Monthly Archives: June 2011

Tomorrow night at the Oliver Cromwell at 7pm we’re celebrating Jacks and the team’s unbelievable achievement. Bromham won’t wait!

At 4.58pm THEY MADE IT! They are exhausted! Euphoria, Relief and Pride is pouring through the team. They have done it against all odds, all weathers and against all unpredicatable set-backs. How did they do that? By team work. By … Continue reading →

Message from Jacks 10.30am: “Delayed horses being taken very carefully. 12.30pm revised time. Here’s Hoping! Keep you posted…

At 7.30am Jacks sent me a text: ‘Just got up the Berriedale Braes with the magnificent shires! Words cannot describe how amazing that is!’ We are all on the edge of our seats… I will try to let you know … Continue reading →

As the Ambulance approaches the last tens of miles rather than hundreds it is far from over. Still driving through tonight, the two incredible teams will meet near Wick tomorrow morning for the final change of horses to drive the … Continue reading →

Now that we are well past the halfway mark we have realised that we have not mentioned some of the other key people who have enabled us to attempt the Horses Help Heroes challenge. I said that we would write … Continue reading →

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ABSOLUTELY EVERY BODY, LITTLE OR BIG, WHO HAS DONATED MONEY! It is a very, very special moment to be handed a cheque in support. If HHH could thank everyone personally, they would. The team are … Continue reading →

They are well over half way now… and still the hard graft must go on. 24hours a day, change of horses every 10 miles (or less), alternating schedules for driving the ambulance, alternating schedules for driving the horses and crew. … Continue reading →

‘How’y’re doin’?’ asks Matt as the phone is passed to him so I can find out some news from the riders. A polite question, I think, considering I’ve had some sleep, eaten well and my bottom is sitting comfortably on … Continue reading →

The Blog today comes partly from Harry El Tawil, Jacks’ son, as they met the Ambulance in Chippenham and saw them through to Cirencester yesterday. He records how amazing the support in Malmesbury was – it sounds as though most … Continue reading →