***Missing People Bike Ride now under way (Kate McCann, Simon Cowell and Stephen Fry back Missing People campaign on Twitter)

Madeleine McCann was three when she went missing from her family’s holiday apartment in Portugal’s Algarve on May 3, 2007 as her parents, Kate and Gerry, dined at a nearby tapas restaurant with friends.

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Celebrities including Stephen Fry and Simon Cowell have joined a charity Twitter campaign to help find missing children.
The QI host and X Factor supremo reached out to their combined total of nearly 22 million followers in support of Missing People’s Big Tweet, on International Missing Children’s Day.
They were joined by Madeleine McCann’s mother Kate, who said the campaign “harnesses social media for good”.
Kate McCann will also lead a 500-mile (805km) bike ride from Edinburgh to London in June to raise £10,000 for a missing persons charity.
Mrs McCann will lead 20 cyclists on a Cycle Challenge starting at Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh’s landmark hill, on June 13. They will then take in Newcastle, York, Nottingham and Northampton before finishing at the Tower of London on June 17.
Madeleine was three when she went missing from her family’s holiday apartment in Portugal’s Algarve on May 3, 2007 as her parents, Kate and Gerry, dined at a nearby tapas restaurant with friends.

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Madeleine’s disappearance is one of the most famous missing persons cases of all time.
Her parents recently won a libel payout against Portuguese detective Goncalo Amaral, who had been on trial over claims he made in a book and a documentary that the couple were involved in Madeleine’s disappearance in Praia da Luz.
In a written verdict, a Lisbon court agreed that Mr Amaral should pay Mr and Mrs McCann 250,000 euros (£179,000) each in damages and it banned further sales of his book, The Truth Of The Lie.
British police officers spent eight days searching three areas of land in Praia da Luz last June, close to where Madeleine disappeared, but found no new evidence.
The Metropolitan Police launched their own operation in 2011.
Missing People is launching a fund-raising effort alongside Mrs McCann’s ride. £MissforMay encourages people to give up a luxury for May and donate the money they save.
Its chief executive, Jo Youle, said: “We are hugely grateful to Kate McCann for taking on this incredible challenge to help missing people and their families across the UK.”
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There is a lovely pic of Simon Cowell in the above report.

But one of Stephen Fry - another Missing People sponsor - is missing.

So here's one:

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The same Simon Cowell, who WAS completely 'duped/conned' by a 'doppleganger' DOG, who he gave a standing 'ovation' to, at BGT?

The same Simon Cowell who gave £250,000, of HIS 'money, to the 'fraudulent' winner of BGT? (May 2015)

Oh, THAT Simon Cowell!

NOTHING doggy dodgy gets 'past' HIM, does it?

And 'dogs' can't speak! X knows what he 'believes' about 'stuff', the McCann's have 'told' him!

(Madeleine was 'abducted', honestly, Si)

Not even the McCann's own 'lawyers', in UK and Portugal will say and 'back' THAT 'claim' up!

Remind me, where is SC's autobiography writing 'best mate' MC, at the moment?

And has SC 'visited' him, THERE?????

eta: SC would have been 'better off' GIVING/DONATING his £250,000 prize 'money' to K&G's private plc Madeleine's 'fund'!

Then, 'they' would only have to 'plough' in only £750,000 of their 'own money' to keep the, running at a 'loss', Madeleine's Fund 'going'

"Direct ACTION" and all 'that'!

Go on Cowelly, 'give' the Mcs £250.000 to 'use' as they, and their wider family, 'see fit'

In case anyone's wondering, the 'word' DOES indeed rhyme with, JUG!

Tony Bennett wrote:There is a lovely pic of Simon Cowell in the above report.

But one of Stephen Fry - another Missing Children sponsor - is missing.

So here's one:

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I find it really quite pervy when a person marries someone 30 years their junior. That's nearly young enough to be a grandchild (if you live in Coronation Street!) 

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Kate McCann will also lead a 500-mile (805km) bike ride from Edinburgh to London in June to raise £10,000 for a missing persons charity.
Mrs McCann will lead 20 cyclists on a Cycle Challenge starting at Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh’s landmark hill, on June 13.
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OMG!

What if the 'dear leader' crashes?

500 mile bike 'ride' instantly abandoned, presumeably?

Well, how could the 'riders' possibly 'go on' without being 'led' by their 'dear leader'?

Oh, hang on, this is the FOURTH, 500 mile bike ride to raise money for the Missing People CEO, pay 'rise' 'charidy'

How did they, the REAL 'fundraisers' possibly do 'it' 3 times BEFORE 'dear leaders' Kate and Fiona were there to 'lead' them?

ps: Jerry Lawton and M Brunt WON'T look 'good' puffing and huffing, on their bikes, up those 'hills', in Yorkshire, will they?

(Probably 'photoshop' them OUT!)

Don't want ANYONE 'photo bombing' Kate and Fiona's 'celebrity' photo opportunities, do we?

Let's 'play' a game!

You get a round of 'applause' for 'naming' ANY of the 'other' 22, 500 mile, bike 'riders' (Yes, THERE are 22 'other' 500 mile bike 'riders, not that you'd 'know it'! C'mon, own up, you all 'thought' there was ONLY, 2 (TWO) 500 mile bike 'riders' for the Missing People annual 500 mile bike 'ride')

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Which one, pray?

Portia wrote:

A missing persons charity

Which one, pray?

The 'one' that's most 'popular/trending'......................THIS 'week'?

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Which one, pray?

It seems to me Portia there is only one missing persons 'charity'. If there were only one bus company, one supermarket, one energy company then the monopolies commission might have something to say about that.

Missing People is endorsed by the UK Home Office, UK Police and receives funding from the EU.

Missing People whooshed away their Patron Cliff Richard from their website and swiftly re-introduced his photograph.

Pat Geenty, Chief Constable of Wiltshire is quoted on MP's website as urging other police authorities to refer to this charity. Pat Geenty was a guest speaker at MP's first conference for the families of missing people. Pat Geenty is now under investigation over his handling of a sexual abuse case.

Missing People seems to be a poisoned chalice for Pat Geenty - I don't actually believe he is anything other than genuine but that's my opinion.

What charity indeed!

500 mile bike ride yaaaaaaawn.

Fern Briton has recently completed a 1,000 mile bike ride (not that I am a fan of hers) but I cannot undertand why all the fuss because Mrs. and her bezzie mate, R Fi are doing this bike ride.   The bezzie mate who didn't even go to Portugal and stand in the witness box and tell the judge just how devastated her bezzie mate and bezzie mate's husband were after their daughter disappeared - as after all she witnessed it first hand, the devastation, we recently read.

Fry, Cowell who cares - another yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn from me.

I assume Kate's dad is ok now then as he was too ill for her to attend Madeleine's memorial yet she can do a 500 mile bike ride.

How long would it take to ride 500 miles, just in case she needs to nip home? A bit longer than a memorial service I assume.

I wonder, since Kate has only raised about half of her goal, the "charity" will realize her golden days are over. How long, you think, and they will have no use for her any longer?

Don't fret happychick. Mr Healy seems to be on the mend. Ma and Pa Healy have donated £50 and best wishes to their daughter's fundraiser.Only about another 5K to go. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Odd thing is, Missing People seem to have become the Mccann personal charity. Most donations to Kate's bikeathon make ref to Madeleine or Kate's suffering and who can forget when the charity publicly stated it was going to concentrate on Madeleine during a high profile push. Well played Birmingham Evening mail in that instance. It published an article saying it was wrong that other missing persons didn't get a look in. The same publication has also published readers letters questioning the abduction theory and bias by other media outlets.

lj wrote:I wonder, since Kate has only raised about half of her goal, the "charity" will realize her golden days are over. How long, you think, and they will have no use for her any longer?

Well, I don't know. 

I'm still very surprise by Alan Pike's statement in the Lisbon court  that they were advised to use publicity to spread the news of the abductionby an organisation who specialise in Missing People. 

That raises a couple of questions. How soon did MP know about the abduction in order to advise spreading the news far and wide? 

Why are they giving such advice which is exactly the opposite of that of the police both in Portugal and the UK? 

Is it not the case that this charity professes to work alongside  the police? 

The only activity I've seen from MP was an appearance on TV telling people 'who might be too frightened to call the police' that they could phone MP. In effect iirc he said that's what they were for. I think it was in relation to either the Tia or April Jones case.

To all posters,
be prepared for a massive push by MSM over this event for the next week or so, as has been said already it is supposed to be about raising funds for "Missing people" of which Madeleine McCann is obviously missing, as no one officially knows of her whereabouts!
If you happen to see the charity riders passing by,Please do not allow your self to shout abuse or behave in an offensive manner, if you disagree just turn your back on them.
Simon Cowell is offensive enough in his image already, he only uses's the people from his crap TV shows to make money for his company, he doesn't care of the mockery and sneers directed at the shows participants, "it's Entertainment" yeah right?
No wonder the UK Government love these programmes, keeping the masses from what is really happening in the world?

The MSM would love to post stories of offensive nature /attitudes directed towards Kate McCann and the charity riders so as to prompt headlines for their Wrag newspaper proprietors.

Jean 'sniffer' Monroe.

There are, supposedly, 'questions' starting to be 'asked' about this 'particular' (2015) MP 'bike ride'.

I'm off to 'sniff' around.

Laters.

jeanmonroe wrote:The same Simon Cowell, who WAS completely 'duped/conned' by a 'doppleganger' DOG, who he gave a standing 'ovation' to, at BGT?

The same Simon Cowell who gave £250,000, of HIS 'money, to the 'fraudulent' winner of BGT? (May 2015)

Oh, THAT Simon Cowell!

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 That would also be the same Simon Cowell who paid £50,000 bail for his child abusing friend Jonathan King.

Do I remember someone knocking up his best friends wife?

For a future edition of a new panel show, QI – Quit Investigating

Stephen “Can anyone tell me what happened to Madeleine McCann in Praia Da Luz, May 2007?”

Alan “Did she die in an Ocean Club apartment 5A, an abduction was simulated and her parents were involved in a conspiracy to conceal her body?”

BUUUUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!

Stephen “Oh my sadly mistaken little chummly friend. Madeleine was abducted. Abducted by a drugged up, dead tractor driving, bogus charidy collector, sardine munching stealth burglar, Gerry McCann look-a-likey, Polish Touristy, never to be found non-tourist, who never left a trace of any evidence. Minus €1.5million from your score – sorry, bank account” 

Strange to see a picture of Simon Cowell clean shaven.  In most of the pics I've seen of him recently, he's always been pictured with a "beard". 

Love your QI spoof, Rogue-a-Tory. Here's the actual klaxon to go with it.

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Michael Shaw • 3 days ago
Rather inaccurate article, libel trial? Dear oh dear. Nothing to do with the thesis in the book which was based on official PJ police files. Please try and report with honesty you appear so biased now, still it's helping DrAmaral's appeal fund.

Purple • 3 days ago
It was a damages trial, not libel. And the judge didn't say that what is in the book isn't true. Read the full judgement.

Adge Cutler • 3 days ago
Why does anyone trust Kate? when she neglected her own child.

PeterMac wrote:They allowed comments, and may still do.

Michael Shaw • 3 days ago
Rather inaccurate article, libel trial? Dear oh dear. Nothing to do with the thesis in the book which was based on official PJ police files. Please try and report with honesty you appear so biased now, still it's helping DrAmaral's appeal fund.

Purple • 3 days ago
It was a damages trial, not libel. And the judge didn't say that what is in the book isn't true. Read the full judgement.

Adge Cutler • 3 days ago
Why does anyone trust Kate? when she neglected her own child.

Love this one on the KM JustGiving site (Just giving, cos Kate's the kinda gal that never stops giving)

Keep searching Kate xx
Donation by Noreen on 03/06/15


Oh the irony, after 8 years maybe the Mcs will finally start searching.

Keep searching Kate xx
Donation by Noreen on 03/06/15
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'Noreen' should have 'added'

"But you don't have to 'search' between 13th-17th June 2015, ok? Bike riding, with Fiona, takes precedence to your non stop searching. Gerry will 'relieve you' (oh, how we laughed when Jane 'relieved' Russell, remember Kate?) and take up the 'search' for Madeleine on those days" xx.

Kate mccann is guest post on mumsnet which has surprised me tbh

It was 'bound' to happen, wasn't it?

"Questions"

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CYCLE CHALLENGE (2015) June 13th-17th.
from Mike Stapes
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Mon, 8 Jun 2015 at 12:34pm
Dear Sir,
Could you please confirm, or deny, the following, regarding the Missing People 500 mile cycle challenge, taking place between 13th-17th of June, 2015.
1) Is Mrs K McCann is the leader of the Missing People cycle challenge bike ride.?
2) That members of the support team, for the duration of the cycle challenge, are SPS (Special Protection Service) officers, or police officers, protecting Mrs McCann and Fiona Webster, from possible threats to their safety, given that Mrs McCann's family handed over, personally, to Metropolitan Police, a dossier containing threats to the McCann family? If there are protection officers, accompanying the ride, are the Missing People charity paying for their 5 day expenses.?
3) Is it true, that all the other charity fund raiser riders have had to sign a confidentially agreement, that they are not to discuss, talk about, mention, the disappearance of Mrs McCann's daughter, Madeleine, with either Mrs McCann or Fiona Webster, even if they doubt what they have previously been told, for the duration of the bike ride, or, at no time, during the cycle challenge, to oppose, or challenge, publicly, with the threat of sanction/instant removal, from the cycle challenge, the official Missing People position that Madeleine McCann was abducted, from her bed, as told to them, only by their ambassador, Mrs McCann?
4) Is the 500 mile cycle challenge, specifically aimed at raising awareness of missing people, or aimed at, specifically, raising the profile of Missing People ambassador Mrs McCann and her friend Fiona Webster.?
5) Why are Mrs McCann and Fiona Webster, who have both admitted to having left their children, alone, for over an hour, being feted, as fundraisers for Missing People, when it was Mrs McCann's own diliberate decision to leave Madeleine, out of her sight, in an unlocked apartment, abroad, culminating in Madeleine's disappearance.?
6) Has the CEO, of Missing People, donated, personally, to Mrs McCann's or Fiona Webster's cycle challenge fundraising.?
7) Can you explain why Fiona Webster is riding, the 500 mile Missing People cycle challenge 'in MEMORY of Madeleine McCann' instead of, say, 'riding FOR Madeleine McCann'?
8) Could you confirm, the number of missing people, 250,000 annually, relatives, who have told the Missing People charity, that they were, are. glad the investigation, any investigation, into their missing loved ones, was, is, closed, and that it didn't matter if any investigation was carried out, to locate/find their missing loved ones.?
9) Finally, could the Missing People charity, confirm, in writing, that Madeleine McCann was abducted from apartment G5A, Ocean Club, Praia de Luz, Portugal, on 3rd May, 2007, as Mrs McCann has told them.?

Yours faithfully,

Mike Stapes.
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The 'same' Mike Stapes who sent a FOI to MET Police 'regarding' OG's er, dig, in PDL, Portugal, in June 2014, and eventually got a 'reply' many, many, months later?

Wow Jeanmonroe, where did you find that ! ?

Here is Kate McCann's post on Mumsnet as a guest in the run up to the cycle challenge.

Guest post: Kate McCann - "vital time was lost in the search for Madeleine"

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"It is important to me that I play a role in preventing further heartache and despair for others."
This weekend, I will be embarking on a 500 mile cycle challenge from Edinburgh to London for the charity [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. In my third year as a voluntary ambassador for the charity, this challenge is an opportunity for me to raise funds to support the charity's vital work with missing children and adults, and the families they leave behind.

Eight years since my daughter Madeleine went missing, it is important to me that I play a role in preventing further heartache and despair for others in similar situations.

The cycle challenge also marks a year since the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] was launched in the UK. It's a simple idea - a mechanism for alerting as many people as possible when a child is thought to have been abducted and in imminent danger - but potentially life-saving. It is designed to provoke a rapid and widespread public response.

The night that our little girl was taken from her bed, we mistakenly presumed that some kind of alert would have gone out immediately to the public, to get as many eyes and ears involved in the search as possible. That didn't happen. No system existed to get the message out into the public domain quickly, and thereby recruit help. Vital time was lost in the search for Madeleine. We will never know the difference this could have made.
The night that our little girl was taken from her bed, we mistakenly presumed that some kind of alert would have gone out immediately to the public. That didn't happen.

The success of the system, however, is reliant on members of the public [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to receive free alerts when a child goes missing. In the past twelve months, over 123,000 people have done just that – but we need thousands more in order to achieve the reach we need.

So we can give ourselves the best possible chance of bringing home an abducted child quickly and safely, we need to grow our community. I hope that with every push of a pedal the Missing People cycle team makes this week, we will encourage more and more people to join us in solidarity with all of those families waiting at home, in limbo, without news of their loved one.

The journey from Edinburgh to London will be a tough one – hills and miles, and more miles and more hills – and I will be away from my twins for five whole days. But I know the team will keep each other going, and be strengthened by the knowledge that every ‘rpm’ will be contributing towards what is a lifeline when someone disappears.

The Mumsnet community is an important one, and you could make a real difference in the search for our missing children. Even if you are unable to make a donation to the charity, I'd be really grateful if you would take a moment to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to receive free Child Rescue Alerts via text message, email or through the app.

You can find out more about the Child Rescue Alert [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], and support Kate's cycle challenge [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].
By  Kate McCann

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You couldn't make this up if you tried.


Just my opinion.

Kate's very keen on Child Rescue Alert.  How many children in the UK are abducted every year?

Kate and pals, if you watch your children and don't leave them unattended at night in a foreign country then they won't be abducted.

Hi jeanmonroe
I bet that E-mail was whoooooshed away!?
As has been stated, the MSM will push their cause to what extreme they need to hide and obfuscate from the Truth!?
Be on your guard if the Saintly pair and helpers pass by,Just Turn your Back on them as a means of protest,if you wish to protest.
Ask your self who is Simon Cowell and what has he done to promote the UK, crappy TV shows, where people are made to look foolish or is that the Modus Operandi, to "Fool People"?
I do not know how Stephen Fry became involved, as it seems as though his dislike of Doctrines of Faith that impose their beliefs is a sort of protest of Anti Establishment Rules, is he now for the Establishment to convolute myths to people,as there is no proof of an Abduction?