Scirocco (Almost!) 2 Morocco 2008 4 Leukaemia & Lymphoma: xmas

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Saturday, 24 December 2011

Merry Christmas to all :-)

I have not been posting quite so often as I once did on the old S2M blog. These days I just don't seem to have the time to spend on it. I have considered closing it down as, after almost 4 years, it has served it's purpose to promote the trip that myself and Glen did back in 2008, and more recently to spread the word in relation to Leukaemia and Lymphoma news from around the world.

I am not sure that there will ever be an opportunity to undertake a Scirocco2Morocco2 (the sequel) in the future,that would depend a lot on my health, Glens health and the health of my bank balance (it's not a cheap undertaking!). Lets just say that I would love to have another go at getting Scarlett into Africa, just to be able to close the book on that ambition :-).

Can I just now take a second to wish all of my readers a very merry Christmas and a peaceful and happy new year. Lets hope its a good one, without any fear......hang on.....was I just slipping into a John Lennon song?

Anyway folks, please keep sending your comments in to this blog, it's always nice to know that my ramblings get read at least a few times!.

Ho,ho ho......MERRY CHRISTMAS :-)

Andy

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Sunday, 11 December 2011

Dedboy - Christmas Number One. Awesome Crimbo Song!

Just thought that you may like to know of a new Christmas song that is currently rocketing up the music charts.

Christmas Number One, written and performed by Chris Clark of Sleaford is THE NEW "can't get that tune out of my head" Christmas song :-).

Now available for download on AMAZON and itunes. (Amazon is cheaper !).

"Is that a real beard?"...... :-)

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Friday, 17 December 2010

What If the nativity story was set in 2010..............

Saturday, 26 December 2009

Opening Times for Tesco and Sainsbury's in Sleaford over the Christmas break.

Just thought it might be helpful to post up the opening times of the 2 main Supermarkets in Sleaford during the festive season !

Tesco Christmas opening hours

Monday 21st: 0600 to midnight
Tuesday 22nd: 24 hours
Wednesday 23rd: 24 hours
Christmas Eve: until 1800
Christmas Day: CLOSED
Boxing Day: CLOSED
Sunday 27th: 1000 to 1600
Monday 28th: 0800 to 2200

Sainsbury's Seasonal opening hours

Wed 23rd Dec 0800 - 2200
Christmas Eve 0600 - 1800
Christmas Day Closed - Closed
Boxing Day Closed - Closed
Sun 27th Dec 1000 - 1600
Bank Holiday 0900 - 1900
Tue 29th Dec 0800 - 2100
Wed 30th Dec 0800 - 2100
New Years Eve 0700 - 1900
New Years Day 1000 - 1800
Sat 2nd Jan 0800 - 2100

Hope this helps if you need to do an urgent grocery shop !

Scirocco 2 Morocco 2008.An overview of the challenge.

Hi there, my names Andy Ward,I am a Life Support Systems Medical Engineer at an NHS Hospital.....and I just happen to have Chronic Leukaemia!.

Welcome to my Blog Page which was produced to publicise a trip from the UK to North Africa that my good friend (and fellow NHS collegue) Glen and I undertook in September 2008 driving my trusty 21 year old VW Scirocco named "Scarlett" :-)

*Car and Trailer Information

1987 Scirocco Scala 1.8 Ltr Carburettor donated to me by a chap named Steve from Leicester in June 2007.

The Trailer is made from the rear end of a 1989 Scirocco GT2 which was donated by a guy from Derby in 2008.The conversion work was done by ASMech Engineering in Mansfield.

The car and Trailer were resprayed (free of charge) by AW Accident Repair Centre in Sleaford.AW also repaired the car in April-June 2008 after it received frontal damage in an accident.

The graphics for the cars first 2 missions (Roc Around the Clock in 2007 and in 2008 Scirocco 2 Morocco) were done by Lee of Custom Vinyl Graphics in Anwick. The most recent set of vinyl's have been fitted by "Biff" of PawPrint Graphics in Newark.

Wheels for the Scirocco 50LLR Project have been sorted by John Leeson of WheelCraft in Heckington with some support from Kumho Tyres and Team Dynamics Alloys.

The donation of a set of 4 new tyres plus invaluable assistance keeping the Scirocco on the road for the last 3 years has been down to the amazing support of PITSTOP GARAGE in Sleaford.Thanks to all of you :-)

The Design for the Scirocco 50 LLR Project was devised by Benn Perry of West Nottinghamshire College.

Projects so far:

Roc Around the Clock, August 2007 (£1550 Raised)

Scirocco 2 Morocco,September 2008 (£5500 Raised)

Anthony Nolan Donor Event, June 2009-79 New Donors

Anthony Nolan Donor Event, June 2010- 48 New Donors

Scirocco 50 LLR. Shows so far: Croome Park, Stanford Hall,Tredegar House,GTI International.....

2010 Appearences in Publications: Chad,Observer local newspapers.VW Driver Magazine,Top Gear Magazine.

Since our return from the trip, during which we managed to almost get to Morocco (Ended up finishing in Gibraltar due to ferry costs!), I am now using this blog to promote the task of recruiting people to the bone marrow and cord blood registers and also to report news about Leukaemia and Lymphoma issue's, with the occasional "off topic" section just to keep you interested!.It's great to be able to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research and the Anthony Nolan Trust, but at the end of the day money is not enough.We need to dispel the myths and misconceptions about donating bone marrow and cord blood so that more people will sign up to give "The gift of life".

Thanks.Andy :-)

(NB.The views held within this blog are my own, and do not in any way reflect the opinions or legislation of my employers or other agencies mentioned within it's text)

If you feel that you can offer help,support or sponsorship to our cause,then please feel free to contact me at this email address:

mailto:scirocco2morocco@tiscali.co.uk(removethistext(removethistext)

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Scirocco (Almost!) 2 Morocco 2008 4 Leukaemia & Lymphoma