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Mad for Madrid
| All the cars taking part in the 2009 Martha Trust - Mad for Madrid rally were decorated and just to ensure that the locals took notice most teams went in fancy dress. Taking part this year were Buzz Lightyear, Mr Incredible, Jurassic Park Rangers, the Dukes of Hazzard, Wally & Wenda, Thunderbirds, Peter Pan, Captain Hook and Tinkerbelle, green frogs, bees and even a working Swedish sauna! |
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| The first drama occurred within half an hour of the teams arriving in France. A fan-belt snapped and quick thinking by Captain Hook (Ian the mechanic), a pair of tights and some cable-ties got the car back on the road. |
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| Sponsorship money raised stands at £20,000, equalling the money raised for last years’ Rome or Bust rally. Congratulations and thanks to all the drivers, navigators, support crew, organisers. Special thanks to our sponsors Basepoint, Systems Technology, Arjo, Sandwich Rotary Club, Sandwich Toll Bridge Fund, The Art of Design Ltd. and JC Office Supplies Ltd |
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Click here to see the video >>
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| Car 1 – Fiona Galbraith, Vicki Gumbrell & Danni Kennedy |
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Fiona was a volunteer at Martha Trust whilst still at school and she is familiar with the great work that goes on at our homes. Fiona persuaded local spray-can artists to paint the £100 Ford Fiesta car making sure that she and friends Vicki and Danni would stand out in any crowd.
Sponsor the girls at: www.justgiving.co.uk/madformadrid |
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| Car 2 – Judy Heath and Lesley Chiverton |
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Martha managers, Judy and Gill, set out with the aim of beating the amount of money raised by Chief Executive, Graham Simmons, in 2008; however, at the last minute Gill had to drop out. Lesley stepped in at short notice to share the drive and Judy, Gill and Lesley would like to thank their sponsors, Systems Technology, Basepoint and Arjo - watch out for their logos decorating the car on the DVD!
Sponsor the Judy and Gill at: www.justgiving.com/judyandgill |
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| Car 3 – James Tysoe & John O’Grady |
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James and John both work for Pfizer - one as a Project manager and the other as a Workplace Strategist. James and John both live in Kingsdown and have taken part in Martha events in Sandwich in the past. Interesting fact…John is also Chairman of the British snowboarding team…! The lads were very keen to get their hands on a Robin Reliant, but these ‘classic cars’ were out of their price bracket, instead they drove to Madrid in a 1994 Volvo 850 estate donated by a friend with ‘too many cars and not enough sense!’.
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| Sponsor the boys at: www.justgiving.com/jamestysoe |
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Car 4 – Jon Nurse & Carl Farrow
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Building surveyor Carl Farrow and toy designer Jon Nurse drove a 1991 Honda Civic bought for just £95, The intrepid duo went as Mr Incredible and Buzz Light-year wearing outfits made for them by The Disney Store and many residents of Hastings will have seen them collecting sponsorship around the town over the Easter weekend.
Sponsor the Jon and Carl at:
www.justgiving.com/jonnurse-carlfarrow |
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Car 5 – Charlie Ball & Barry Coleman
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| Charlie and Barry (or Team Cakey & Ball) have been friends for over twenty years. They enjoy plenty of boyish activities such as fishing, sailing, playing on jet skis/quad bikes and silly drinking games – even holidaying together on occasions. They try to cram as much fun into everything they do and are always up for a laugh – which probably explains why drove to Madrid in a pink Hyundai Accent. Although slightly embarrassed about the colour they were pleased to stand out from the crowd and they would like to thank all of their sponsors for helping to disguise the colour with stickers and logos. |
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To sponsor them then please
contact Maria at: mariajames@
c-g-commercial.co.uk |
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Car 6 – Ken & Wendy Hatch
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Ken, the MD of storage technology supplier UK CA Ltd made the trip with his able navigator and wife, Wendy. The pair found a 12 year-old Fiat looking cold and lonely in a mid-Kent scrap yard and decided to rescue her. The car had already done the equivalent of over 130 trips to Madrid so they reckoned (correctly) that she should be able to make just one more!
You can sponsor Ken and Wendy at: www.justgiving.com/kenhatch |
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| Car 7– Luke Mussett and Rocky Murphy |
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Luke is a Friend of Martha Trust and, before becoming a teacher, enjoyed working at Martha House. Luke roped in his cousin Rocky to join him on the drive, plus brother, Edward, and father, Graham. Sponsor the boys at:
www.justgiving.com/mad4madrid |
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Car 8 – Graham & Edward Mussett
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Graham and Edward are a father and son team from Kent who have been friends of Martha Trust for many years. Edward is a nurse and Graham is a vehicle body repairer so finding a good car was no problem for this them! The Mussett and Murphy teams decided to work together to pool resources and raise as much money as possible for the Martha.
Sponsor the guys at:
www.justgiving.com/mad4madrid |
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Car 9 – Dave & Tom Brunton
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| Father and son, Dave and Tom, are from Hastings and are used to spending long periods of time in each other’s company as Tom works as his Dad’s apprentice, learning the skills associated with plumbing and heating. D&T found themselves a white Rover 414 which they had decorated by a Hastings art student. Having met the residents at Mary House in Hastings Dave and Tom hope to raise as much money as they can for the Trust. |
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| Sponsor Dave and Tom at: www.justgiving.com/davebrunton1 |
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| Car 10 - Richard Green & Christian Burton |
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| Richard and Christian made the trip as Bo and Luke, the Dukes of Hazzard, in their car ‘The General Lee'. The boys enjoyed the trip so much that they decided to keep on going down to Gibraltar! The trusty car didn't let them down and ‘good ol’ boys’ made it safely to the coast. “Yeeeee-Haaa!"! |
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| Team 11 - Micky & Karl Moore |
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| Micky and son Karl are from Hastings and joined the rally after hearing about it from a friend. They raised the sponsorship money in record time and were pleased they didn't miss the boat this year. |
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Breakdown Car – Ian, Julie & Lillie Brett
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Ian (the mechanic for the trip) and wife Julie (the event organiser) were accompanied by their ten year-old daughter Lillie. All three successfully completed the trip down to Rome last year and were looking forward to trying out the Pyrenees instead of the Alps. As several of the teams decided to go in fancy dress the Brett family dressed up as Peter Pan, Captain Hook and Tinkerbell – no prizes for guessing who is who!
You can sponsor them at: www.justgiving.com/madmechanic |
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Mad for Madrid Sponsors:
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Sandwich Toll Bridge Fund |
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