Just an ordinary day in Tewkesbury as Mr Blobby takes the children to school!
Actually it was a mini practise (school) run, which also aimed to raise awareness of Sport Relief. It was my turn to take part in the Team Honk Relay. Dressed in a Mr Blobby costume I was to take the Baton from Sarah in Gotherington to Tewkesbury. Little did I know that the visibility in the Mr Blobby costume was really limited, or that my route would include roads with no or very little path and national speed limit for the drivers! The Mr Blobby costume also blew up using a fan, meaning that it was quite suffocating when down, and easily caught in the strong winds (my husband held me down at some points). The costume I guess was made for someone taller than me and so pulled around my feet because I had to hold it down to look through the mouth. I think this is why I ended up with the most agonising back pain, that and trying to walk the distance in wellies, as we had had a lot of flooding.
I’d like to thank my husband at this point for taking the day off work, and helping me along all my routes – despite the fact that he was really worried about my safety (and not feeling at all well). He was meant to walk with me, but our youngest son was really unwell and not at school. Therefore, they stayed in the car behind me, warning drivers that there was a bit of a hazard in the road.
Next came another problem in that the road we were meant to go down had flooded and closed. This made it difficult to find the meeting place, made me even more clueless to the route, and it slightly longer.
However, we did meet up with Sarah, collect the baton and even ended up in the local newspaper.
The support from my husband made me feel special. What also WAS a special feeling was knowing that despite the rain, and the wind, the lack of paths; that my back was in agony, that I was sweating and felt like I was going to pass out – I DID it! What kept me going is the thought of helping people in need, and the immense support from those around me. People stopping to take my photo, tweets, plenty of honks from cars and lorries, waves, high fives, and even those other people getting fit telling me that I was mad! The most important things for me is seeing how proud of me my children were, and what a great message I felt that I was sending to them too.
It was a surprisingly sunny day – I recommend anyone who is serious about fitness to get one of these omg did I have a workout!
To deliver the TeamHonkRelay Baton of course!
After my journey home the Baton had a rest – including the daytime of Valentine’s.
After seeing photos and comments about Mr Blobby all over social media we took to the streets once more. This time to Beavers for some Relay Races. We even did a special house call on the way.
Finally my whole family got up at 6am to walk to town to arrive for 8am to hand over the baton to Stressymummy.
The Teen was not impressed and quickly got well away from the rest of us.
It was very dark and very windy.
And I had to hurry up at the end so we were not late.
All made worthwhile by a loving hug from my proud son.
Finally the baton was no longer with Team Gloucestershire
and that was the end of the adventures with Mr Blobby
I do hope you have all enjoyed Julie, Sarah and my journey through Gloucestershire, and that you will dig into your pockets and sponsor me please. It need only be £1. The money raised helps those at home and abroad (with fresh water and life-saving vaccines).
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has sponsored us.
The first ever Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games take place from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd March 2014. The public can join the fun and games by running, swimming or cycling their way to raising cash at over a thousand venues around the country, including the landmark events at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
As one of the biggest fundraising events, Sport Relief brings the entire nation together to get active raise cash and change lives. The money raised by the public is spent by Comic Relief to help transform the lives of some of the poorest and most disadvantaged people both at home in the UK and across the world.
Text HONK to 70005 and donate £5 to Sport Relief
Many thanks to Party Delights who without their kind donation of a Mr Blobby costume so much hilarity would not have been possible.
Hehe, Love the Mr Blobby outfit, or Mrs Blobby :)… Welldone for doing the Team Honk Relay! Its a great cause..
What a great job you did Joy, fantastic! That suit looks incredibly uncomfortable and by your description it doesn’t sound like it made for an ideal journey, but it makes your achievement all the more special. And well done to Mr Pink Oddy too 🙂
Joy this cracks me up and everytime i see you in your Mr Blobby suit it never fails to make me smile. classic Team Honk moment i would say 🙂
well done for all your hard work and Blobby outfit wearing x x
What an awesome awesom outfit. I think you are going to be one of my most memorable moments of the Team Honk relay. Did I miss why you were in the police car?
Well done you – that picture of you in the Police car must make it to the final Team Honk montage! HONK!
Love the Mr Blobby outfit…and well done for Sport Relief and facing all the wind and floods…
I take my hat off to you – this is an absolutely amazing thing you did. To be in pain and keep going is quite something. Just brilliant.
Such a fab outfit and a big well done for stepping up to the challenge for such a great cause!
This is SO one of the definitive highlights of the relay. VERY well done on you and your family – such dedication and sporting stuff X
Ha ha! Blobby, Mr Blobby…..I think I have the CD somewhere! Well done on such a fab achievement. It looks like the whole day was so much fun!
What an AMAZING DAY!!! Well done you.
Wow how did you manage it! Brilliantly well done and I hope your back is better. #magicmoments
Blobby blobby blobby! Strangely I think you suited that suit – must be the pink 😉
Thank you for everything – for raising money, for being awesome and for stepping up to the challenge and making me laugh at every single photo of you in that suit!!!!! x
Amazing and awesome and some brilliant photos to remember it all by.
Well done you x x
Absolutely amazing…well donexxx what an achievement x #magicmoments
Honestly Joy, this made my week, you were absolutely hilarious and did so, so well. Am super proud of you! GO TEAM HONK! 😀
Well done! Every time I see a picture from your part of the relay, it makes me smile.
Blobby, blobby, blobby. I remember my dad making a giant Mr Blobby cute out for a fete one year, brilliant and brings back memories. Well done on raising so much money 🙂
Blobby, blobby, blobby. I remember my dad making a giant Mr Blobby cut out for a fete one year, brilliant and brings back memories. Well done on raising so much money 🙂
Your photos absolutely creased me up! You are hilarious. Great job. x
Joy you did the most amazing job!! your a star my lovely!! i so love the fact you went the whole hog and wore that amazing costume x
thanks for linking up with #MagicMoments
well done you! go go go TEAM HONK!
Bloody amazing! Well done! Loved looking at your photos, was Mrs Blobby having a well earned rest in the police car? x
yes indeed lol
OMG Amazing!!! :))) x
Great post Joy, and well done, that can’t of been easy in the costume!!
Ahhh, Joy. You’re amazing. What an absolute legend, I can’t believe you actually did this. Huge congrats on your achievement and for being part of the awesome Team Honk. It’s odd, because I actually hated Mr Blobby when he was around the first time, but these photos have had me crying with laughter on social media all week! xx
What a Magic Moment Joy – you are amazing!!
I couldn’t get in that costume because I’d be too claustrophobic so am mighty impressed. This has to be a #TeamHonk highlight it really highlights the fun in this amazing adventure! xx
Well done you! It looks like your children were very proud and you should be really proud of yourself. Great work. GO TEAM HONK!
Absolutely brilliant. I must admit I did laugh a lot at the idea of you having to be held down or float away in the wind! Well done you and all of TeamHonk. You’ve done amazing things xx