Happy Christmas everyone

All the Staff at Wheels for Charity

Would like to wish everyone a

Happy Christmas

&

New Year

We now have our own surver to host our Website and Forum on

The Web address is still the same but the site & forum is Brand new

and open for registering.

2011 it going to be our second year and the chance to raise money once again

for some great charities.

We all look forward to meeting some of you in 2011 for some great events

and lots of fun.

Please look at our new site and forum Wheels for Charity is free to join

and open to any age and anything on wheels.

http://www.wheelsforcharity.org.uk/

The Big Knicker Wall for the Troops

Our Boys in Afghanistan have sent out a rallying cry for you to send them some saucy knickers to put a smile on their faces!!

The undies request comes as lads from the

Royal Logistics Corps

 and

The RAF police team

 They launched a competition to build the biggest knicker wall at their base in Kandahar.

We are calling all you girls to send your Knickers to us so we can pack them up and send them out to the Lads.

Ok Girls which team shall we do this for and contact all your girlfriends lets get a big collection for them and send off a big box full.

Write a little message on if there is enough room!!!

And please mark which team you would like them sent to.

Ok any of you ladies  wants to help with this one send your Kickers in to us at:

Wheels for Charity,

5 Clayton,

Orton Goldhay

Peterborough

PE2 5SB

Please state which team you want them to go to:

Royal Logistics Corps

or

RAF Police Team

and don't forget to put a little message on for the boys if you wish.

Auction in Support of Help for Heroes 9th October 2010

Auction time

Wheels for Charity

&

Harrisons Auction Centre

Have joined forces to bring you this great auction,which due to unforeseen circumstances did not go ahead at the International Motorcycle Show on the 7th August 2010.

Thanks to Harrisons Auction Centre the Auction will now take place on the 9th October 2010 and will go live on the internet as well.

Details can also be found on Harrisons Auction Centre website at http://www.harrisonsauctioncentre.co.uk/

The Items up for Action and details.

LOT 152E

 Elvis PresleyOriginal LP

"Elvis Golden Records 1959"

Hand signed by Elvis Presley

Reserve Price £1,650

Insurance Value £8,250

LOT 152A

Official 1966 England Team Shirt.

Hand signed by

Geoff Hurst,Alan Ball,

Roger Hunt,George Cohen,Ray Wilson,Jack Charlton,Nobby Stiles,Martin Peters & Gordon Banks.

Reserve Price £600

Insurance Value £1,500

LOT  152B

Official Joe Calzaghe Boxing Glove

Hand Signed by

Joe Calzaghe.

Resarve price £395

Insurance Value £1,200

LOT 152C

Official Ricky Hatton Boxing Glove

Hand Signed by Ricky Hatton

Reserve price £395

Insurance value £1,100

LOT 152 D

Lamborghini Drive.

The Amazing Gallardo Experience the thrill of a lifetime.

On arrival you will receive a warm welcome,followed by an introduction and safety briefing on circuit driving techniques.You will then experience two demonstration laps in the passenger seat of a performance Saloon with a fully qualified instructor.Then it's over to you! You get four exhilarating laps driving a Lamborghini Gallardo;this will either be a Lamborghini Gallardo E Gear or a manual Gallardo depending on location and availability.As a memento of this memorable experience a certificate will be presented to you to treasure forever.

Locations: Leicestershire,Warwichshire,Yorkshire

Reserve pirce: £150

LOT 152F

Arsenal Tour

For 2 people a must for true Gunners fans.All tours also include a trip to the spectacular,interactive Arsenal Museum which displays exclusive exhibits including a customised trophy on display that was presented to the club by the FA Premier League for remaining unbeaten throughout the 2003/04 season.To finish an unforgettable day you will be presented with a personalised signed photograph of the Legend and a Limited Tour Gift as a perfect memento of a truly memorable day.The Legends Tour makes your visit to Emirates Stadium truly unforgettable.You will be shown around this magnificent Stadium and all the areas that are crucial to the team on match days by a Legend from the glittering Highbury past.He will reveal his thoughts on the current team,his playing days and any news from the inner sanctum of Arsenal Football Club.You will get to experience the player's tunnel,first team dressing room,the Directors box and the all Press Conference facilities.

Reserve price: £150

LOT 152G

Liverpool Tour

Dine in the Executive box and meet a star.A perfect VIP day for any Liverpool fan.You will enjoy a fabulous 3 course lunch served in an exclusive,executive box overlooking the pitch at the historic Anfield Stadium.This is then followed by a tour of Liverpool FC Stadium from an expert tour guide.You will then have the opportunity to visit the LFC Museum,home of the magnificent trophy cabinet.Your day will be made complete with  a visit from a surprise Liverpool Legend and you will leave with your limited edition gift to bring back the memories of an unforgettable day.

Reserve price: £150

LOT 152H

Top Gun Thrill

Aerobatic and formation flying in ex military planes.Your experience will be in planes that until recently were used by the Air Force.You will take to the skies over the English countryside with a fully qualified instructor to put the super fast Bulldog through its paces.Your experience starts with detailed safety and technical briefing.This is performed by either current or former RAF pilots and will also include a parachute drill.You will be kitted out in a authentic flying suit,helmet,gloves and strap on parachute.You are then ready for your formation take off and will be able to fly the aircraft at all times other than the take off and landing stages.Aerobatic flying and formation loops are just some of the possibilities during your flight.The real highlight is the chance to tail chase one of the other planes,just like you have seen it done in the films!

Locations: Gloucestershire.

Reserve price: £395

LOT 152I

Fly a Tiger Moth & Drive an Armoured Vehicle

Fly a Tiger Moth,Drive an Armoured Vehicle and much more.Your exciting day will commence in the morning with tea,biscuits in the control tower.There you will be fitted with your flying jacket,helmet,and goggles ready for your flying lesson in an open cockpit Tiger Moth.After your photo session,next to your aircraft,you will experience a driving lesson in an armoured military vehicle.Next you will enjoy a flight in a Dragon Rapide over the beautiful city of Cambridge.You will be given free access to the Imperial War Museum,and a guided tour of Duxfords private aircraft collection.A full buffet lunch will be served in the pilots briefing room where you will receive your log book,flight certificate and celebratory glass of champagne.This experience will last around 6 hours.

Please note that the maximum weight is 16 stone and minimum age is 16 years.

Location:Duxford Cambridgeshire.

Reserve price: £575

LOT 152J

Hairstyling,Celebrity Makeover and Photo shoot for 2 People

On arrival you will unwind with a glass of Bucks Fizz where you will discuss with a top stylist on the hairstyle for you.Once you have chosen a haircut or colour you will relax and let the experts take over.Your hair will be washed and conditioned,followed by a relaxing head massage.Your new incredible look will be completed with a pampering makeover from professional make-up artists including hand beauty treatment and skin refresh.

Feeling like a million dollars you will enter the studio to meet a top fashion photographer and discuss the look you want in the shots.Your day will be completed with a complimentary 12ins x 8inches print of your chose for you to keep.

Reserve: £150

LOT 152K

White Water Rafting

Prepare to get wet and wild on this white Knuckle ride with a difference.The sheer thrill of white water rafting will get your heart racing and top venue will make it an experience to remember! You will be kitted out in a wetsuit,buoyancy aid and helmet,run through the basic manoeuvres on dry land before launching into the river.A memorable experience,never to be forgotten.

Reserve price: £135.

LOT 152L

London Helicopter Tour

What better way to see the historic landmarks of London than from the air?Upon arrival at the heliport you will have a pre-flight briefing,then you are taken to the helicopter to start your thrilling aerial tour over the famous monuments and buildings of England's capital city in a modern Eurocopter.Depending on the weather,your helicopter tour will take in most of the sights along the Thames including Canary Wharf,Tower Bridge,the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament.Just don't forget your camera!

Location: Surrey

Reserve price: £260.

If you like an Item on this Blog and wish to take part the Auction will be Live on the Internet worldwide.

Just use the link below.All lot numbers are the Lot Numbers for the Saleroom.com

www.the-saleroom.com 

We at Wheels for Charity would like to thank Harrisons Auction Centre for helping us to raise money for Help for Heroes.

All Reserves must be met all money over the reserves will be donated to Help For Heroes. 

Wheels for Charity Have just started using Dailymotion.

Wheelsforcharity's videos on Dailymotion

Our Forum

Help for Heroes weekend 7th & 8th August 2010

Firstly we would all at Wheels for Charity would like to thank everyone over the weekend for there support.

We would like to thank Mario & Lisa for attending this event and being so fantastic.Everyone over the weekend were so amazed by them and found them to be totally different to what they expected.

A big thank you goes out to The Oliver Cromwell Hotel in March who donated us the Room for Mario & Lisa to stay in & also to Joe the Owner of the Cantonese Kitchen in March for donating such a great evening meal to us for Myself, Maz,Mario & Lisa.

Mario & Lisa Outside the Oliver Cromwell Hotel

With Peacock Transports DAF.

 

Mario & lisa.Rupert & Maz at the

Cantonese Kitchen in March Friday Night.

The next thank you goes out to our friends at Wheels for Charity Rewaco Trikes UK Owners Club,for all there help in opening the show.

Mario & Lisa on a 3 seater Rewaco

As you can see the weather was good nearly all weekend just had a short bit of rain.

big thanks to all the clubs that's came along and for all your support throughout the weekend we are so grateful to everyone.

Mario & Lisa with Rob & Wally

of Fossil Leathers and OGRI MCC

From the Military side of life we had FTX logistics with the 46 ton Het Tank Transporter and 20 Sqn RAF Wittering with the Harrier Cockpit.

Can't thank the guys from  both enough for all there help over the course of the weekend.Also thanks to The National Motorcycle Museum for provding us with these 2 rare WWII Motorcycles.

Lisa trys this WWII bike out

Lisa takes a ride in the Het

Mario & Lisa with the Harrier Cockpit and the

Boys from 20 Sqn RAF Wittering

A real big thanks to

For all the entertainment in the Arena and also to everyone for there support and collectig for us.

Also thanks goes to the

For all there support as well

They also entertained us in the Arena along with UK Street Cars.

Our grils try to fix it.

We are still collecting money in from the Bike ride and on the 18th September the Auction that did not happen at this event eill take place at an Auction house near Peterborough.The good news is this auction will be going live on the internet worldwide .
So once the action has taken place and the money is in we shall have a grand total.
Please remember If you could not make the event but wish to donate you still can just us the link below.
Wheels for Charity Help for Heroes Vigin Money Giving
Thank you to everyone who supported us.
And thank you to all for your on going support we are all very greatful at Wheels for Charity.

Imogen May urgently needs a communication aid - can you help?

Good news!

The NHS finally agreed to fund Imogen's communication aid!






The money that has been raised so far will be used for an add-on, an "eye-gaze" system which means that Imogen will not have to use her hands but can instead control the system by moving her eyes. As it is already hard for her to use her hands and this will only worsen, the eye-gaze add-on will one day be essential. More information coming soon!




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Imogen is a 26 year old woman with a progressive illness similar to muscular dystrophy. Following emergency surgery in July 2009, she has lost the ability to speak.






Imogen lives on her own (with 24 hour care) in a village which is a 50 minute bus ride away from Cambridge. She is a vibrant, outgoing young woman who is in the final year of a photography degree.






Her loss of speech has been devastating as she relies on it...






To keep in touch with friends and family by phone, so she is not alone


To give instructions to her care assistants


To participate in class and other situations at university


To convey essential information to her medical specialists, particularly in emergency or crisis situations (which occur every month or so)


Out and about everyday - shopping, ordering a taxi, meeting friends






The NHS's response to Imogen's loss of speech was to offer her a laminated piece of paper with the alphabet printed on it!






An alphabet card is useless - firstly it takes a lot of effort for Imogen to spell out words by pointing to every individual letter, and secondly she is dyslexic so her spelling is hard to understand anyway! Plus of course you cannot use an alphabet card over the phone.






Imogen's Speech and Language Therapist (SALT) has been very supportive but the NHS simply does not have the funding to provide communication aids for adults. In fact her SALT did manage to find an old electronic device, however it had a very basic interface and was physically difficult for Imogen to use as it required her to hold a stylus. In any case, this device broke after just a few days of use (after completing the video below), leaving Imogen with the alphabet card again.






The hardware that Imogen really needs - which she has used effectively for a month-long trial, the orange unit in the video below - is the Liberator Eco2 (link). However, this unit costs £7000 which is far beyond her means. She has had to return the trial unit and now feels very vulnerable and isolated as she can no longer communicate adequately, let alone effectively.



Ideally Imogen needs the Liberator with an Eye-gaze system - so her eye movement can control a mouse pointer - but this costs £11000. As she really needs to get communicating urgently, in the first instance she is trying to raise £7000 for the basic unit, which is what the totaliser represents



alternatives?

Other methods of communication have been explored - for example, although Imogen cannot make very accurate shapes with her hand, she is learning British Sign Language. However, this is no use on the telephone, and while it might be useful in a hospital to convey basic concepts it will never be a solution for Imogen to express herself fully - and in most situations there will not be an interpreter available.




As Imogen finds it hard to use her hands, writing things down is also not an option. Email is usually possible to some degree, but this does not work face to face (and you can't take a laptop out and about, because of limited battery life, durability issues and lack of waterproofing). Also, email is no substitute for using the phone e.g. to call a taxi or just to hear a friendly voice. Most importantly, when Imogen has a medical crisis she is too ill to type.


If you prefer to know which funding alternatives have been considered, please click here for more information.

Please help Imogen to raise the money for a communication aid which can return her quality of life


This could be by...


Making a donation


Raising money through sponsorship (for example, a sponsored silence, with only an alphabet card to help you!)


Spreading the word - tell your friends and anyone you think might be able to help


Tweet or blog about Imogen's appeal - please link to this website, and use the tag #Imogen on Twitter


Whatever you can do to help will be very greatly appreciated.


How to donate


Preferred methods


You can pay directly into Imogen's savings account with the Cambridge Building Society: Sort code 20-17-22, Account number 40338346. You must use reference 1711887030. If you do this, please email funds@imogenmay.com to let her know!


Or, if you have a Paypal account, you can simply transfer the money as a gift - please send it to funds@imogenmay.com - no fee is taken by Paypal for transfers between accounts with them, so 100% of your donation will be received.


If you have a choice, bank transfer to Imogen's savings account is preferable.


Easiest method


You can make a donation online by credit or debit card - simply click on the button below.


(Assuming you do not have an account with Paypal, they will take a 3.4% fee from your donation, plus 20p.)


However you choose to help - thank you!


If you would prefer not to be listed on the supporters page, just add a comment when you make a donation, or tell the webmaster at webmaster@wdam.co.uk.


Any questions?


You can contact Imogen directly via funds@imogenmay.com.

For Marquee, trade stands & equipment sales.

Any clubs or Trades looking for a Marquee Trade stand or equipment go visit Gala Tent.  Once you find what you want then enter Voucher Code : WHEELS4C .You get 10% off the order 5% of which Gala Tent give us at wheels for charity for our Chosen Charities.

So make a note of that Voucher Code : WHEELS4C

Help us raise money for charity.

Wheels for Charity Gala Tent Marquee

we are proud to have Gala Tent as our sponsours.

Voucher Code : WHEELS4C

http://www.galatent.co.uk/

Thanks all for your surport

Rupert

Founder & Chairman Wheels for Charity.

http://www.wheelsforcharity.org.uk/