Huge thanks from our veterans for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.

PLEASE HELP ARMED FORCES VETERANS BY SPONSORING OUR 2 DAY MOUNTAIN BIKE CHALLENGE

In April 1999 Riverside ECHG contacted the Ministry of Defence to see how it could help homeless veterans.  Since then we have developed several services to help over 7000 veterans find suitable accommodation via SPACES,  to gain more info please visit www.spaces.org.uk  & www.riverside.org.uk

In 2011 a new accommodation project called The Beacon will opened in Catterick North Yorkshire.   Part of the project will be a Remembrance Garden which will be designed and built by veterans, this can only be made possible by donations from the public.

 

The challenge is as follows:

On the 25th September Mountain Bike riders will set off on a challenging 2 day charity ride in aid of Armed Forces Veterans, the route will take them through some of the most beautiful & demanding country side in the area.   They will be following mountain bike routes not for the faint hearted, covering more than 100 miles over the 2 days.

The ride will take them from Middlesbrough to York on day 1 following mountain bike route 65, then York to Richmond North Yorkshire for day 2, most of which should be on tarmac, the finish line will be Richmond Market Square on the 26th September.

Money raised will go towards a Remembrance Garden that will be part of a new project for homeless veterans called The Beacon, located in Catterick North Yorkshire, presently being built by Riverside ECHG.

Remembering past comrades is part and parcel of a veteran’s life, so it is veterans who will design & help create the Remembrance Garden the way they want it to be. 

It will be (to use a cliché) a labour of love that will only be achieved by the willingness of unselfish people to help raise money, and the generosity of the British public to give to a worthy cause. 

Should you wish to join the ride on either days contact Ian (pinky) Summersgill at .kaynpinky@msn.com

If you require sponsorship forms or further info please contact  trevor.morris@riverside.org.uk  or tony.holling@riverside.org.uk

 

So please join in, make a donation, tell friends about the fundraiser, hand out sponsor forms & turn up on the 26^th September to help us say thank you to the riders taking part.

 

Our thanks go to the following riders & organisers who are helping to make this possible:

Armed Forces Veterans               Stronger Together

Serving Armed Forces                  Thank You

Trevor Morris                                  Riverside ECHG
Ian Summersgill                              Local Fundraiser
Tony Holling                                    Riverside ECHG
Paul Coxon                                      Local Fundraiser
Acklam Rugby Club Bikers         Blokes with Big Hearts
Birchy Bikers                                  Westy’s Biking Builders
Coronation Football Team           Not England, a lot better 

Reece Dinsdale                                Veteran

Audrey Samarin                                Veteran  

Daryl Watts                                         Veteran

Andrew Barrett                                  Veteran

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