Industry Professionals Prepare to Cycle 210 Miles for Charity

MARK HARRIS from Radmat Building Products and Nick Moore, of PAM Saint Gobain, will join nine marine industry professionals on a charity bike ride in an attempt to raise over £10,000 in aid of Dreamflight.

The mostly over 50 year old non-cyclists will be riding the 210 miles from TBS Boats (opposite Thorpe Park) to Disneyland Paris over 3 days, arriving a day before the Tour de France.

Charity Bike Ride

Originally the ‘brainchild’ of Chris Manners from TBS Boats and Nick Moore, the fundraising idea has developed significantly with the team setting up a fundraising organisation called Riding4Dreams, setting up a website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages.

This collection of ‘volunteers’, as Chris and Nick like to call them, are self-declared to be (mostly) overweight, unfit, pub going regulars who’s cycling experience extends as far as riding to the pub on sunny days.  Nevertheless, they have all been touched by the opportunity to help the Dreamflight charity take 192 children with disabilities to Disneyland, Orlando for 10 magical days of fun and excitement without their parents.

Riding4Dreams

Taking these Very Important Children (VIC’s) on this adventure costs Dreamflight £1,000,000 each year, and requires the volunteer support of a small army of Consultant Specialists, Doctors, Nurses and 110 escorts, to get the 192 children and 5 tonnes of medical supplies and equipment to and from Disneyland, Orlando.  Without fundraisers like the Riding4Dreams team, these VIC’s would otherwise never be able to experience this holiday of a lifetime.

The Riding4Dreams team have an ambition to double their £10,000 target and are  doing some additional fundraising events, starting with a relay ride of the 210 miles from Staines to Paris at the Thames Valley & London Boat Show on the 12th, 13th and 14th April.  The cyclists will also be at the show telling visitors about their quest.

For more information about their chosen charity go to www.dreamflight.co.uk

To find out more about the team, visit the Riding4Dreams website. Donations can be made via the Riding4Dreams website or directly via the teams Just Giving page.