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Screwball Rally 2024

#1 Post by SparkOut » Sun Aug 18, 2024 7:06 pm

My friend Richard and I are going to take part in the Screwball Rally 2024, raising funds for Alzheimer's Society (in memory of my mum) and Cancer Research UK.

I'd be extremely grateful if you could share this link with anyone you can and spread the word around.

https://www.justgiving.com/team/screwba ... aris-dakar

If you visit either one of our individual pages under that team link, you'll see lots of photos and see the work going in to transform "Bertie the Berlingo" into a desert rally "Land Rover". There's going to be more updates as things progress so people can follow the developments.

Thank you.

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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#2 Post by SparkOut » Sun Aug 18, 2024 8:15 pm

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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#3 Post by Bunnylump » Mon Aug 19, 2024 12:28 pm

This looks like fun! Looking forward to seeing the transformation! Sorry about the typo in my message...couldn't see properly on my phone. :oops:
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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#4 Post by SparkOut » Mon Aug 19, 2024 12:42 pm

Thank you!!!

Did you see the updates on the individual pages? There are photos with how things are progressing - more to follow soon too.

You do have to scroll a bit, and click the "read more" button to see the earliest posts.

Thank you again X

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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#5 Post by SparkOut » Mon Aug 19, 2024 12:50 pm

I've just added a couple of direct links to our individual pages where you can see the pics so far to make it a little easier to get to see.

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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#6 Post by Bunnylump » Mon Aug 19, 2024 2:15 pm

Yes, can see them, that looks like quite a project!!😱
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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#7 Post by SparkOut » Thu Aug 29, 2024 7:53 am

I'm not a big fan of the JustGiving website layout structure, but if you go onto either of the individual fundraising pages and click through lots of "See more" and "Continue reading" options, and scroll a lot, you can see more of the transformation progress.

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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#8 Post by LAT » Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:46 am

Looks inventive! :D

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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#9 Post by Bunnylump » Thu Aug 29, 2024 5:02 pm

Wow,your fundraising is going well! Good work!
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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#10 Post by SparkOut » Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:23 pm

Yes, largely due to an absolutely amazing donation by the BoBBs

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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#11 Post by SparkOut » Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:28 pm

These are some BoBBs
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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#12 Post by Bunnylump » Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:57 pm

Wow, I don't think I'd argue with that lot! 🤣
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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#13 Post by SparkOut » Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:12 pm

The do things like climb 800 metres up the mountainside and build things like this
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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#14 Post by LAT » Thu Aug 29, 2024 11:41 pm

I bet they are heroes to the people they help!

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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#15 Post by SparkOut » Sat Aug 31, 2024 1:49 pm

They built that (among other relay sites) to help me, so I certainly think so.

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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#16 Post by SparkOut » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:43 am

Not long now!
A few more updates to see.

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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#17 Post by Bunnylump » Thu Sep 19, 2024 11:00 am

Looks great! And utterly bonkers.
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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#18 Post by SparkOut » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:22 pm

Oh it's completely bonkers

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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#19 Post by SparkOut » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:24 pm

BoBBs have been out today.
One in Barra
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Re: Screwball Rally 2024

#20 Post by SparkOut » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:25 pm

And the others above Loch Etive
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