By Gareth Harkin
July 28 2011

On 28th - 30th July, I will be cycling just over 400kms (possibly more, depending how far off course I stray...!) from London to Paris in order to raise much needed funds for my chosen charity, Stubs.

Stubs is a small registered charity set up by Craig and Jan Vassie that provides practical support for UK armed services personnel injured on duty, war widows and their dependents, service veterans, and other armed services personnel. 
 
A key aspect of Stubs work is support for the UK’s most seriously injured servicemen and servicewomen, who are in-patients at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) at Headley Court, Epsom. Severely-injured in-patients from Headley Court are frequent visitors to Stubs events including Harlequins home games, where Stubs rents an executive box on the halfway line offering patients a great view of the action. Patients also attend a wide range of other sporting events and for many their initial outing to a Stubs event is their first time out in public since being injured.
 
Having witnessed first hand the fantastic and inspiring work which Stubs does, I would urge you to dig deep and give what you can.
 
You can donate online via my Just Giving page - http://www.justgiving.com/Gareth-Harkin0
 
If you would rather send a cheque / CAF voucher please make it payable to ‘Stubs’ and post to me at the address below.
Gareth Harkin
Harlequin FC Ltd
Twickenham Stoop Stadium
Langhorn Drive
Twickenham
Middlesex
TW2 7SX
 
For further information on the charity, please visit www.stubs.org.uk