Steve Tuppen - Ride Across Britain

Steve Tuppen, with his good mate James Neave, has ridden across Britain (www.rideacrossbritain.com). It all happened in June 2010. The ride covered over 1,000 miles in 9 days, from John O'Groats to Lands End, and was definitely tough.

In November, last year, Beth (Steve's wife) and Molly (his 16 year old daughter - in the picture) visited Tanzania with Grassroots to help the many needy children. For some Grassroots provides education and healthcare, while for others what's needed is a chance of staying alive! They saw how much Grassroots makes a difference. If we can raise £5000 that will send another 30 children to secondary school for a year, or give enough food to get 120 small children out of malnutrition and beginning to grow properly.



Please sponsor Steve, it will change the lives of many, and make even more worth it that they kept their pedals turning!

I have setup a Twitter page where I will post commentary and the odd picture. You can follow me, if you are interested, at: http://twitter.com/stevetup or http://twitter.com/DeloitteRAB for everyone else!

In the context of the recent Dispatches programme on Channel 4 it is important to tell you that Grassroots has not paid anything to the organisers of this event for Steve's place. In fact Deloitte gave Steve his place and for that we are very grateful! Thank you!

Two fantastic sponsors of this effort are:
Compass Management Consulting: www.compassmc.com
Farnham Cycles: www.farnhamcycles.co.uk

Other corporate sponsors may request their logo and a link here. Just donate and then write requesting a link to admin@grassroots.org.uk

Please donate by credit card by clicking the "DONATE" button. Grassroots can receive any amount towards this appeal with no top limit. However, if you do not sign up for a paypal account and verify it, they will set a daily limit on your payments. So, if you wish to give more than £500, we suggest giving it in installments of up to £500 per day.

If you would like to send a cheque use the form on this page
or even transfer online to this account : sortcode 40:09:10 a/c no: 91169475 (with ref: "ridexbritain") then send an email
to admin@grassroots.org.uk with amount, name, address, comment and whether you can gift aid the donation.
Please note that giving in ways other than credit card will take 24 hours to show on this page.

Comments from donors: (if you wish to be anonymous or not show the amount you give please indicate.)

"Go Steve!" Gary Bettis £50,


a bit late as you are on your way. Good luck and see you soon. Ian Preece £100src="/home/images/stories/fundraising/tuppe />"Steve If I was younger, fitter, stronger, madder, I might have thought about joining you...fortunately I'm none of those. Best of luck to you and James." Margaret Winskill £50

"Good Luck and best wishes love Mum and Dad" Beryl & Laurence Tuppen £100

"Your mad and (ready to be) committed. However, go for it Steve! Just think, I will be on a static bike by then or perhaps just about peddling on the flat! Keep fit!" Jonathan Tuppen £100

"Good luck from all at Compass!" DJL Whitmore £1000

"Go Steve go! Put some photos on LinkedIn or Facebook!" Eric Giroux £50

"We think you should go for an all over body hair wax to increase your aero dynamics." rachel swan £100

"Nice one Steve, best of luck" Peter Winskill £10

"Don't let James get there first!" Paul Voice £20

"Just remember it is not a race and have fun!" Charles Bolton £150
"Good luck! Hope you have a well padded saddle!" Karen M Kendall £10

"Keep on pedalling! Looking forward to the DVD!" Graeme Keel £75

.... Jayne & Tony Staite £50

"Go Steve - just make sure you don't break anything and try to stay on the bike!!" Elizabeth Suatt £10

... Chris & Debbie Tuppen £100
'Good luck Steve, we are sure you'll enjoy the challenge' Nikky & Mark £20

"Good luck to you both, it sounds bloody tough. I hope the weather is kind." Julian Hase £25

... Rosie Gunn £20

"Rather you than me! Good luck! xx" Katherine Winskill £10

... Leonie Jones £40

"Well done - a great challenge, hope it all goes smoothly. Remember your puncture repair kit!" Clare Jupp £10

... Richard Robertson £50

... Tracy Mortimore £10

"Good luck Steve, rather you than me!" Lesley Voice £10

... Nicholas Waite £50

"Good luck Steve, Anne, Dawn, Emily, Jayne, Martyn & Timothy " Anne Raison £25

"Please can I come with you (in a bike trailer)? Good luck." Jean Suatt £30

"Good luck" Nicole King £10

"All the best - it will be tough, but enjoy the ride! A fab cause too! Marina, Liam and Harri x" Marina Cameron £5

"I'll be reading more about grassroots. Sounds like an interesting - and obviously very motivating - organisation. Best of luck. SJC." Simon Chandler £21

"Good Luck, good cause." Mark Lewthwaite £50

"Good Luck Steve, No Back Pedalling!" Andrew Holland £20

... Neil Skivington £10

"Steve, don't forget to shave your legs or your 9 days may be a tad optimistic. Best of luck, Martin" Martin Lewis £20

"Good luck!" Robert Fawthrop £30

"Enjoy it." Andrew Abboud £50

"Definitely will be tougher than my daily bike ride here in the Netherlands! Best of luck to you both" Sean Brennan £50

"Good Luck Steve, All the Best " Tony Kassimiotis £20

"It's a great cause, Steve - good luck! Brian" Brian Gannon £30

... Anne Connell £50

"You're insane!" Sanjeen Payne-Kumar £50

... Rex Twine £50

"Keep up the training! Good luck on the ride..." Hannah Patterson £50

... John & Maureen Suatt £20

"well done dad. You are doing great, very proud of you! I know that the children in Tanzania will appreciate every pedal. Lots of love. x" Molly Tuppen £10

"Good luck steve, go go go mate have fun" The Riellys £25

... Geoff Atterbury £25

"Great effort - best wishes and good luck from the Starr family!" Adam Starr £40

"I'll double it if you beat James" J Nigel Hughes £50

"Good luck! Godspeed!" Saloni Agarwal £10

"Best of luck Steve I know you'll do it." Julie Banks £20

"Make sure you strap on plenty of doughnuts to your bike before you set off!" Robyn Singlehurst £20

... Sinead Matine £50

"Enjoy the downhill bits...." Tim Smith £30

"And double money if you make it a round trip - good luck!" Jonathan Levy £15

... David Locke £20

"Good Luck Steve!" Stephen Randall, Owen Russell Group Ltd £200

"Good Luck Steve - we will be watching to see if you and James cross the line together! Mike and Bridget Naylor £25

"Have a great ride." Christine Squires £20

"Enjoy the ride!" Anuj Kumar £20

"Best of luck, keep the legs pounding and the seat well padded!" Robin Kilingbeck £20

"Great cause Steve, best wishes, Paul" Paul Liptrot £25

... Karl Snelling £10

"Impressive - all the best !" Piyush Pant £10

"Good luck! Sounds like a great cause." John Leaman £20

"It's not proper biking but I'm impressed with the commitment" Richard Brenchley £20

"Nearly there then!" Martin Holtom £500

... Matt Kennedy £50

"Ride like the wind !!" Karen Gardner £20

"Ride with you head and don't worry about your sore a**e!" James Eaton £25

"Well done Steve - you must be mad (Jane)" Paul Clifford £20.50

"We wish you the all the best Steve - enjoy! Sue & Steve" Susan Brain £20

"Good luck for the week - There is no going back now!!" Matthew Donnan £25

a bit late as you are on your way. Good luck and see you soon. Ian Preece £100

... Margaret Clark £10

... Laurence Tuppen £10

"Steve - How's the ride going? World Cup: USA beats England 1-1 GO USA!!! All the best to you" Rafael Coquis and family £50

... Jason Marshall £25

"Good luck with it all Steve - and well done for such a great effort." Gareth Thompson £100

... Alex Vacalopoulos £20

... Liz Ramsdale £20

... Mike, Gaynor, Chris and Charlotte Leach £100

"Well done!" Colin Craig £100

... Armadillo UK £50

"Well done Steve.!! Jonathan Harrod £30

"congratulations" Richard Robson £10

"Well done Steve!" Mark Allen £150

... Paul & Rachel Fox £20

HURRAY!!! Well done Steve! £5000!!! What a difference that will make!

"And then there was one..." David Tyers £25

Well done Steve " Simon Barclay £10