We found that cycling during COVID19 lockdown was a good way to get exercise and spend time with family whilst easily maintaining the social distance rules set. My grandchildren were all missing their various sporting clubs including football, netball & gymnastics so we started bike riding together. “Cycle Saturday” was born and soon became our own “Popsy   Pedallers” cycle group!

I have been a sponsor & supporter of the Guide Dogs charity for sometime as I have always admired the amount of training and commitment it takes to tap into a dogs intelligence and train them to be so fantastically helpful for those in need. My family have unfortunately experienced a range of eye issues in the past and you never know when you might need to call on a charity in your time of need. 

I have always had a love of dogs and wanted to be a police dog handler in my youth! As a family, we currently have 4 labradors (although these are most definitely not working dogs!)  They are fantastic characters, brilliant company and we would never be without them. 

Guide dogs emailed me a charity challenge email advertising “100 for Guide Dogs”  where you can choose your own challenge to Run100, Cycle100 or Swim100 between 1 July and 31 November. It doesn’t matter if you complete 100 metres, 100 minutes or 100 days! 

So, our challenge, we will cycle 100miles for Guide dogs! Just £100 could pay for five hours' training at a Guide Dogs training school which in time will make a huge difference to someone with sight loss. 

My team consists of.....

Trev, 62, diabetic, had eye surgery

Eden, 12 - netball & running enthusiast, visual impairment 

Evie, 10 - netball & gymnastic enthusiast, short sighted

Harry, 8 - football fanatic! 

Sam, 38 - sports fan, artificial eye

Nats, 36 - speedy sprinter!