All about Gordon Valentine's John O'Groats to Land's End (JOGLE) cycle
Two UEA graduates from Norwich are cycling just under 1000 miles in 14 days, from Land’s End in Cornwall to John O‘Groats in Scotland, for charity.
They are among 21 cyclists from Brake the Cycle, a new social enterprise, that seeks to empower young people and encourage sustainable living through adventure and slow travel.
Read it on the Norwich Evening News website.
Website: www.brakethecycle.org.uk.
TWO members of 1st Chard Wheelers are to embark on a Lands End to John O’ Groats bike ride on April 28th, taking the classic route at record rate.
Whilst most cyclists take between 10 and 14 days to complete the 874 miles, Ivan Henry and Colin Gibbons, 42-year-old friends since childhood, have set themselves the gruelling target of six days, averaging 150 miles each day, or a daily 8-10 hours in the saddle.
Read the full news article View Online website: www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/9301/17/1/chard-wheelers-friends’-charity-challenge.
You can make donations through their Just Giving website pages: –
A COUPLE will embark on a charity motorbike ride from Lands End to John O Groats in memory of a friend who was killed in a crash last year.
Mike and Rachel Barrett are aiming to raise £1,000 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance in memory of their close friend Mick Hopson, from Todmorden, who died after his Yamaha motorbike collided with a Volkswagen Polo in Milnrow last October.
Read it on the Todmorden News website.
Make a donation: www.justgiving.com/Michael-Barrett3.
The 1,078-mile journey raised funds for a charity close to his heart, the Rosemere Cancer Foundation, in Preston, his mother having died from the disease in her mid-30s.
Read the full news article on Clitheroe Today website: www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk/clitheroenews/Solicitor-completes-Land39s-End-to.6613189.jp.
Make a donation: www.justgiving.com/EatsgoesEndtoEnd.
A HAMPSHIRE policeman has completed a 936-mile cycle challenge, with only ten days training.
Paul Owen, 42, from Gundleton near Alresford, stepped up at the last minute to take on the Land’s End to John O’Groats bike ride, when another team member pulled out. Travelling from the furthest south west point of Great Britain to the extreme north east, Paul battled gale-force winds and driving rain to reach the finish line.
Read the full news article on Daily Echo website: www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/8485333.Land___s_End_to_John_O___Groats_bike_ride_for_Hampshire_policeman/.
Make a donation: www.justgiving.com/PaulsStupidRide.
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