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Bike Ride










                On Saturday 8th September, a bunch                 Needless to say this was a very
                of about 50 smiling lycra clad people              welcome interlude – thank you ladies!
                gathered in High Kirk car park ready               Soup and wheaten with apple tart
                for the OFF!  This was a big day for the           and cream to follow was a welcome
                Cycle Group with an 88 mile ride round             home treat and provided much needed
                Lough Neagh planned to raise funds                 sustenance for everyone who took part.
                for Children’s Heartbeat Trust, Ronald             Thanks are also due to the back-up
                McDonald House (Alder Hey Hospital)                team who provided so much support
                and a couple of other charities which              throughout the day.  We are truly
                had helped Olivia Gilmour and Joshua               grateful to God for good weather and
                McMaster and their parents over the                no incidents, and of course the craic
                past number of months.                                                          was mighty.

                Some brave souls tackled the whole                 The amazing sum of £6,680 was
                88 miles (and had the sore muscles to              raised, with Olivia donating £2,964
                prove it!); some cycled sections of it,            to Children’s Heartbeat Trust, Joshua
                roughly 30 miles each; but every single            donating £3,275 to Ronald McDonald
                person persevered and gave their very              House and £441 divided between two
                best with smiles still there at the finish.        smaller charities in Belfast and London
                There was a very welcome lunch break               which have been so good to Olivia.
                in Portadown, hosted in a local church,
                with sandwiches, fruit, tea/coffee, juice,         The Cycle Group are very grateful
                etc, provided by a couple of our ladies.           to everyone who supported them in
                                                                   raising this fantastic total …. and watch
                                                                   this space – they might be looking for
                                                                   suggestions (and participants) for next
                                                                   year’s challenge!

                                                                   Iona Bailie
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