The Flintstones roll into Nantwich for Charity Launch!

Come along and ‘Meet the Flintstones’ as we roll into Nantwich town centre, Cheshire, on Saturday 19th October from 1pm onwards.

Join ‘Fred’ & ‘Barney’ as we pull out classic Citroën 2CV through the streets of Nantwich to gain support for ‘The 2CV Challenge’, which will take place in April 2020 in aid of Dementia UK.

The challenge will entail Steve ‘Flintstone’ Hudson (MD of Alutech Systems and JD UK Ltd) and challenge partner Rich ‘Rubble’ travelling back from the French Alps in a classic Citroën 2CV called ‘Flo’, while completing a series of challenges with a target of raising £100,000 for charity.

Steve Hudson (left) pictured with Flo the Citroën 2CV at the FIT Show 2019

Steve ‘Flintstone’ Hudson said:

"I chose to launch his ambitious road trip in my hometown of Nantwich on what is set to be a fun-filled weekend. Dressed as characters from the ‘The Flintstones’, myself and Rich are hoping to raise awareness of our biggest personal challenge to date. 

"Every summer when I was growing up, my dad used to drive us down to France in an old Citroen. He absolutely loved that car, and as much as my siblings and I would fight like hell in the back all the way, they were some of the happiest times of my childhood.

"When my dad’s dementia began, there were many challenging moments, but one of the most painful was when he finally had to give up driving. Not only had it always been something he’d loved doing, but it felt like that moment also represented his loss of independence".

Flo the Citroën 2CV and the Alutech Team at the FIT Show 2019

Steve continued: 

"We came up with the idea of ‘The 2CV Challenge’ earlier this year, when an old Citroen 2CV car overtook the coach Rich and myself were on and we said how much fun it would be to drive one again. It went from that, to driving it back from the Alps next year. Along the way we’ll be completing a tonne of challenges in order to raise as much money for Dementia UK as we can".

With a target of £100,000, some of the challenges that have already been set for us are:

• Run Rabbit Run – Myself and Rich will play rock paper scissors, and the winner will drive ahead for 10 minutes, while the loser has to jog to catch up while wearing an Easter bunny outfit.

• Strong Man – We will have a competition to see who can pull the 2CV the furthest in 30 seconds.

• The Winner Takes It All – This is when we will take turns to sing EVERY Abba song (approximately 3 hours of torture). We will share clips on social media of each other and you can decide the winner, who will then enjoy a well-earned nap in the back while the loser continues the drive!

The Alutech Team promoting the fundraising at the FIT Show 2019

There are a number of ways to help ‘Flo’ and Team 2CV to reach our financial goal of £100k for dementia. Simply pledge some money on the dedicated JustGiving page because you believe in the cause, or challenge the team to do something fun or crazy to make the drive more fun!

If you’re an individual you can set us a challenge for £50, as long as it’s not against EU law! If you’re a company, then we’ll complete any challenge for £200, and we’ll share the evidence with you on video via social media, whilst giving your company a big shout out!

Pledges of any value are most welcome and all the money will go directly to the charity.

When donating through JustGiving please remember to suggest your challenge or bet when asked to leave a message at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/steve-hudson6 .

Alternatively, you can email steve@the2cvchallenge.com or visit www.the2cvchallenge.com, - tag #the2CVchallenge

We hope to see you there!!

Thanks,
Steve Hudson

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