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What Was The Challenge?

Sore Muscles And Exhaustion, But A Real Sense Of Achievement

We are very pleased to announce that we have successfully completed our 24 Hour Spin-A-Thon in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital!!

On Wednesday 23rd January 2008 Bryan Evans, Petra Hammond and Charlie Gordon undertook a 24 hour spin-a-thon to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.

We started the event at 8.15am on Wednesday 23rd January, in the reception area of Fitness First gym, in Godalming. Armed with bananas, specially nutritionally formulated flapjacks, a wide range of music and lots of support we set off. Our aim, to cycle as far as we could within the 24 hours, and raise as much as possible for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. The three of us, comprising of the core team lead by Bryan Evans, RPM qualified instructor, Petra Hammond and Charlie Gordon were joined by many participants throughout the day who rode with us from 8am right the way through the wee small hours of the night, supporting and encouraging us with their energy and enthusiasm.

It was the biggest challenge either of us have ever faced but it is with great pleasure (and a sense of pride) that we can confirm that Bryan Evans and Petra Hammond successfully completed the 24 Hour Spin-A-Thon at 8.15am on the morning of Thursday 24th January 2008.(Unfortunately Charlie Gordon had to withdraw from the challenge at 1am, after an admirable 17 hours.)

We are pleased to announce that we have raised nearly £4,000!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped and supported us leading up to and throughout the event:

  • Thanks to the staff of Godalming Fitness First, with special thanks to John Hamblen who allowed us to hold the event there in the first place, and donated a raffle prize, and to Anne Lloyd who provided first aid, moral support and general encouragement during the toughest period of the challenge - the night shift.
  • Special thanks to everyone who participated, especially during the most anti social hours of the event. Your presence, energy and enthusiasm really motivated us and we could not have done this without you!
  • Thanks to all of the customers of Fitness First who donated on the day, your donations totalled over £500.
  • Thanks to www.loct.co.uk who provided corporate sponsorship for the event.
  • Thanks to Charlotte of www.charlottehunter.co.uk who provided the scrumptious and much needed flapjacks and a range of other nutritional food to provide us with the energy we needed to go the distance. (You can get a copy of her recipe by signing up to her newsletter on her website.)
  • Thanks to Gail and Dereck Drake and the customers of Milford Post Office for raising over £500 on our behalf, and especially to Gail and Dereck for participating in the spinathon from 11pm to 1am and then coming back for more at 7am!
  • Thanks to Sal Worringham for raising over £300 and participating in 3 hours of the spinathon.
  • Thanks to Karen Wilson for doing an amazing 6 hours during the toughest part of the event – 2am until 8am.
  • Thank you to Marshalls Solicitors for their donation of £100.
  • Thanks to Waitrose for donating raffle prizes.
  • Thanks to Fitness First in Fleet for allowing us to borrow some of their spin bikes for the event.
Who Is The Chosen Charity?


Great Ormond Street Hospital was the first children’s hospital in the English speaking world and opened in 1852 when it had just ten beds. Great Ormond Street Hospital now cares for thousands of children and their families each year. Great Ormond Street Hospital treats more than 150,000 patients each year - children who are suffering from the rarest, most complex and often life-threatening conditions. They receive the best medical care that money can buy, but the NHS funding cannot meet these ever-rising costs. Great Ormond Street Hospital needs to raise funds for new equipment, updating the 150 year old building and continuing research into finding the best treatments for the many serious and life threatening conditions that the children who come to the hospital have to face. Great Ormond Street Hospital needs to raise £50million every year just to keep running.


       How Can The Money Raised Be Used?
  • £7 can be used for an assisted bath for the orthopaedics ward.
  • £20 can buy four neonatal masks.
  • £100 will pay for a parent to be able to stay in accommodation overnight to be near their sick child.
  • £500 can buy a respiration monitor.
Bryan and Petra Celebrate Their Achievement
Please Click Here to view more pictures from the day.
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