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Maybe it's just me, I get this when I click either of the links or type it in:

Network Error (dns_unresolved_hostname)

Your requested host "www.heatfund.org.uk" could not be resolved by DNS. 
 
For assistance, contact your network support team. 

dunno what's going on there? maybe the site was being updated at the time?

Still down for me.

hmmmm I'm sorry I don't have a clue what's going on there, I'm not really techy enough (I still look up and point at aeroplanes, as for magnets - how the f*ck do they work?!) But.... It has worked for literally thousands of people so I'm guessing it's a problem at your end?

Speaking of which, I'm utterly astounded at the response we've had, thank you, all of you, so much. The support has been astounding! We were sat in a caff stealing wifi (no interwebs at home yet) and Han had tears rolling down her cheeks looking at all the donations and messages of support from people we've never met. If things keep going at this rate it won't be long until she can sack in the wheelchair altogether and get around like this:


Robocop the romance novel by Olav Rokne, on Flickr

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Similar thing happened to my mate's sister as well, bar just twisted into the frame, doing some pull ups, ripped out, landed in a laundry basket! Then a couple of weeks later another friend puts up a fingerboard and then tears it down on his first set of pull ups, landing on his arse. At best it's embarrassing, and at worst...well, shiiiit....

I bruised my coccyx really badly when exactly the same thing happened to my pull up bar and I landed on bare floorboards, it's terrifying to think how landing slightly differently could have made it a totally different story.

Wow, so lucky. Here's an anatomy lesson on what happens when you damage your spinal cord:
http://www.apparelyzed.com/spinalcord.html
Anyone that even tries to talk to me about intelligent design had better be prepared for an earful.

I don't know any stats for this kind of accident, but I've seen a lot of bars installed without the brackets, christ, I've pulled on a lot myself, including inverting.

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I can't help but feel that your strongest weapon in your armoury for the future is the amazing positive attitude the comes across in your posts - I know that I wouldn't be able to display such fortitude in the face of adversity. Best of luck with the fundraising!

Cheers man, I think it's better to flit between elation and despair (and don't get me wrong, there's been a fair bit of that) than to be just slightly down all the time.

[Teaboy]

I didn't see gift aid checkbox anywhere. I know little about such things but they seem to be pretty standard on most charitable donations so may be worth looking in to

[mrjonathanr]

Seconded ^^.

Good luck.

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As only one person benefits from the fund we're not eligible for Gift Aid or a Just Giving page, it's not a registered charity it's a charitable trust fund. Also, if anyone else is kind enough to donate, a bank transfer or cheque is better for us as PayPal take a small percentage themselves.

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If anyone's about in Yorkshire this weekend, Andy and Ella Kirkpatrick are doing a special lecture in Harrogate on Saturday evening. 7pm at Ashville College, tenner a ticket, all proceeds to the HEAT fund.

https://heatfund.ticketbud.com/andy-kirkpatrick-special-lecture

 

[mrjonathanr]

As only one person benefits from the fund we're not eligible for Gift Aid or a Just Giving page, it's not a registered charity it's a charitable trust fund.

I spoke to someone about this sort of thing recently who was of the opinion you could set up a charity easily enough (properly, with trustees and aims) and effectively just disburse to one person. I'd look into this more. You might be able to benefit more than you think.