***LATEST NEWS***
- We have now raised over £88k! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far!
We were all distressed to hear the dreadful news that following a period of illness and suffering painful symptoms, David Peake has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Whilst it is not thought that the cancer is curable, there is treatment available that has the potential of enhancing and increasing the remainder of David’s life.
We intend to do everything that we can to raise sufficient funds to enable David and his family to receive the very best treatment and support that is available – to do this we need your generous donations!!
The target is to raise £100,000 over the next six months to fund the ongoing treatment for David.
The Appeal fund has already received many indications of support and we now need to turn those kind sentiments into hard cash, so we are appealing to you to dig deep to make sure that we get the money side taken care of and David’s family can concentrate on providing the emotional support needed.
Kick starting the fund raising, a team of 8 from Grange Jaguar and Aston Martin completed the “3 Peaks Challenge for Peake” on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th of July. Details of the challenge are here. The team completed the challenge within a difficult 24 hour time frame. The support for this challenge was fantastic and helped raise thousands of pounds towards the £100k goal.
Other fund raising activities are being arranged and will be added to this web site. We will keep a running total each day to show you how we are getting on with achieving our fund raising target.
Please make sure that you pass on your best wishes to David by adding your comments in the section below.
We would like to thank you for taking the time to visit our Appeal site and thank you for your generosity in supporting the fund raising efforts to help David’s treatment and support.
Thanks and best wishes
David Peake Appeal team
David Peake Appeal 
Great to met you today Gerry hope tonight’s goes well for you if you neeed any fund raising ideas please get in touch happy to help x 07739250195 x and enjoy your well deserved holiday Annette
Hi David
so sorry to hear about your latest challenge,[ as if you needed another]
You must be the world’s most popular guy, so many people on their toes for you.
I’m gonna fish the match next week if there’s any spaces left.
My boys send their best wishes, jamie won the Kimbolton annual match yesterday with 57lbs, hopefully we’ll get you at it next year.
Best wishes
Steve MacSweeney
Love and huge kisses to you both love the johnsons xxxxxx
Hi Dave and Gerry, just to wish you the best of luck, stay positive! Will call in to see you next time in WGC, Best Wishes Andy E.
hi dave and gerry , saw your son dave today and told me about all the fund raising to come sounds realy good,allot of organising great stuff brilliant,hope to see you soon keep eating pizzas,colin @ grange .
Hi David, just wondering how you’re doing – haven’t seen you for a little while and missing our little chats – hope you are keeping positive and not struggling too much – hopefully when you feel up to it you and Gerry might be able to pop in for a catch up – Don’t think for a minute that just because you’re not here at the moment, that you’re not in our thoughts and prayere because you are – always!
Lots of love and hugs to you both – Marie & Mum .xxx
Hi David. Holly Bly here!! So sorry to hear your not well, I will drop a donation into Aston Martin for you. Hurry up ang get better, I don’t want to deal with anyone else!!! Hope the challenge was a success. Xxx
Thinking of u always uncle dave. Xxxx. Sarah, dave and girls xxx
Dear David
Just phoned the garage to check my car in and they told me about your illness.
I have no doubt my car will be completely unroadworthy without your professional attentions and likely scrapped within the year!
More seriously I send you my heartfelt best wishes and am pleased to hear you are staying upbeat.
Only know you from my annual service but always struck by your down to earth cheery nature which makes a dull day a good one.
Dominic
wow what a day saturday was and what a turn out ,well done dave and gerry and families and friends from,colin gloria dan matt and luke and families x
Hi Dave and Gerry, It was lovely to see you again yesterday at the ludwick arms, what a brilliant afternoon. Having you as a friend for over 40 years i have never met anyone else with such determination and will to achieve your goal so we know that you’ll keep strong and positive during the months ahead.
Love from Pete and Sue.xx
Thank you to everyone who came to our fundraising day for Dave yesterday at The Ludwick Arms what a great turn out and what a fantastic day & night we had .We were over whelmed by all the support we received ,With your help we raised £3,610 . There is so many thank you’s, to every one who helped make the day a success . It was lovely to see friends we have not seen for along time but sorry if we did not get round to seeing everyone . The nurses who are looking after Dave even came and showed there suppport ,Thank you once again xxxxxxxx
Dave & Gerry – what a fantastic fundraising day it was yesterday at the Ludwick Arms. We were privileged to be a part of it. Keep up the good fight Dave, you are an extra special person and deserve the very best. The support you received yesterday is a testimony to the popularity of you both, well done! Love from Mick & Carol
Thinking of you all, what lovely people you have around you giving you all such support. love to you all. keep strong. Sue Alan and Hayley xx
wow that was a challenge and a half but nothing was gonna stop me or the lads getting up and down those mountains or our dave. I am lucky to have known dave all my life and look forward to many more years of his company he isn’t a friend he is family to me.
We would like to say a big thank you to every one who has helped on the ” 3 Peaks Challenge for Peake ” and especially the lads who had to do the climb. We are so proud of each and every one of you great team effort .xx
hi dave and gerry was great to see all the peakes doing the peaks send off today good luck to my matt and gary from the grange workshop, and good luck next saturday 21st at the ludwick pub welwyn garden fund raising day.colin @ grange.
hi gerrie and dave sorry to hear of your illness but we all send our best wishes and are thinking of you in this a long road ahead but nowing you as we do we are sure you will do it , dont now if you remember me i am chrissies sister margaret so i am sending you all our love mark will do a good job at the weekend and i am very proud to call him my nephew love to u all xxxxx
Hi David sorry to hear of your illness, my mother suffered from the same type of cancer. Good luck and I wish you and your family well.
Great bloke that I have had the pleasure of working with a couple of times through working for Aston Martin. Lovely to see such a rallying of support from everyone. Good luck with the 3 peak challenge this weekend.
Best regards Owen
hi marcia its jaida’s friend reece karen says you are doing a fundraising event at ludwick and if you want i will help and do a cake sale/stall
hi gerry and dave,its ere here(paula),this website it amazing,so nice to see all the coments and support your getting.looking forward to helping out in all the fund raising events that are going to be happening to raise money for the on going treatment for dave,and i will be wearing my band every day.wishing you all lots of luck and love,best wishes paula and boys.xxxxx
This is such an amazing website for such an amazing man that i am proud to call my father-inlaw! We are all with you mum and dad, whilst you fight this battle! We have had an incredible amount of support not only from family,friends and colleauges, but even from people who we don’t know giving donations and offering help! Keep that fire in your belly Dave, lots of love,hugs and kisses
marcia, David, Jaida, Lennon and Louie xxx
Hi David and Gerry is was so lovely to see you both today, Marie will be sorry that she missed you both, we will do all we can to help with fund raising, you have certainly been through the mill this last 3 years but you never fail to have a smile and a good word you are a lovely lovely man and you have a lovely family (even though David does call me a Northern Monkey – hee hee). Lots of luck with the 3 Peake’s Challenge! I wish I had a pound for every person who asks about you – we would have reached the target easily!! Keep fighting we are all behind you xxxxx Lots of love Grace xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Good luck Dave. I haven’t known you for long, but you are the most genuine “used car salesman” I have come across.
Good luck to the 3 Peaks Team as well, hope the weather is kinder to you than it was when we did it – we had snow on Ben Nevis, lashing rain on Scafell Pike and hail on Snowdon – and that was just three weeks ago!
Good Luck Spencer…. i hope you raise alot of money for David’s charity and i wish him and his family lost of luck and love for the future !!!!!! Love Jules & Luke x
HELLO DAVID I MAY HAVE ONLY KNOWN YOU FOR 2 SHORT YEARS BUT YOUR ABSENCE FROM GRANGE HAS BEEN VERY NOTICEABLE ESPECIALLY FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.ALWAYS A SMILE AND NEVER A FROWN ALONG WITH A FRIENDLY HANDSHAKE,SO IT WAS A REAL PLEASURE TO SEE YOU LAST WEEK..LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT VISIT BEST WISHES RAY HAYES
I would like to say on behalf of Dave & myself a big thank you to friend’s , family & work colleague’s for all the support & kind words you have shown us over this very tough time . Dave has along road to climb but i know he will fight this horrid disease . Good luck to the lads doing the ” 3 peak Challenge ” we will be with you every step of the way xx Gerry
hi dave and gerry was great to see you on tuesday at your desk at grange booking jobs in as if you hadn,t been away, all your customers ask about you every day,keep eating the pizza’s and fish and chips.see you soon colin
Its fantastic to see so much love & support. We are all feeling very positive and strong for you Dave. Good luck to you all involved in the 3 peaks for peak challenge Much love Jen, Clive, Gemma, Lauren & Nan xxxxxxxxx
I would like to say a big thank you to friends,family & work colleagues for all the support & kind words you have shown Dave & myself over this very tough time . Dave has a long road to climb but i know he will fight this horrid disease , also good luck to the lads who are doing ” The 3 Peaks Challenge ” we will be with you every step of the way xxxx Gerry
Hi David – just wondering how you’re doing – miss you loads at work, you were always so considerate and caring and always asking how everyone was getting on, always taking time to ask how my Mum was doing and me for that matter – you’re a great guy who definitely doesn’t deserve this – Of course I’m still attempting to win the lottery and should that happen, you will be my first port of call – take care & call in and see us when you can – lots of love & hugs to you all – Marie & Mum xxxxx
We are having a sale of home-made cakes next week for your appeal.
Good luck to everybody doing the 3 peaks challenge!
Kindest regards to you, David.
Hello David & Gerry, this is a wonderful wesbite and the very best opportunity to raise funds for your treatment. Mick and I are devastated to hear of your dilemma and want to wish you both the very best of good health that the fund raising can bring. We know you can do it and that you will have the support of many friends, colleagues and family around you both and we too are here to help you in any way that we can. You are more than just a colleague to Mick, so hurry up and get well soon so that you can both keep that appointment on the river bank that you have been talking about for so long.
Love and hugs, Mick & Carol Cooper x
Hello David, so sorry to hear about your illness. I know you won’t give up and and will keep on fighting !
What a good idea to have this website, I am pleased to be able to support this cause as I am sure many other Grange customers and friends will. Great to hear there will also be a Grange team doing the 3 Peaks Challenge, that’s a fantastic show of support and a testament to your popularity 🙂
All the best, Gerry Sorce
Hi David, it was great to meet you and your family out and about in town the other day and to have a little chat.Sorry to hear that you have a tough battle on your hands against a nasty illness,keep up the good fight.It was a pleasure to have worked with you while i was at Grange,your a great guy.All the very best to you,your family and all the guys doing the 3 peaks challenge.
Peter Allen.
Hi david I hope u get better soon everyones there for u xxxxxxxxxxxXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX
Gracie X
David, sorry to hear about your illness, best of luck to you as you fight this disease and best of luck to your friends doing the 3 peaks challenge raisng money for you. I am pleased to support this cause and my donation is on its way to you.
Over the six years that I have brought my car into Welwyn for servicing you have always met me with a smile a chat and fixed everything that I have asked for. It is a pleasure to do business with Grange Aston Martin because it is a pleasure to do business with chaps like you; a proper gentleman, you look after your customer and this ultimately reflects on the customer perception of Grange Aston Martin.
Keep well, keep fighting and good luck.
Roger Courtnell
Brilliant website for a real gentleman, good luck to all the boys doing the climb, best wishes Maria
what a great website for a great bloke,miss you at work,and there,s no one to shake hands with in the morning till you come back= all the best Colin
He’s to our uncle Dave, absolutely brilliant Web Site, very good luck with the appeal. Hope your boys are alright on the climb we will be thinking of them all the way. Lots of love to you Gerry and all the family. From Heather & Colin xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
more than happy to help will donate my gig money next week and happy to help with any other fund raising i can ok wendy leitch EX PEAKE was married to colin peake many moons ago ok . best wishes wendy