Kids with Cancer Appeal” The money raised this year will be given to local children. Here is an example of how money will be used directly to help children who have cancer… From: Zoe Wilkes [zoewilkes@hotmail.com]Sent: 11 April 2005 10:28To: Storer,M,Mark,M3P3 RSubject: Funding for terminal care in the child's home Hi Mark, Following our telephone conversation I am e-mailing to confirm our request and to ask if it would be possible to gain some possible funding from yourselves. I work both at Rainbows and within the community caring for terminally ill children in their homes. 99% of these children are suffering from an oncological illness and have chosen to pass away in their own homes. We are currently looking for ways in which to allow for quicker discharge from hospital as soon as this decision has been made in order that the child and family can settle at home and enjoy a good quality of life well before the child's condition deteriorates. In order to achieve this we are trying to put together some emergency symptom control boxes so as we can grab all the equipment we from one place as soon as possible to get to the child. We have been looking at some 'tool' boxes but we do have to adhere to certain health and safety standards therefore the ones we are allowed to purchase cost in the region of £100 - £150 and we will require 3 of them. The boxes will benefit many children in these circumstances as their discharge from hospital will be quicker and the professionals involved will be able to collect essential equipment within a very small time frame. Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me either via my mobile - 07899 968321, or at Rainbows - 01509 638000. I also access my emails numerous times throughout the day so will respond promptly to your enquiries. Thank you for taking the time to consider our request I very much look forward to hearing from you Very Best wishes Zoe Wilkes Nurse Consultant Children's Palliative Care

8. 7 2005 Coast to Coast Monster Challenge Day 1 Bike 70 miles from Inverness to Fort William – 11 hours Leaving Inverness on the East Coast challengers will bike across the Highlands along the beautiful banks of Loch Ness to Fort William on the West Coast.. Day 2 Climb the mighty Ben Nevis – 8 hours Next day challengers have to swot their cycling shorts and trainers for water-proofs and walking boots to climb the mighty Ben Nevis, Great Britain’s tallest mountain. RICHARD CAN YOU GET A BETTER MAP THAN THIS?

9. PRE-CHALLENGETeam detailsTeam Contact detailsPre-challenge TrainingBike EquipmentWalk EquipmentPre brief Tele-conference

10. 8 2004 Challenge Team 1. Ian Alexander 2.Julie Clark 3.Deb Coles 4.Laurence Crack 5.Frank Eustace 6.Martin Green 7.Kevin Hewson 8. Grant Kerns 9. Richard Little 10.Pete Little 11.Garry Morris 12. Karen Morse 13.Anil Patel 14.Bernie Smith 15.Matthew Stoneman 16.Helen Storer 17.Mark Storer 18 Brett Trott 19. Nicky Watkins 20.Ian Wildgoose Ground Support 21. Pete Fowler 22. John Morris 23. Catherine Crack 24.Isobel Eustace 5th Challenge 4th Challenge 3rd Challenge 2nd Challenge 1st Challenge

11. 9 2004 Challenge Team contact details Ground Support 21. Pete Fowler 22. John Morris 23. Catherine Crack 24.Isobel Eustace CHALLENGERS 1. Ian Alexander 2.Julie Clark 3.Deb Coles 4.Laurence Crack 07736359325 5.Frank Eustace 6.Martin Green 7.Kevin Hewson 8. Grant Kerns 9. Richard Little 07710170642 10.Pete Little 07785578960 11.Garry Morris 12. Karen Morse 13.Anil Patel 14.Bernie Smith 15.Matthew Stoneman 16.Helen Storer 17.Mark Storer 18 Brett Trott 19. Nicky Watkins 20.Ian Wildgoose 07765066137 PETE CAN YOU UPDATE THIS?

12. 10 Pre-Challenge Training • To prepare for this event we need to work on our endurance & try & simulate the three elements of the event without neglecting our upper body strength (remember carrying a rucksack & climbing requires all round fitness). • To avoid injuries - • Warm up before exercise & cool down afterwards • Build up your fitness slowly • Don’t train if you have a cold or are particularly tired • Include stretching within your exercise regime • Keep hydrated • Allow for muscle recovery (build in rest days & variety into your training) • If you do get injured remember RICE (rest, ice, compression & elevation). • Make a note of the clothes you are most comfortable training in & work out in advance what you will wear for each event & therefore what you will need to carry with you. When you have a really good training session think about what you had eaten & drunk over the previous couple of days & how much sleep you had had etc because these things will help you make good decisions on the day. • If you are new to running & want some good advice the ‘Runners World’ web site is very good. (http://www.runnersworld.com) MAT & PETE PLEASE CHECK AND ENHANCE IF NECESSARY

13. 11 Equipment MAT & PETE PLEASE CHECK AND ENHANCE IF NECESSARY

14. 12 Equipment – Check List THE BIKE • Trainers • Socks • T-Shirt – we will provide Challenge T-Shirt • Shorts (cycling shorts with padding if you have them or can borrow) depending on the weather on the day… • Sweat-shirt if cloudy and cool • Cagoule • Bike Helmets will be provided – by all means take your own if you wish • Puncture kits will be provided with all bikes THE WALK • see next page MAT & PETE PLEASE CHECK AND ENHANCE IF NECESSARY

15. 13 Equipment – Check List 2 THE WALK • Walking Boots – broken in! • Socks – one thick and one thin • Vaseline– for edges/underneath feet and in between toes • Wicking Tops (ideal) –to draw moisture from body (Millets/Blacks £10-£15) • Other Tops – have a few layers to adjust to weather and temperature • Shorts or Trousers - not jeans • Ruck-sack to include: • Waterproof Trousers - when it rains in the Lakes it rains! • Waterproof Jacket - ditto • Extra T-Shirt • Sweatshirt – may get cold on top of Skiddaw. • Fleece or suitable equivalent jacket • Hat - protects from rain and sun • Scarf and Gloves - optional (weather is changeable - especially at altitude) • Sunglasses - optimistic • Camera (optional) • Suncream (you never know!) • Carrier Bag/s (lot’s of uses e.g. putting wet t-shirt in ruck-sack after changing) • Make sure that you have enough equipment to last the day in all conditions • – but be careful not to take too much as you will have to carry it all. • THINK WARM - THINK DRY - THINK SAFE. MAT & PETE PLEASE CHECK AND ENHANCE IF NECESSARY

16. 14 Pre-brief Tele-conference – PLEASE CALL We have organised a teleconference to brief challengers WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN THIS PLEASE Teleconference Pre-briefing Date, Time etc Number 123123 then when asked key in 123123# Please have a copy of this pack with you if we need to refer to it. Our main objective is to focus on safety and to ensure you fully understand how to help to create a successful challenge. It will enable you to ask any questions. NEED TO AGREE DATE

17. THURSDAYB&B detailsB&B directionsThursday night meet up

18. 15 B&B Details • MARK STORER HELEN STORER Clarence House – Room 9 • BERNIE SMITH LIZ SMITH Clarence House – Room 3 • FRANK EUSTACE ISOBELL EUSTACE Allerdale - TBA • H STYLES DENISE FLEURY Cherry Trees – Room 5 • CARL LANG RUTH LUGG Allerdale – TBA • STEVE CRAWLEY JULIE CRAWLEY Cherry Trees – Room 4 • LAURENCE CRACK CATHERINE CRACK Allerdale - TBA • GARRY MORRIS IAN WILDGOOSE Clarence House – Room 7 • DAVID HALL ANIL PATEL Clarence House – Room 2 • GRANT KERNS PAUL BAKER Clarence House – Room 6 • PETER LITTLE RICHARD LITTLE Cherry Trees – Room 1 • MATT STONEMAN TONY SEDDON Clarence House – Room 10 • GODFREY GWILLIAM MARTIN GREEN Lynwood – Top Floor • DAVID UNDERWOOD DAVE BUSHBY Glendale – Room 6 • KIRN McCULLOCH BECKY NAYLOR Cherry Trees – Room 2 • DEB COLES RACHEL CHURCHILL Lynwood – Room 5 • JULIE CLARKE Cherry Trees – Room 6 • DENA MOSS Lynwood – Room 7 • Sat Night Only • Sarah Green Clarence House – Room 1 • Emma Cowans Clarence House – Room 5 • You will be notified directly if any changes have to be made to this plan ANIL TO UPDATE THIS SLIDE

19. 16 B&B Directions – see map on next page too • Clarence House - Contact name - Pat • 14 Eskin Street • Keswick • Tele – 017687 73186 • Lynwood – Contact name - Elsia • 12 Ambleside Road • Keswick • Tele – 017687 72081 ANIL TO UPDATE THIS SLIDE • Alladale House - Contact name - Pauline • 1 Eskin Street • Keswick • Tele – 017687 73891 • Glendale – Contact name – M J Lankester • Eskin Street • Keswick • Tele – 017687 73562 • Ambel House - Contact name – Richard & Judy • 23 Eskin Street • Keswick • Tele – 017687 73217 • Cherry Trees - Contact name – Margaret • 16 Eskin Street • Keswick • CA12 4DQ • Tele – 017687 73562

20. 17 Directions to B&B’s ANIL TO UPDATE THIS SLIDE Skiddaw Hotel • B&B • Lynwood • B&B's • Cherry Trees • Clarence House • Alladale House • Glendale • Ambel House • Directions • From Junction 40 follow A66 for Keswick • At the T-junction (flowerbed in front of you) take the right, down the hill. • Follow the road to the town centre (Penrith Road) • Turn left into Greta Street (the Keswick Conservative Club is on the left immediately before the turning) • Follow Greta Street into Eskin Street and the B&B’s are towards the bottom of Eskin Street on the left.

21. 18 The Thursday Night • When you arrive in Inverness you need to: • Check in to your B&B • Go to the Bike Shop (for fitting & obtain bike) • Ride back to your B&B • Ensure your bike is stored safely at B&B • Relax or Explore Inverness • Meet at the Waterfront for food and drink Map to Waterfront The Waterrfront address….. Telephone… web site

22. FRIDAYTimetableStarting PointBike Challenge Stage 1 detailsGround Support detailsBike Challenge Stage 2 details

23. 19 Challenge Day 1 Time-table Directions to start • Breakfast 6.30 a.m • 6.30 a.m. prompt • Outside B&B no later than 7am • 6.50 to 7.00 am • Bag Pick Up 7am • Ground Support will collect your bags • You can then bike to start Insert Map • Bike to Start 7.15am • Ensure you know route • Be at start for 7.20 a.m. • Start 7.30 am • 7.30 a.m. Anil insert map

24. 20 Starting Point INSERT PHOTO OF START

25. 21 Bike Challenge - Stage 1 Inverness to The Caledonian Canal INSERT PHOTO Inverness 0730 60 mins 0830 Dores 75 mins LOCH NESS 0945 BREAK 1015 Foyers 30 mins Whitebridge 1045 120 mins 1245 BREAK 1330 Caledonian Canel

26. 22 Ground Support

27. 23 Bike Challenge - Stage 2 The Caledonian Canal to Fort William INSERT PHOTO Caledonian Canal 1330 35 mins Abercolner 1405 RICH UPDATE PLEASE 30 mins 1435 Laggon 100 mins LOCH ?? 1615 BREAK 1645 Clunes 30 mins Garlocky 1715 120 mins 1830 Fort William

28. 24 Friday Night - Fort William • We should arrive in Fort William by 7 p.m. • Check in to the hotel (we are all together) • Hotel xxxxxxxx • address • web • Relax or Explore Fort William • Find somewhere to eat in town • Meet back in hotel for night cap ANIL UPDATE PLEASE Picture of hotel

29. SATURDAYTimetableBen Nevis detailsGetting back to InvernessSaturday Evening VenueSaturday Evening AgendaSaturday Evening Menu

30. 25 Challenge Day 2 Time-table Breakfast 7.00 a.m PICTURE OF BEN NEVIS Check Out 7.30 a.m Meet Outside Hotel 7.45 a.m. Bags in Ground Support Car Start Day 2 Challenge 8 a.m.. RICH UPDATE PLEASE

31. 26 The Mighty Ben Nevis Challenge finish Skiddaw RICHARD PRODUCE 2005 VERSION BEN NEVIS P B591 A66 Brundholme Road River start Crosthwaite Road Bike Shop Keswick Tourist Office KESWICK

32. 27 Getting back to Inverness

33. 28 Saturday Night Celebration As is now tradition, we have organised special dinner to celebrate our success. Just like last year we have arranged a private room to hopefully resurrect the same atmosphere, where after dinner prizes will be presented and speeches made by those brave enough (or drunk enough) Venue: The xxxxxxb Hotel (see page xx for map reference) Location: xxxxx street, opposite the castle, next to the river Meet: In upstairs in our private bar between 7.00 and 7.45pm Meal: 7.45 p.m in the xxxxx room After-Meal Traditional Fun & Prize-giving The Bar: Will Close at Midnight ANIL finish this please

34. 29 Saturday Night Evening Meal By now you will have made your choice from the following menu. ANIL insert menu

35. COSTSCost of the ChallengeOutstanding Payments

36. 30 Costs Cost Challenger Gsupport Bed & Breakfast @ £26 per night per person £52 £52 Bike Hire @ £9 per person (including 10% discount) £ 9 Evening Meal @ £21 (4 course meal + private room) £21 £21 (note a separate drinks tab will be organised for each table to pay) On-Cost (T-Shirt, Prizes, etc.) £ 8 £4 Total £90 £77 Less Deposit £25 £15 Total Payment required £65 £62 We would like you to pay the balance immediately please. Look at the next page to see how to pay and the following page to see specifically how much We are very grateful that you are prepared to pay for your own costs as it means that every penny we raise will go directly to charity. We also hope that for less than £100 you will experience a most memorable weekend and an end result that will make you very proud THIS WAS LAST YEARS SLIDE NEEDS TO BE REFRESHED MARK&ANIL

37. 31 Outstanding Payment ChallengersDepositTotalBalance Ian Alexander £50 Julie Clark £50 £ Deb Coles £50 £ Laurence Crack £55 £ Frank Eustace £55 £ Martin Green £50 £ Kevin Hewson £50 Peter Little £50 £ Richard Little £50 £ Garry Morris Karen Morse Anil Patel £ Bernie Smith £50 £ Mathew Stoneman £50 £ Helen Storer £ Mark Storer £ Brett Trott £50 Nicky Watkins £50 Ian Wildgoose £50 £ Ground Support Catherine Crack £50 £ Isobel Eustace £50 £ Pete Fowler £50 John Morris

38. SPONSORSHIPCollecting Sponsorship

39. 32 Payment and Collection PAYMENT By Post Send cheque to “Brown Dog Charity Group’ to Mark Storer 19 Abbotts Oak Drive, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE674SB At the Bank or Phonebank 30-67-72 (Black Horse Branch, Swansea) Account 18439960 Account name: The Brown Dog Charity Group SPONSORSHIP COLLECTION OR DONATIONS Please pay any collected money into this account IMPORTANT If you pay money into the above account please drop an e.mail to: Ian.Alexander (W&IB)@LloydsTSB.co.uk to confirm amount, when and where paid in or verbally let Mark Storer or Anil Patel know. This will ensure expenses and funds collected are not mixed up

40. Good Luck with the Challenge Thank you so much for supporting The Brown Dog Charity Group

41. 2005 Appeal – Children with Cancer In the past few years we have supported The Orchid Cancer Appeal (for men), Breakthrough Breast Cancer Appeal (for women) and the Leicester Royal Infirmary Oncology Unit (for men and women). This year we want to do more for children. In 2003 we created our own Brown Dog Kids Direct Charity and money collected on our 2004 challenge is now being used to help children suffering with cancer. This year we want to raise more money for BROWN DOG KIDS DIRECT This charity provides money directly to parents who are raising money (over and above NHS support) to provide treatment and equipment for Kids who have cancer or for making dreams come true for terminally ill children. Every pound raised goes directly to the children.

42. PLEASE HELP US Obviously this challenge is all about raising as much money as we possibly can to help men, women and children who are suffering from cancer. This years challenge is special to The Brown Dog Charity Group because we are very keen to break the £100,000 mark - a marvellous milestone in our short history. But more important than that – we desperately want to raise more money this year to help our UK children. If you know an adult who has had to go through chemotherapy or radiotherapy and endured the stress, anxiety and pain that goes with it – you would not wish that on anyone let alone our children. We need to help them and it’s within our gift and good health to do that. Please help us to support UK’s brave children fighting cancer today Thank you so much

43. HOW TO HELP US You can sponsor one of the Brown Dog team to complete the challenge or if you wish you can just make a donation. You can make a donation now by either: • Transferring money from your account into The Brown Dog Charity Group • Account: Name: Brown Dog Charity Group Account Number: 18439960 Sort Code: 30 67 72 • Pay in (to the above account) at your local branch • Send a Cheque Made out to The Brown Dog Charity Group Send to Mark Storer, 19 Abbotts Oak Drive, Coalville, Leics, LE674SB Sponsorship If you choose to sponsor – once the challenge has been completed you can pay as above.