I intend to ride each London Bus route from end to end in numerical order. My bus-loving friend John Stracey first came up with this idea. He did start but was sadly taken by cancer long before he could complete the routes. So I would like to do this on his behalf, in his memory.
At the same time I hope to split fundraising for it between his favourite charity World Wildlife Fund and the chosen charity of his widow Cancer Research UK - the links to my fundraising pages on JustGiving can be found below. Please help me to raise as much as I can - £1 per route would make £700, £350 for each charity!
At times life will have to take precedence but I intend to make regular progress starting with Route 1 on John's anniversary - the 6th September this year. I will post evidence for each route on this blog, including images, details and anecdotes.
To find my page and donate to the World Wildlife Fund UK: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ridingtheroutesoflondon
To find my page and donate to Cancer Research UK: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ridingtheroutes
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| John Stracey on Cathedrals Express |
Good luck Robert!
ReplyDeleteHow nice to do this in John"a memory.
ReplyDeleteSheila
Thanks Rob so kind of you to do this in memory of John.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Well, we are 6 months in and I have reached the No 50. Not quite as far in as I had hoped by this stage but hey-ho, if it is going to take my seven years so be it!
ReplyDeleteMy progress has been slowed recently by the dispertion of the routes which have made it increasingly difficult to do multiple routes in a day. The next pair Nos 83 and 84 will necessitate travelling to Ealing hospital for a bus to Golders Green and then the 84 from New Barnet to ST Albans. All along way from the Sutton/Croydon interface!!
ReplyDeleteToday we reached a milestone, bus route No 100 on John's anniversary and obviously also one year since I started the quest
ReplyDeleteHi Rob
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your comments about our home in Blackfen happy memories especially on the 132!
On the second of John's anniversaries I managed to do the 100th trip, combining the No 158 in NE London with the No 159 from the centre to south London with my wife and friend Tim to accompany me. Total cost now £912 so £9.12 per trip or £5.73 1/2 per bus route. Role on the freedom pass next May.
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