Sunday july the 13th saw ECT take 166 children on a day out to Africa alive at Kessingland near Lowestoft. 3 Coaches met at county hall Norwich to collect our special guests for the day. Disadvantaged children that have so much to give, yet ask for so little. Every moment spent with these little people is a great moment, a moment that no amount of money could ever buy. I’m humbled that i may be in such a position to be involved and make the difference. On a serious note, there are no individual photos of children shown here. I don’t have the parents consent and it would be un fair to use images with out consent.
Coaches and guests waiting for the off
The journey assisted by some fella in a blinged up circus motor, kids seem to like it
Everyone arrived safely and waiting to go in
Not everyone was thrilled to see us
These scary looking creatures seemed friendly enough, i was glad to be the lions side of the fence thou
3 very serious looking fellas
This fella was a scream, not sure what he’d been smoking, but he certainly was getting off on it.
Our vice chairman getting ready to dive into the food
All food supplied free of charge by Betty and her team of fundraisers from the village of Halvergate. Another group of un sung heros. Well done Betty, once again you came and conquered many rumbling tums
We generally do a motorcycle toy run around Christmas and just collect a few bits up for a local hospice. It is certainly humbling to know we have made the kids day a little brighter.
Some of the children cannot even get out of bed, but a lot of hairy bikers take the time to go and sit with them. Some of the hairy bikers are women too
There are probably more tears from us then from any of the kids, and it is them who are in pain
A well worth while cause well done
When you see these kids it puts life into perspective
Here we are worring about fuel prices when there are alot more important
things going on around us.
Thank you all for such kind words. I’m so glad you all appreciated the photos and such a brief run down on what was going on. When i finally got in last night it was late after such a long day. But to climb in to bed last night, safe in the knowledge that we had created a little happiness, was a moment worth waiting for. I’ll sleep well again tonight i think. (hotel scania) Many tears are shed on our travels, always with a smile thou. The convoy is our biggest event and i aim to bring you a full report. If any of you wish to make the journey to Great Yarmouth to witness this wonderful event please don’t hestitate to ask for directions. I may (time permitting) post the convoy time table so that you will know where we would be should you decide to travel. Thanks once again for yr kind words.
You boys aint seen nothing yet you wait until the 24th of august when the east coast truckers charity do the realy big one. Suffolk Wildlife park is just a warm up excercise. We do more in one day to lift the image of the haulage industry than the RHA does in a whole year. So give us your RHA subsciption and let us spend it on the children. Makes much more sence
If you wish to make a donation you can visit our web site @east coast truckers charity if you google it it is at the top of the page, there you will find a free post address. You can also become a friend of the charity for just £10 giving you access to everything we do and keeping you informed via a very well produced monthly mag. Thanks for all your support. Myself and Rob will be boring you all ridged by the time the 24th gets here. once again thanks for your interest.
