Nora Anderson

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I'm cycling miles to change young lives from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle

On Sunday 6th October, I will be taking part in Palace to Palace and cycling 45 or 90 miles from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle and raising fund for the King’s Trust.

The King's Trust has tailored programmes and provides long-term support give young people the practical skills and emotional resilience to pick themselves back up and create their own positive futures.

The recent Class of Covid report reveals almost half of young people in the UK (49%) feel anxious about their future on a daily basis, with 59% agreeing it feels frightening for their generation. Findings suggest the impact of the pandemic and now a cost-of-living crisis is taking its toll on young people, as 45% agree anxiety around recent political and economic events affects them daily. More than a third (35%) feel their life is spiralling out of control, and for those from lower income backgrounds, this increases to 41%.

Please help me to support The King's Trust by sponsoring my Palace to Palace cycle ride and sharing my page. Just a £20 donation could provide a young person with an experienced youth worker for an hour, building their confidence, resilience and motivation during this time.

My Achievements

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Shared fundraising page

Made a self donation

Half way there!

Fundraising target achieved!

Raised £300!

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#Kiss My Irish A__

Wednesday 2nd Oct
25 years ago, I was cycling to a colleagues house, my vision ahead was obstructed by a truck and at speed I entered a junction and collided with a bakkie.  I landed on his bonnet, with my bike and smacked his window screen.  With the palm of my hand I pushed myself off the bonnet landing on the gravel on my bike.  I bounced up, in the hope no one had noticed, and surveyed the damage.  The first thing I noted was the extensive dent in the bonnet of the truck, I rolled my eyes up and wondered at the cracked window screen.  I stood there shocked at my mangled bike and with a very dented ego and red face apologised profusely to the now very pale faced driver.   That day I hung up my handlebars.   
A few weeks ago, the lovely Ramon Aka approached me to ask if we would partake in the 'Palace to Palace'.   I am fortunate to have a husband and two young girls who are my world, equally I have a tight knit, supportive, extended family and a dynamic working family that drive, motivate, collaborate and care for our awesome team every day  - I thought if there was ever a time and a cause to get back in the saddle this is it.   
I might add - I've not been very diligent in training - in fact I've left it to this week and finally pulled the cobwebs off the exercise bike!!!!! so I'd ask for your support whether it is 20p, 50p a £1 whatever you can afford - every penny that is donated will really motivate me as I pedal these 45 miles to help other young people progress and fulfill their dreams.  Please feel free to share the link - And if I reach my target by Sunday morning, I will attach a sign to my derrière for the duration of the cycle that says 'Kiss My Irish A__' 

Thank you to my Sponsors

£150

Mike Anderson

Enjoy. ROTFLMAO

£100

Judy Pitrakou

Sis, go for it. You can do it! Great example of giving back to the local community and enriching the lives of others. Proud of you. X

£100

Joanne Griffin

Congrats Nor...next stop yellow jersey...!

£100

Dominic Griffin

Great stuff Nor…. 45 miles seems an awfully long trek!! Especially on a Sunday when the pub seems so much the better option 🙂

£50

David Mckinley

LETS GO NORA!!!!

£50

Panos

Have fun 😁

£50

Tonyp

Nice on Norma, I'd pay money to see that. Oh hang on, I have. Good luck, I'm confident you will get there, although you may have to add wheels to your exercise bike!!!!

£30

Anonymous

£20

Katie O'connell

Congratulations

£20

Anonymous

Rock on!!

£20

Gaynor

Good luck Nora. 🍀

£15

Anonymous

£15

Patty

Go Nora - if anyone can do this, is you! Fantastic cause x

£10

Hazel Lobo

Good Luck Nora

£10

Ramon Aka

Well done Nora show 'em how it's done ^^

£10

Emma Luddington

Good luck Nora !!! I will be thinking of you on Sunday. Go smash it

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