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Welsh Division 2010
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Team
“CC” to take part in the 2009 London to Brighton Bike Ride.
Last
summer The Caravan Club Chairman Mr. Grenville Chamberlain suggested that
the Club should enter a team to cycle 58 miles from London to Brighton in
aid of the British Heart Foundation. He received overwhelming support
and the incredibly enthusiastic Team CC was complete with the
maximum allowed team size of 50 riders registered and accepted, but
recently BHF removed this limit and the team now has 75 riders. The team includes
the Club's immediate Past Chairman, Bob Black, who underwent triple
by-pass surgery in May 2008, the Club's Director General, Trevor Watson,
Director of Marketing, Nick Lomas, Club Regional Chairmen, several Centre
Chairmen, dedicated Club members and Headquarters staff and, of course,
the Club Chairman and his wife Liz. Team members ages range from 18 to 80
years and all will proudly wear the yellow jerseys of Team
CC on the day.
The ride takes place on 21st of June 2009, when a coach with trailer will
collect the team members and their bikes from Sheepcote Valley Caravan
Club Site in Brighton at 4.30 am and transport them all to the
start at Clapham Common, South East London where they will join with
another 27,000 cyclists to ride back to Brighton departing at 6.30am.
The
journey is quite challenging and requires that they cross the South Downs,
including a two mile climb up Ditchling Beacon, just before arriving at
the finish along the seafront in Brighton, hopefully in daylight.
We all know someone who has suffered from heart disease at some time or
other and thanks to the pioneering studies and research undertaken by the
British Heart Foundation, many sufferers may today be treated when a
generation ago they would probably have died. There is still much work to
do to help solve the causes and find cures for a range of other, as yet
unsolved, heart conditions and the Welsh Division would be most grateful
if you will kindly show your heart of gold by sponsoring Team
CC for this event. You can do so securely and easily by
clicking on the link to the Team’s sponsorship page:-
http://www.justgiving.com/teamcc
If you are a standard rate UK tax-payer, please add Gift Aid as this will
automatically enhance your gift.
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