Mount Kenya Trust

Category: Uncategorized | Date: Feb 14 2008 | By: admin

Just a quick message to say thank you to all of you who sent messages after I posted Widgey’s little tribute. It means a great deal to hear your own personal stories and to know so many people understand. Kind of you all to take the time. My frineds have also been amazing, I am overwhelmed by the support and love. I am in Nairobi at the moment but Chalks and I will head to Mt Kenya and Lewa Conservancy next week so that we can spend some time away and do some field work. Chalks will need a new friend soon as he is very confused about where is buddy is. I am not ready for that yet so we are just sticking together right now. He’s sitting with me an Lillian in the office now and has been coming with everywhere with me since Monday.

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Category: Uncategorized | Date: Feb 12 2008 | By: admin

A rollercoaster few days. An article appeared in the paper about me on Saturday and I had no idea it was going to be published so that was a good surprise which is great publicity for the Trust. Sadly none of that helps with the loss of my little terrier Mr Widget on Sunday who was killed. He was so much part of my life, we shared the closest bond and went everywhere together. The loss is almost unbearable, but I am trying to hang on to all the wonderful memories he has left me with and my other little guy Chalks is keeping me sane right now while my wonderful friends are sending messsages and ambushing me with distraction tactics. When you don’t have kids these little guys are your whole world. Widge got me through so much and he will be with me always. I thought it would help me to put a little pic of him up on this blog as he was such a big part of my life.

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Category: Uncategorized | Date: Feb 04 2008 | By: admin

With everything going on in Kenya at the moment I thought it a good idea to post a good news pararaph or two. We have had to postpone the 10 to 4 Mountian Bike Challenge that raises funds for the Trust but I have decided that we will try to raise more than ever when we do run it and that it will benefit not only Mount Kenya and some communities in the region but that we will raise funds for the displaced, wounded and needy who are helpless victims of the post election violence. You can help me to raise the profile of the event and email me for sponsorship forms so that we can aim to raise an amount that will make a significant difference to these causes. If any of you are mountain bikers out there, this event is truly unique and fast becoming of the most popular events of its kind. We are hopefull that things will calm down soon and a solution will be found so we can encorage people to travel to Kenya and take part in the event. I attach a couple of pics from the last couple of events, I hope it inspires many of you to think of ways you can help me to raise the profile, raise funds or come and take part.

In November last year a group of us were able to send Ibrahim Wafual and Dedan Ireri to Columbia to take part in a paracycling competition and they were the first Africans to be able to attend the event. I know these guys through the 10 to 4 and they have taught me more than I could ever teach them. They did us proud and came back with qualifying times for the Bejing Paralympics this year. We hope to get them there. I started the initiative and could not have waved them off so proudly were it not for their unbeliveable supporters and many of my freinds. It was an incredibly emotional goodbye ceremony, not least because all Dedan’s crew from Jamii Bora, an oranisation that supports getting people off the streets turned up to support him. Ingrid and her team are just the most inspirational group of people you could ever meet.

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Category: Uncategorized | Date: Feb 01 2008 | By: admin

What a month. We are all trying to keep a business as usual attitude here in Kenya but each day is so unpredictable. Most areas are safe and the media is showing the worst violence in the most affected areas so it is probably hard to imagine that there are any safe areas if you are not actually in Kenya but the incidents are in known and generally contained areas. Most Kenyans want to go back to how things were and understand that the violence is being funded and that the fight for ‘justice’ is being fought using the most disadvantaged members of the population to cause havoc and make it seem like the majority of Kenyans are full of hate for members of other ethnic groups. This simply isn’t the case. A few friends and I went to lay flowers at Freedom Corner in Nairobi for peace this week there was a ceremony eariler in the day with many people with messages of hope and love showing up.

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