Amazing actor Leon Ockenden and nine of his actor friends are joining Team Best Beginnings and cycling from London to Paris in September. Please help them raise funds by donating as much as you can an by spreading the word!
Leon is getting married to Actress Vanessa Hehir in October. He is cycling to Paris with his friends as his Stag "Do" with a difference. Leon is using his "right of passage" into married life to help UK's babies have a healthy start to life.
Here's Leon showing his stags how the cycle-ride should (should not?!) be done:
And here's a recent training session with actor Sam Heughan after Leon's bike got stolen:
Over to Leon...
Brap Brap Ding!!! On October 24 2010 I am
getting married to the delectable, gorgeous and simply all round wonderful Vanessa Hehir. As you can see I am punching well above my weight and can't believe my luck.
Obviously i have been the recipient of some very good Karma - so for my stag do i decided i needed to put some good vibes back out into
the ether for the gods that have been so generous to me. I have hoodwinked my stags (see list below) into a severe test of physical endurance - we will be cycling from London to Paris in just three days - we are doing this for charity - the charity's name is Best Beginnings.
For my stags' commitment to this i will be forever grateful.
The team-target amount we want to raise is a whopping £50,000. If we hit that target, i solemnly promise not
only to push myself and stags to the limit by riding this crazy distance, but i will do it in nothing but a big nappy. On top of that i will sleep rough and eat nothing but baby food for the duration of the trek!
Best Beginnings Ambassador and TV presenter Charlie Webster will be training us - you can see our first training session by
clicking here!
Best Beginnings is a wonderful small charity fully committed to help and change and the amount we intend to
raise will make an enormous difference. Vanessa and I were both fortunate enough to be given the best possible start in life by our parents. Not everyone is so lucky - Best Beginnings actively seeks out and educates those who need it most!
Please give as little or as much as you can. Donating is simple, fast and totally secure. Once you donate, Best Beginnings will make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer.
Click on the links below to see my stags' individual pages and to donate to them directly:
Scott BrooksbankJoseph ChanceMichael DixonPhilip BulcockSam HeughanHarry LloydBen BattSamuel Roukin