Brightwakes ‘Old Spokes’ to Cycle 280km for Maggies
This September, Advancis parent company Brightwake Directors, Steve Cotton and Iain Osborn, will be taking part in a gruelling bicycle ride from London to Bruges that will require them to cover 280km in just three days.
They will be joining a team of 6, named the ‘Old Spokes’ due to their combined age of 330+ years, who will ride to raise funds that will be donated to Maggie’s cancer centres.
The ride, which will take place from the 19-21st September, will start in North East London and go via, Maldon, Colchester, Harwich, Hook of Holland, Zeeland, Middleburg, Vlissingen and Sluis before terminating in Bruges.
A message from Steve Cotton: “Maggie’s is a charity that is close to our hearts. We have taken part in charity cycling challenges in the past to raise money in support of their amazing work, in fact we were so humbled by the amount we were able to raise, so we feel compelled to do it again, despite that fact that we’re all now even longer in the tooth!
Maggie’s does incredible work in communities around the UK, the emotional support they provide is above and beyond anything else available.
We have all had family and friends with cancer and watching them suffer physically is very difficult but what seems to be overlooked is the emotional struggles they endure.”
The Old Spokes hope to raise £5,000 for Maggie’s. If you would like to sponsor them please use the link to the Just Giving page below.
Some information about Maggie’s:
Maggie’s provides clinical psychology support sessions for people diagnosed with cancer and for family members supporting a person with cancer or who have been bereaved by cancer.
They operate over 30 centres and would like to expand across the UK to help more people than ever.
Maggie’s offer a myriad of services and support courses.
- £300 could help pay for an exercise course to support the health and wellbeing of our centre visitors.
- £500 could help pay for an hour of support across all 24 centres with a Benefits Advisor.
- £1000 could help pay for a Family Day at a centre, supporting the loved ones of someone with cancer.
For more information on the fantastic work done by Maggie’s please visit https://www.maggies.org