To paraphrase Lance Armstong, it's not just about the bikes, beer & banter. Like many of the guys, Loren has long term connections with Ampthill Rugby Club and was moved to receive the note below from a first team prop Simon Sapvins. The up-shot is that Mick, Brian, Richard-the-Pub, Mark-the Fireman, Clive, Gary, John & CP have all signed up for the 90+ mile ride. When asked last week, it seemed they are at various points in their training regimes from "haven't started" to "not been off the bike for a month" but I'm sure pure determination will get them through what promises to be a tough but extremely rewarding day.
The latest available info is that an incredible £7600 has already been pledged to the event. If you'd like to make a donation, use the link below.
http://www.justgiving.com/bethansbikeridestarlightchildrensfoundation
http://www.justgiving.com/bethansbikeridethesickchildrenstrust
Good Luck to all concerned and best wishes to Bethan and her family.
Dear Friends,
Over the last ten months, as you are aware, Bethan has been seriouslly ill and reguarly in and out of hospital. During this time it gave Angharad and I time to reflect and we became increasingly aware how important charities are in providing help, fun, and support to the seriously sick children and their families. This time made Angharad and I think of ways in which we could potentially raise money for charity and after a few drinks on New Year's Eve with a couple of the Ampthill Rugby oldboys (the old is the giveaway!) we came up with the idea of a charity bike ride to Bedford Hospital and then Addenbrookes and back.
We have set the date of Saturday 11th June 2011 for the bike ride and we will be setting off from Ampthill Rugby Club early in the morning, cycling to Bedford Hospital, onto Addenbrookes for a few photo's, and then back to Ampthill to meet family and friends at the rugby club for a BBQ and few beers with plenty of John Wayne impressions and the opportunity to raise more money for the charities. Please spread the word to friends and family to put the date in the diary and join us up at the club to see us ride back and celebrate afterwards.
The charities that we have chosen are Starlight (www.starlight.org.uk) and the Sick Childrens Trust (www.sickchildrenstrust.org) and both have already advised that they will fully support the ride and event. We will also shortly be setting up a just giving page for both charities to enable the fund raising to commence.
Although we have spoken to some of you about joining us for the whole ride or a section (i.e. Ampthill to Bedford , Addenbrookes to Ampthill) we need to firm up numbers and some of us will need to commence some training (!). If you are interested in coming on what will be a great day for a couple of worthwhile charities then please let us know asap. Please note that numbers are not restricted and the more people that take part the more money we will make so if you are interested or feel there is anybody else that might be interested then please let us know. If you are a yes please let us know your T Shirt Sizes as Angharad will organise them from the Charities.
If you need any insentive then just watch Starlight at 7:30pm every wednesday night on Channel Five and you'll then respond with a definate yes! Bethan appears in the episode on the 13th April.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Simon & Angharad x
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