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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