Many of us at Bray Leino have personal connections to the North Devon Hospice and the vital work it does. It’s a special charity, worth going the extra mile or two to support.

Which is exactly what we’ve volunteered Bray Velo - our cycling team - for. We're a rag-tag bunch of twenty-something braggadocio and middle-aged bravado and we will compete in two savage cycle rides in June and September, plus endure several hundred miles of training to get race fit.

Each event involves several thousand feet of climbing through the steepest hills North Devon has to offer. So your donations are hugely welcome and will make the widespread application of chamois cream all the more worthwhile.