Postman makes a golden trip around UK

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A postman is travelling the UK visiting all 105 Olympic and Paralympic gold painted postboxes including the one at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

Gary White, 29, who grew up in Waddesdon, has raised more than £900 for Motor Neurone Disease Association in memory of his aunt, Christine Goodall, who died at 56 from the disease in Arkansas.

Mr White said: “It’s a bit different doing this.

“I enjoy driving about and seeing the country.”

Mr White, who has now driven 2,500 miles, has also been sending postcards at each letterbox with the gold medal winner stamps which he had intended to send to his aunt before her death.

He added: “The Olympics was a feel good time and I’m trying to tap into that.

“But it’s more for my aunt to make use of the stamps I bought to give to her.”

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Between 28th June - 5th July, and 20th - 25th july, I am embarking on a journey around mainland UK visiting all 104 gold postboxes, to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
In 2012, every time a Team GB Athlete won a gold medal in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Royal Mail painted a new postbox gold. These postboxes are located in the home towns of the corresponding athletes. At each post box I will be taking a photo, and posting a postcard, using the stamp that was produced for the corresponding gold medal

Why am I doing this? I am raising money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, in memory of my Aunt who died from this condition in 2012. Click on the link by the fundraising box to read more about my story - and if you are feeling generous, you can donate directly to the charity here too!

You can follow my progress from this page - a live map, most recent blog entries and tweets are all displayed below. Thanks for visiting!