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On tour with Regus roadshow
National recycling week. Day one of the roadshow kicks off at Motherwell in Scotland in partnership with Regus office solutions.
Finally reached our destination
Finally road sort of cleared and limped into Shumen our final delivery point. Exhausted of Hailsham
Cold very cold
High winds have subsided and clear skies. Cold very cold. Weather wise this year has proved challenging to say the least. Roads here are not good. The van is blessed with winter tyres and snow chains so not been a … Continue reading
Shoebox 2011 Update – Thank You!
Disabled children in Bulgaria, the elderly and disadvantaged in Eastern Europe and UK all benefitted at Christmas from your overwhelming support, making 2011 our best so far. Warm clothing, given that temperatures have dropped to -17c in some areas, medical … Continue reading
Tough times in the cold!
This is as good as it gets at 6 in the morning after a night sleeping in our vans in the middle of december. Alison flew back from Budapest having a stomach upset. Sadly despite all efforts it was not … Continue reading
Still smiling after 15hrs driving
Still smiling despite 15 hours driving and not arriving back in romania until 2am for a journey in the Uk that would take a lot less time.
This is what it’s all about!
It’s been an amazing trip! Alison and Ruth have been busy distributing shoeboxes to disadvantaged children in Northern Romania in the town of Cluj, whilst also visiting various locations including the local municipal dump where around 400 people live in … Continue reading
Rough weather to Romania
We have now covered 1600 miles and now are in Romania for the next couple of days. Ruth and Alison are in Cluj and are helping with the unloading of a thousand or more shoe boxes and clothing plus distribution … Continue reading
Made it to Milan
“Anne Marie is the local Hairdresser in Arles and has a real heart for people both locally and wider afield, including the support of Computers for Charities Christmas shoebox appeal. Having galvanised her clients to fill our van with … Continue reading
Arrived at Arles
Its been quite a day on the road since 5.30am and finally arriving Arles 7pm UK time, but here we are all in one piece 800miles covered and rearing to get some sleep……
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