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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #0000ff;"><strong>Firstly, we would like to start by thanking all our sponsors for their support, both through generous donations to Cycling Projects, but also in route notes, and words of encouragement, and not forgetting the kindly donated French road maps we could not have done without.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #0000ff;"><strong>See the <a href="http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=3153f84d162dd4c5d28256cd5&id=a1d397358a&e=">thank you email</a> with the cycle trip details sent out to our sponsors after our return!</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #0000ff;"><strong><br />L</strong><strong>aurie Pither was a keen cyclist avid skier, loving husband, father and granddad. This 160 mile cycle is in memory of his passion for cycling and the beautiful French countryside.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Chosen charity - <a href="www.cycling.org.uk">Cycling Projects</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Since it was registered as a charity in 1991, the organisation has brought cycling into many people’s lives. The charity has become increasingly involved in cycling related training; bringing cycling to disabled people; encouraging people with poor health to take up cycling and working with excluded communities to help them make cycling part of their lives.</strong></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #0000ff;"><strong>Cycling Projects' vision is to ensure that cycling is accessible to all, through these main three themes:</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #0000ff;"><strong>Wheels for All: working to provide cycling opportunities for everyone to enjoy, including those with disabilities.</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #0000ff;"><strong>Cycling for Life: assisting in the development and improvement of people’s health through cycling.</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #0000ff;"><strong>Bike Links: creating opportunities, schemes and projects for the socially excluded and improving social well-being through cycling.</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page. Please check out </span></strong><a href="http://www.cycling.org.uk"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">www.cycling.org.uk</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"> for more info on our chosen charity.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Christina and Hattie xx</span></strong></p>
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