“I am a space scientist working for the European Space Agency, working on the Sun’s influence on our Earth and nearby space. We are living in weird times and for those less fortunate, things have been massively compounded. In particular, charitable organizations have suffered greatly, reducing their capability to help those in need. As such, i am one of the Heavy Metal Truants who are riding to raise money for four amazing children‘s charities- Save the Children, Teenage Cancer Trust, Nordoff Robbins and Childline. I will be doing the physical 175 mile ride from London to Castle Donnington on a fixie- a track bike that means i have to pedal every single inch of those miles. So, i think i deserve some sponsorship! So dig deep! It’s for the kids!!!
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Total Raised
£4,151.26
£4,515.67 incl. GiftAid
Total Target: £2,000.00
OF TARGET REACHED
Event Total Raised
£82,060
£93,586.56 incl. GiftAid
Including £8,369.32 raised offline
Total Target: £100,000.00
OF TARGET REACHED
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"Without that Unicorn that ride would have been a hell of a lot harder "
Marty McFly
12th Jun 2022
"Hello from New Zealand! Keep up the good work.
"
£13.00
calliope
11th Jun 2022
£20.00
Arnaud Lecuyot
10th Jun 2022
"May the force, prevailing winds, and the Kp geomagnetic index be with you.
PS: You should have said you start from Ally Pally, I am there all the time."
"Congratulations for this nice initiative and all best in doing it!"
£30.00
Irene A
9th Jun 2022
"Well done!"
£20.00
Olivier
9th Jun 2022
"Great, Sir!"
£25.00
John O'Sullivan
8th Jun 2022
"a fixie!!!! hahahaha"
£40.00
Mark Berrill
8th Jun 2022
"Well done Matt, good effort and great charities."
£20.00
Anonymous
8th Jun 2022
£50.00
AMT
8th Jun 2022
"DrDr get peddling! As always you rock.
AMT"
£66.60
David Knell
8th Jun 2022
"10x the Number for HMT X. Take care, and enjoy that well-earned pint at the finish."
£30.00
Linda C
8th Jun 2022
James Carpenter
7th Jun 2022
"Just coz Aaron told me to.
Do it for the kids "
£50.00
Larry
7th Jun 2022
"Best of luck Matt - the pain is worth the gain as kids charities are such a worthy cause"
£10.00
Sean Blair
7th Jun 2022
"best of luck from ESA_Tech"
Ruth McAvinia
7th Jun 2022
"Good luck you crazy kid"
Jonny Rae
7th Jun 2022
"Good luck mate! <3"
£13.00
Karen Barker
7th Jun 2022
"Good luck, from one of the mad women who came to see you speak at Nottingham a few years ago! You sat with us in the canteen beforehand and made our day! I've done £13 as that will take you to £3k."
"Without COVID would have been too easy, no?! :-)
Good luck, man!"
£10.00
Amelia Noble
6th Jun 2022
"Good luck Matthew! Well done for doing it and straight after covid! Big love to you xx "
£50.00
Adam Rees
6th Jun 2022
"Good luck man"
£50.00
Ana Heras
3rd Jun 2022
"Go for it, Matt!"
£50.00
CT
1st Jun 2022
"Just out of this world Matt. Good luck!"
£50.00
Philippe Escoubet
1st Jun 2022
"I hope you also bring some beer and not only milk. "
£20.00
Klaus Nielsen
1st Jun 2022
"Rock on, Matt - and when in doubt, pedal it out"
£50.00
Jussi
31st May 2022
"Great work, Matt. I'll keep my fingers crossed for a tailwind."
£50.00
Arvind Parmar
30th May 2022
"Brilliant, Matt. Hope you make it in one piece!"
JB
30th May 2022
"Yes, you can - have a good ride."
Michael Kueppers
24th May 2022
Mark and Gina Hofstadter
24th May 2022
"Have a smooth ride!"
£50.00
Andrew W
21st May 2022
"Auction off the shorts afterwards and you'll double your money"
£20.00
Nicol
20th May 2022
"Unicorn can do it!"
£50.00
Anonymous
19th May 2022
"Happy to contribute, well done!"
£50.00
Tom O
19th May 2022
£50.00
Lex
18th May 2022
"Nice one, Sir!"
£50.00
Arnaud M.
18th May 2022
"Good luck dude!"
£50.00
David Bibby
17th May 2022
"Fantastic idea and even more kudos as it’s on a fixie! "
£300.00
Earache Records
15th May 2022
"Good luck on the charity bike ride, hoping sunny weather, see u at Download!
"
£10.00
Lizzie and Seth Marshall
15th May 2022
"Go, HM Truants!! Go, Dr. Matt !! "
£50.00
KHG
13th May 2022
"…also because Matt was steering Rosetta so well!"
£50.00
Anik De Groof
13th May 2022
"Good luck Matt!! Great initiative!"
£50.00
Jane Breedon
12th May 2022
"Go for it lad! Put the rest of us to shame AGAIN!
Proud of you!
Jane, Dave & kids"
£42.00
MadDawg
12th May 2022
"Hey there gorgeous! We miss you but it is awesome to see you up and about biking your ass off with the Truants. Have some money from Miriam and me. Tossing coins to our trooper (oh valley of plenty).
Yes. That amount is specific...
Good luck and hang on. For the Empire!
TX-28590 and TR-12091
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