The Charities

Doing a lot of work for charity that we don't really like to talk about

Whilst doing this for own self esteem and vanity is a noble motive indeed (well sort of) it is much easier to know that what we are doing it for a really great cause – or more importantly 4 great causes.

And in the four charities that we have chosen, we each have a personal and very real motivation to make it during those inevitable miles when we will no doubt want to give up, cry and just shout at each other...

So please read about our chosen charities below and donate in the most generous fashion you can – by giving us loads of cash!

"Give us your fcuking money Sir Bob"

British Heart Foundation: Every five minutes in the UK, somebody dies from a heart attack. And in a great deal of those instances, it is people's doubt or ignorance of the symptoms that stops them getting the right help. A chest pain is your body's way of saying call 999

As the largest indepdent funder of heart research in the UK, BHF is committed to fighting diseases of the heart and circulation that currently cause premature death and disability. In addition, they provide education for for public and professionals alike, as well as providing life saving cardiac equipment and support for rehab and patient care.

Please visit http://www.bhf.org.uk/

Terrence Higgins Trust:
The Terrence Higgins Trust is the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, providing a wide range of services to over 50,000 people a year. The charity also campaigns and lobbies for greater political and public understanding of the personal, social and medical impact of HIV and sexual ill health.

THT was one of the first charities to be set up in response to the HIV epidemic and has been at the forefront of the fight against HIV and AIDS ever since. The Trust was established as a charity in 1982. Terry Higgins was one of the first people in the UK to die with AIDS. A group of his friends wanted to prevent more people having to face the same illness as Terry. So they named the Trust after him, hoping to personalise and humanise AIDS in a very public way.

For more details, please visit http://www.tht.org.uk/

Help for Heroes:
Help for Heroes was launched on 1st October 2007. We wanted to do something practical for the men and women of our Armed Forces who are wounded while serving in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

What is H4H all about? It’s about the blokes, our men and women. It’s about Derri, a rugby player who has lost both his legs, it about Carl whose jaw is wired up so he has been drinking through a straw. It’s about Richard who was handed a mobile phone as he lay on the stretcher so he could say goodbye to his wife. It is about Ben, its about Steven and Andy and Mark, its about them all.

They are just blokes but they are our blokes; they are our heroes. We want to help our heroes.

For more info please visit the site on http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/

Beating Bowel Cancer:
Do you like talking about your bottom? No didn’t think so. But you should. And one of the aims of Beating Bowel Cancer is getting people to be happy to communicate frankly and knowledgably about all aspects of the disease, bowels and bums – because that is the way to beat Bowel Cancer.

Bowel cancer is the 2nd biggest cancer killer in the UK. 35,500 people will be diagnosed with the disease this year and around half will die. But, before we get too depressed, if caught early, it is one of the most curable cancers.

So along with getting all of us more comfortable with talking about our bums, Beating Bowel Cancer is dedicated to raising awareness of symptoms, promoting early diagnosis and encouraging open access to treatment choices for those affected.

For more details, please visit http://www.beatingbowelcancer.org/ and in the meantime, if you are stuck for conversation, you know what to talk about...

So how do we give you the cash?
To donate, please click here. All donations will be split evenly across all four charities to ensure we raise money for all the charities dear to our hearts.

Thank you in advance for your generosity – it is hugely appreciated.

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