Our Journey

In 2015, we completed a journey between Orihuela court and London Royal Court of Justice on foot. 44 marathons in 44 days with the hope of raising awareness of parental child abduction and parental alienation and also, on a very personal level, to show my daughter that I would travel the world for
her.

http://walkacrossborders.blogspot.com/

On that occasion, we raised funds for the Reunite
International Child Abduction Centre Charity

This time, with our cycle, as well as having another attempt at raising awareness of these issues, we hope to help to raise funds for another charity Parental Alienation Awareness (1187738) who aim to raise awareness, educate, & campaign against this form of child abuse that needlessly disconnects children, parents, & their extended families.

This, many of you know, I can directly relate to...

We are hoping to raise £2000 to help with publishing and distribution costs in the production of parental alienation awareness brochures.

www.paawareness.co.uk

The link for donating to this charity is :

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tandemacrossborders-paa

I understand the covid situation has caused financial hardship for many.. Charities like this are also finding these times extremely testing.

If you cant help financially, thats ok. But could I ask that you share my JustGiving page link so others can help to support this worthy charity?

Thanks all xx


Saturday 27 March 2021

Tandem Across Borders is supporting 2 UK charities

In Aug/Sept 2022, I am cycling on tandem bike from Orihuela Costa, Spain to UK (rearranged after postponement last year due to Covid restrictions) and in doing so, trying to raise some funds for the Alice's Escapes Charity (1146011) and also the Parental Alienation Awareness Charity (1187738).

On route, various volunteers will be cycling with me as my stokers / co-riders


You Tube Video


Our schedule is:


  • Day 1 - 20th Aug 2022 – Orihuela Costa to Alcoi - via Orihuela (approx 139km)
  • Day 2 – 21st Aug 2022 - Alcoi to Valencia (Approx 121km)
  • Day 3 – 22nd Aug 2022 - Valencia to Torreblanca - (Approx 111km)
  • Day 4 – 23rd Aug 2022 - Torreblanca to Miami Platja (Approx 126km)
  • Day 5 – 24th Aug 2022 - Miami Platja to Barcelona (Approx 132km)
  • Day 6 – 25th Aug 2022 - Barcelona to Palafrugell (Approx 129km)
  • Day 7 – 26th Aug 2022 - Palafrugell to Le Barcares (France) (Approx 124km)
  • Day 8 – 27th Aug 2022 - Le Barcares to Sete - (Approx 128km)
  • Day 9 – 28th Aug 2022 - Sete to Avignon (Approx 124km)
  • Day 10 – 29th Aug 2022 - Avignon to Valence (Approx 130km)
  • Day 11 – 30th Aug 2022 - Valence to Lyon (Approx 111km)
  • Day 12 – 31st Aug 2022 - Lyon to Le Creusot (Approx 147km)
  • Day 13 – 1st Sept 2022 - Le Creusot to Montbard (Approx 113km)
  • Day 14 – 2nd Sept 2022 - Montbard to Lesmont (Approx 108km)
  • Day 15 – 3rd Sept 2022 - Lesmont to Soisons (Approx 157 km)
  • Day 16 – 4th Sept 2022 - Soisons to Arras (Approx 121 km)
  • Day 17 – 5th Sept 2022 - Arras to Calais (Approx 114 km)
  • Day 18 – 6th Sept 2022 – Dover, UK to Basildon (Approx 121 km)
  • Day 19 – 7th Sept 2022 - Basildon to Stowmarket (Approx 105 km)
  • Day 20 – 8th Sept 2022 - Stowmarket to Harlow (via Red Lodge) (Approx 127 km)
  • Day 21 – 9th Sept 2022 - Harlow to Peacehaven (VIA RCJ) (Approx 146 km)


We will have cycled an estimated 2768km in 21 days!!


Please help us to raise funds for these extremely worthy charities


Steven Monk-Dalton

0034 622 925 754

s.monkdalton@gmail.com





Alices Escapes (1146011) - https://www.alices-escapes.co.uk/


The charity offers complimentary holidays for families with seriously-ill-children, along with breaks for those who have lost their child. 


Through this cycle, we would like to try to raise enough funding to maintain one of the caravans for a year 


YouTube Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpK-78fPozM


Donate on JustGiving page - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tandemacrossborders1


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Parental Alienation Awareness (1187738) -  http://www.paawareness.co.uk/


The aims of the Parental Alienation Awareness Charity are to raise awareness, educate, & campaign against this form of child abuse that needlessly disconnects children, parents, & their extended families. 


Through this cycle, we would like to try to raise enough funding to help to produce and distribute awareness information in relation to the effects of parental alienation on children and families. 


YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/ZHQuTp9a2pU


Donate on JustGiving page - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tandemacrossborders-paa 



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Monday 22 March 2021

Perfect Face Studio - Thank you!!

I wish to give a huge thank you to Perfect Face Studio for their support on our cycle


They will be arranging some exciting competitions for any customers who donate to either of our supported charities

 Alices Escapes and Parental Alienation Awareness

You can donate on either on the JustGiving links above






We will be starting our cycle from the studio on August 20th 2022

More details to follow

xxx


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Friday 5 March 2021

Details of Day 21 of 21 - Harlow to Peacehaven via Royal Court of Justice

Day 21 of 21 of Tandem Across Borders on 9th September 2022... If all goes to plan, this is OUR LAST DAY...

We will start the day in Harlow and will cycle to the Royal Court of Justice in London where we will stop for a couple of hours to hopefully meet up with friends and supporters of the two charities we are trying to raise funds for.

Our stop at the court is part of the awareness campaign against parental alienation, parental child abduction and the abuse of the family court systems.

For me personally, this resulted in my daughter being separated from her paternal family for over a decade and, sadly also, permanently stopping her from seeing her paternal grandmother who passed away shortly after Walk Across Borders  in 2015.

Outside RCJ after 1750km walk in 2015

This is not quite the end of our journey though as we are still going to cycle to Croydon, Earlswood, Crawley, Brighton and complete our journey at Peacehaven.

Croydon


Earlswood

Crawley

Hopefully I will meet up with Michelle at this point to complete the journey.

Brighton


Peacehaven

Route Points:

Harlow - Royal Courts of Justice London (41km)

Royal Courts of Justice - Croydon (19km)

Croydon - Crawley (38km)

Crawley - Brighton (36km)

Brighton - Peacehaven (11km)

 

If you wish to help in any way on the final stages, please let me know. I really would like to reach the target amounts for our two supported charities

Steven Monk-Dalton
0034 622 925 754
s.monkdalton@gmail.com

This will be approximately 145km. We will have cycled an estimated 2768km in 21 days!!

Please help me to raise funds for these extremely worthy charities Alices Escapes and Parental Alienation Awareness

You can sponsor us on either of the JustGiving links above

Thank you to Michael Lunn for being my emergency contact for the final stage and also Mark and David Mills for allowing me to stay before I head back home to Spain


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Details of Day 20 of 21 - Stowmarket to Harlow

Day 20 of 21 of Tandem Across Borders on 8th September 2022 is the penultimate stage of our cycle.

We will start the day in Stowmarket and will drop into Red Lodge before heading to Bishop Stortford and finish the day at Harlow.


Red Lodge

Bishops Stortford

Harlow



Route Points:

Stowmarket - Bury St Edmunds (27km)

Bury St Edmunds - Red Lodge (24km)

Red Lodge - Newmarket (9km)

Newmarket - Royston (35km)

Royston - Bishops Stortford (31km)

Bishops Stortford - Harlow (17km)

If you wish to help in any way on the final stages, please let me know. I really would like to reach the target amounts for our two supported charities

Steven Monk-Dalton
0034 622 925 754
s.monkdalton@gmail.com

This will be approximately 127km. At this stage, we will have cycled approx 2623km!!

Please help me to raise funds for these extremely worthy charities Alices Escapes and Parental Alienation Awareness

You can sponsor us on either of the JustGiving links above

Finally, I am looking for a sponsor for this day to help fund a safe place to stay for the evening in or around Harlow, UK. Please let me know if you can help. 

I will ensure that daily sponsors will be mentioned on media / social media for this day if agreed.
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Thursday 4 March 2021

Details of Day 19 of 21 - Basildon to Stowmarket

Day 19 of 21 of Tandem Across Borders on 7th September 2022 will take us into Suffolk. 

We will be starting the day in Basildon and will cycle to Ipswich and Kesgrave before heading to Stowmarket. We may choose to cycle a little further on this day to Red Lodge

Kesgrave

Stowmarket


Route Points:

Basildon - Chelmsford (27km)

Chelmsford - Colchester (38km)

Colchester - Copdock Interchange (26km)

Copdock Interchange - Kesgrave High School (12km)

Kesgrave High School - Needham Market (21km)

Needham Market - Stowmarket (6km)



If you wish to help in any way on the final stages, please let me know. I really would like to reach the target amounts for our two supported charities

Steven Monk-Dalton
0034 622 925 754
s.monkdalton@gmail.com

This will be approximately 105km. At this stage, we will have cycled approx 2496km.

Please help me to raise funds for these extremely worthy charities Alices Escapes and Parental Alienation Awareness

You can sponsor us on either of the JustGiving links above

I wish to thank Michelle's sister Tracy for providing accomodation on this day. As much as I do enjoy camping, I feel much better having safe and secure accomodation so that really does mean lots.

The total distance cycling over the 21 days will be over 2700 km !!!

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Details of Day 18 of 21 - Dover to Basildon (includes Gravesend/Tilbury crossing)

Day 18 of 21 of Tandem Across Borders on 6th September 2022 is my first day on UK soil.

Vic Valasques will be meeting me to be my co rider from Dover and we will cycle through Ashford to the first route point.

Following this, the journey takes us to Gravesend where we catch a short ferry to Tilbury. From there we cycle on to Basildon where we will end the day

Dover, UK


Ashford, UK

Gravesend/Tilbury Crossing

Basildon, UK

Route Points:

Dover to Ashford (39km)

Ashford to Strood (50km)

Strood to Gravesend (11km)

FERRY TO TILBURY

Tilbury to Basildon (21km)



If you wish to help in any way on the final stages, please let me know. I really would like to reach the target amounts for our two supported charities

Steven Monk-Dalton
0034 622 925 754
s.monkdalton@gmail.com

This will be approximately 126km. At this stage, we will have cycled approx 2391km.

Please help me to raise funds for these extremely worthy charities Alices Escapes and Parental Alienation Awareness

You can sponsor us on either of the JustGiving links above

Finally, I am looking for a sponsor for this day to help fund a safe place to stay for the evening in or around Basildon, UK. Please let me know if you can help. 

I will ensure that daily sponsors will be mentioned on media / social media for this day if agreed.

The total distance cycling over the 21 days will be over 2700 km !!!

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Details of Day 17 of 21 - Arras to Calais (plus Dover crossing)

Day 17 of 21 of Tandem Across Borders on 5th September 2022 is my last day in France

Please... If you know anyone in this area who wants to be my co-rider on this stage, please get in touch.

We will be starting the day where we left off in Arras heading straight to Calais where we will take the ferry over to Dover


Calais, France


Dover, UK

I also would like an emergency contact for this stage so if you know anybody between Arras and Calais and in Dover that would help in the case of incident or emergency, please let me know.

Route Points:

Arras - Auchel (40km)

Auchel - Saint-Omer (39km)

Saint-Omer - Port Calais (40km)

Ferry to Dover where we will stay for the evening



Steven Monk-Dalton
0034 622 925 754
s.monkdalton@gmail.com

This will be approximately 117km. At this stage, we will have cycled approx 2265km.

Please help me to raise funds for these extremely worthy charities Alices Escapes and Parental Alienation Awareness

You can sponsor us on either of the JustGiving links above

Finally, I am looking for a sponsor for this day to help fund a safe place to stay for the evening in or around Dover, UK. Please let me know if you can help. 

I will ensure that daily sponsors will be mentioned on media / social media for this day if agreed.

The total distance cycling over the 21 days will be over 2600 km !!!

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