Kirsty Cooper

Bikes Against Bombs 2021 for MAG

Fundraising for MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
£2,055
raised of £2,000 target
by 24 supporters
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Superheroes from the convenience and wholesale retail sector are taking to their bikes again for MAG raising lifesaving funds to clear more landmines and unexploded bombs. This year they'll cycle in the UK 8 rides, 8 regions, 8 days, £50,000!

Story

Since 2015, 75 UK wholesale, convenience retail, FMCG and service-provider execs have raised over £673,000 on five industry bike rides for MAG (Mines Advisory Group) the Manchester based charity, awarded Co-Laureate Nobel Peace Prize for international campaigning to ban landmines. The rides, in Sri Lanka, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, have helped MAG save lives and build safer futures for communities ravaged by the effects of war. Every day, 15 people are killed or injured by landmines and unexploded bombs. Almost half of casualties are children. We ride in support of MAG teams around the world who remove and destroy these deadly items for good from communities affected by conflict. Every landmine and deadly weapon taken out of the ground is a life saved, an injury prevented and a community given the opportunity to flourish. For 2021 we had been planning a ride in Zimbabwe however, given current events and with heavy hearts, we have decided to push that plan back to 2022. and instead

About the campaign

Superheroes from the convenience and wholesale retail sector are taking to their bikes again for MAG raising lifesaving funds to clear more landmines and unexploded bombs. This year they'll cycle in the UK 8 rides, 8 regions, 8 days, £50,000!

About the charity

Every single day, 15 people are killed or injured because of landmines and other explosive weapons. Half of all civilian casualties are children. MAG finds and destroys these weapons to save lives and rebuild futures; helping people to grow crops, attend school and build homes.

Donation summary

Total raised
£2,054.01
+ £316.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,304.01
Offline donations
£750.00

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