Oldbilbo wants to climb down Portland LH - help him pls, all for a good cause
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oldbilbo
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'Abseil', good moboistes, the word is 'abseil'.... or 'rappel' if you are a Francophile. 
It's an initiative kicked off by a recent item in PBO News Online, asking for volunteers. It seems the Corporation of Trinity House support various maritime charities, and this is one of their fundraising events. 'It seemed a good idea at the time' but - despite not having done anything remotely like abseiling for over half-a-century, it's too late - I can't back out now....
....especially as 9 or 10 generous fourmeers have been actively 'giving' today via 'JustGiving's website here:
https://www.justgiving.com/wil-bailey/
Donations in the past couple of days have soared past £160, and maybe - just maybe - we'll get over £200 today, before the close of play. You can join the 'forum giving team' by dropping in on the 'JustGiving' website, clicking on the DONATE button, and waving a debit card at your scree. What's more, you can get some more mullah out of that nice man Danny Alexander by invoking the magic words 'Gift Aid'..... or simply pushing that button instead.
Here's the gospel for the Gummint's own website https://www.gov.uk/donating-to-charity/gift-aid
See? You gift £100 ( or even more ) to Trinity House, tick the 'Gift Aid' box, and they get your gift bumped up another 20% by the Treasury. You then have your accountant chase HMRC up for the diff between that Basic Rate of Tax and your Higher Rate, whch all comes back to you. Gross, eh?
So your £100 initial gift ends up costing you, with tax back, only £68.75.... and the charity gets £125, thank you very much. Clever....
So what are you waiting for....?
It's an initiative kicked off by a recent item in PBO News Online, asking for volunteers. It seems the Corporation of Trinity House support various maritime charities, and this is one of their fundraising events. 'It seemed a good idea at the time' but - despite not having done anything remotely like abseiling for over half-a-century, it's too late - I can't back out now....
....especially as 9 or 10 generous fourmeers have been actively 'giving' today via 'JustGiving's website here:
https://www.justgiving.com/wil-bailey/
Donations in the past couple of days have soared past £160, and maybe - just maybe - we'll get over £200 today, before the close of play. You can join the 'forum giving team' by dropping in on the 'JustGiving' website, clicking on the DONATE button, and waving a debit card at your scree. What's more, you can get some more mullah out of that nice man Danny Alexander by invoking the magic words 'Gift Aid'..... or simply pushing that button instead.
Here's the gospel for the Gummint's own website https://www.gov.uk/donating-to-charity/gift-aid
See? You gift £100 ( or even more
) to Trinity House, tick the 'Gift Aid' box, and they get your gift bumped up another 20% by the Treasury. You then have your accountant chase HMRC up for the diff between that Basic Rate of Tax and your Higher Rate, whch all comes back to you. Gross, eh?So your £100 initial gift ends up costing you, with tax back, only £68.75.... and the charity gets £125, thank you very much. Clever....
So what are you waiting for....?
oldbilbo
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Another one bites the bullet..... Closing on £200.... Thanks, Brendan!
C'mon guys, just a couple or three more tonight! Nearly there, now.... Don't be left out!
C'mon guys, just a couple or three more tonight! Nearly there, now.... Don't be left out!
sailorman
Well-known member
Yer worse than the bleedin Chuggers
trying
Active member
Good luck with it... at least your not climbing up the outside and walking back down the stairs.
oldbilbo
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You guys are just incredible! It's not yet July, and so far £210 has been donated.... plus the 'Gift Aid' as well! Encroyable!
I've several more names, thanks, to add to the growing list:
Earendil
Carlton
Trying
Roger Ball
Brendan
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Vara
Tim
CoVianna
Wandering Star
Sailorman
Bru(Erbas)
Zzxxyy
LJS
Mark
( I'll copy this elsewhere so peeps can keep track )
Edit: and now Poecheng
I've several more names, thanks, to add to the growing list:
Earendil
Carlton
Trying
Roger Ball
Brendan
+
Vara
Tim
CoVianna
Wandering Star
Sailorman
Bru(Erbas)
Zzxxyy
LJS
Mark
( I'll copy this elsewhere so peeps can keep track )
Edit: and now Poecheng
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oldbilbo
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Peeps were asked to make a difference....
Here's an almost-up-to-date list of forum stars.... To add your name to the top, go https://www.justgiving.com/wil-bailey/
Quite a number did!
That's quite supercalifragelisticexpialidocious :triumphant:
That's quite supercalifragelisticexpialidocious :triumphant:
Here's an almost-up-to-date list of forum stars.... To add your name to the top, go https://www.justgiving.com/wil-bailey/