Hello, 

112 miles, overnight.

After riding the British Heart Foundation's London to Brighton bike ride last year with Hayden and Ed, Ed and I have decided to go further this year, and also to pick our own charity. We've opted to ride the Dunwich Dynamo - an overnight ride between London and Dunwich in Suffolk, approximately 112 miles! What better opportunity to raise money for a just cause that's close to us!

We'll be raising money for Shelter. Shelter do very important work in the UK, giving support and advice to those who are in precarious housing situations, alongside supporting homeless people and helping them move off the streets. As government budgets have been cut back, charities like Shelter have had to pick up the slack, it's very important work and they need all the support they can get. Imagine being served an eviction notice through no fault of your own, being forced to move into a friends or family members house or completely unsuitable accomodation as you can't afford the increase in rent. What if you don't have a friend or family member to turn to? Anyone can end up in these situations especially kids through no fault of their own, let's make sure there's someone to turn to if they do.

It's just over one month away and I haven't done any real training yet, I'm not sure about Ed either... let's hope this goes well.

Thanks for your support! 

Ben and Ed

(Bed)

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