On the 27th November 2008 Kelly and I were booked in to spend one night at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. Unfortunately, that happened to be the same night that terrorists embarked upon a rampage, killing crowds of innocent people and injuring many more. I was one of eight British people to sustain injuries and as a result, I will spend the rest of my life in a wheel chair.
The reason for this website is because I am not eligible for any compensation; not from my travel insurance, not from the Indian Government and not from the British Government. The Will Pike Mumbai Appeal, is going to help cover all the necessary costs of living with a spinal injury, from home adaptations to physiotherapy. We will also be using this space to campaign for change, because this could happen to anybody who is a victim of terrorism abroad.
Thank you for taking the time to help.
Will Pike
Will & Kelly's StoryIt is almost a year since the Mumbai terrorist attack on the Taj Mahal, which left Will paralysed from the waist down.
The Need for CompensationThe Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme doesn’t cover injuries abroad; and standard travel insurance does not cover acts of terrorism.
How Can You Help?Any donation is welcome.
A Paypal account has been set up for the appeal, and we are also needing any items for our Ebay auction site.
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20.11.10
WE ARE BEING IGNORED BY THE NEW GOVERNMENT.
We have reason to suspect that they intend to backslide on the commitment to support victims of terrorism.
This is outrageous. And completely unacceptable.
18.01.10
PLANS TO COMPENSATE ANNOUNCED!
Today we drank champagne because there is no need to campaign tomorrow.
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07.01.10
DAILY MAIL GETS ON BOARD
Please read our latest article in the Daily Mail...
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30.12.09
MY 30th B-Day!
Great day...
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26.11.09
MUMBAI ANNIVERSARY
As anniversaries go, this was a fairly strange one...
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25.11.09
DISAPPOINTED BY QUEEN'S SPEECH
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01.11.09
THE ARRIVAL OF HANS!
We wlcome our new Miniature Dachshund to the home of Welly...
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18.10.09
OBSERVER ARTICLE
Ned Temko reports that the battle for compensation is won...
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2-4.10.09
48hr FILM COMPETITION
Myself and co film maker, Will Riddell, managed to deliver a film....
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02.10.09
RADIO 5 LIVE
I was on the radio again this morning...
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25.08.09
A BIG CATCH UP!
Firstly, I'd just like to say thankyou to everybody for their continued support...
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19.05.2009
Thank you everybody for being so generous. We are sorry we
don't have the time to thank you all personally right now...
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13.05.2009
See the Sky News TV interview here
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10.05.2009
The Observer newspaper has run a feature on Will's story.
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