Blind Dave Heeley's Top2toe Challenge (EDM2126)

Blind Dave Heeley's Top2toe Challenge

EDM number 2126 in 2010-12, proposed by Tom Watson on 11/08/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Charities and Sports.

That this House sends its best wishes to West Bromwich marathon runner Blind Dave Heeley as he starts out on his latest endurance challenge to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support on its centenary anniversary; notes that Dave Heeley will cover 1,000 miles, including 10 marathons and 750 miles of tandem cycling, in just 10 days from John O'Groats to Land's End; recognises that Dave Heeley was the first blind person in the world to complete seven marathons in seven days on seven continents raising 375,000 for Guide Dogs for the Blind in 2008; and congratulates Dave Heeley on acting as a truly inspirational role model for so many people in Sandwell and the wider community.

This motion has been signed by a total of 20 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Tom Watson	11/08/2011	West Bromwich East	Labour	Proposed
Steve Rotheram	05/09/2011	Liverpool, Walton	Labour	Seconded
David Crausby	05/09/2011	Bolton North East	Labour	Seconded
Jeremy Corbyn	05/09/2011	Islington North	Labour	Seconded
William McCrea	06/09/2011	South Antrim	DUP	Seconded
Alan Meale	06/09/2011	Mansfield	Labour	Seconded
Jim Shannon	06/09/2011	Strangford	DUP	Signed
David Simpson	06/09/2011	Upper Bann	DUP	Signed
John McDonnell	06/09/2011	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	06/09/2011	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Albert Owen	07/09/2011	Ynys M	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	07/09/2011	Gower	Labour	Signed
Tony Lloyd	09/09/2011	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
John Leech	09/09/2011	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lindsay Roy	09/09/2011	Glenrothes	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	12/09/2011	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	13/09/2011	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Jim McGovern	10/10/2011	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	17/10/2011	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Julian Lewis	31/10/2011	New Forest East	Conservative	Signed

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