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The best challenges' in life are often thought of over several pints and a curry and this one is no different.  All of a sudden.... oops too late, we are doing this.  

The Little and Large Cycle Challenge is a ride from Land's End to John O'Groats between 28th April and 8th May 2023.  

The riders are Tony Shaw, Andy Cartwright and Craig Shaw.  The support team are Aki Atkinson, Dave Shaw Tony Lewis, with medical support from Andy Thurgood.  

As you can imagine, its not just as simple as jumping on a bike and off you go.  Training has started and by the time we depart, we should have 5 months worth under our belts and many miles.  

Being Freemasons, we are a band of brothers with common values. Through a shared bond of benevolence, we donate our own money to help others. Not many people know that in this country, Freemasonry is one of the largest donators to charity outside of the National Lottery. Everything we raise, is generated from within or by doing challenges such as this with the assistance of generous people such as you.

The Herefordshire Masonic Charity Association has been chosen as they are a masonic charity that generously helps to support many local charities outside of freemasonry.  They provide grants worth tens of thousands of pounds every year. Some.of the many charities assited through HMCA are as follows:

• Hereford Cathedral Trust
• Ledbury Maritime Cadets
• Hay on Wye Food Bank
• The Haven Breast Cancer Support
• Riding for the disabled
• Burghill School
• Bromyard Food bank
• Royal College for the blind
• Happy Days
• Mind Step
• Yelini Centre
• The Cart Shed
• Lifelites
• Hereford Food Bank
• Hereford Carers
• Hereford Young Carers
• Marches Counselling Service
• Ross on Wye Community Trust
• Midlands Air ambulance
• Marches Family Network
• St. thomas Cantilupe Schoo
• Ledbury Community Action
  

We would like to all thank our families for supporting us in this challenge as they too have had to make sacrifices to accommodate our madness.  We would also like to thank you for your generous support. 

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