Friday 12 April 2013

Day 2- Man City, Man United

40 miles was the shortest distance he had to take in in one day, but he is the first to admit that he underestimated how harsh the Pennines would be.
The cold winds didn't help him across those steep hills, but he made it to the Etihad, Man City, where I met back up with him. We had a good turnout at City to support Shaun, including his dad, who had flown over from back home to surprise him, which was a great lift for him.

City had all sorts going around there at City Square, with people signing up for the Anthony Nolan register
(a great initiative to get people signed up to one of the three UK bone marrow donor registers for those needing transplants)
& also bucket collections taking place for City in the Community. We've tried wherever we can to help out other charities,& also make sure we don't step on any of their toes, but these 2 charities in particular have helped us immensely in the past, so it was a happy coincidence that they were there.

After a few pictures inside the ground, we were back in City Square (a type of fanzone outside the Etihad) & Shaun found himself being interviewed for City tv, as celebs such as Bradley Wiggins & James Martin looked on. (They were actually Chorlton Irish player Stu & the manager, Dan, but the commotion around Shaun with cameras, especially 'Wiggo' with the bike, led people to think otherwise)

From City, Shaun made the short cycle to Old Trafford, where the other half of Chorlton Irish turned out to meet him (days leading up to it of "I'm not setting foot in their dump",& vice versa) Shaun was also met there by some MediaCity residents & the people behind Glue creative media in MediaCity, who've been massively supportive of our campaign to raise awareness for the Oscar Knox Appeal, as have Grimshaws Vauxhall, so thanks to them. Special thanks to Moira Doherty at Man United for all of her help in organising this & for the donation of a signed Man United ball

Following a few photo ops in & around Old Trafford, & debating who was climbing up the '3 amigos' statue of Charlton, Law & Best to put a wristband on it (Everyone knows the real Holy Trinity was Kendall, Ball & Harvey), we headed across to MediaCity, the BBC's new home in the North, where one famous face did wear one of Oscar's wristbands





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