LITTLE & LARGE CYCLE CHALLENGE
Three of our members, Tony Shaw, Andy Cartwright (Lofty) and Craig Shaw of Cantilupe Lodge 4083 have set off on their cycle journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats, raising money for our Charity Association. Our Provincial Grand Charity Steward, Tim Bridgland-Taylor has already been in touch with all the Provinces on the route, and many grateful thanks to those Provinces which have already responded with offers of help and/or support. The team started then challenge Friday 28th April.
Want to see where the fantastic trio are then follow the Live link below.
https://gar.mn/DlREYRY
Want to help raise money for this worthy cause then go to their just Giving page at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/littleandlargecyclechallenge2023
The schedule:
Sun 7th May Leg 10: Altnahara to John O’ Groats – 75 Miles
Sat 6th May Leg 9: Fort Augustus to Altnahara – 117 Miles
Fri 5th May Leg 8: Callandar to Fort Augustus – 127 Miles
Thur 4th May Leg 7: Moffat to Callandar – 103 Miles
Wed 3rd May Leg 6: Caton to Moffat Dumfries & Galloway – 103 Miles
Tue 2nd May Leg 5: Winsford to Caton Lancs – 103 Miles. Stopover at The Station Hotel, Caton
Mon 1st May Leg 4: Tewkesbury to Winsford Cheshire – 113 Miles. Stopover at The Belle Inn motorhome pub stopover.
Sun 30th April Leg 3: Taunton to Tewkesbury Glos – 120 Miles. Stopover at Tewkesbury Masonic Hall.
Sat 29th April – Leg 2: Minions to Taunton Somerset – 87 Miles. Stopover at World’s End pub motorhome stopover
Fri 28th April – Leg 1: Land’s Ends to Minions Cornwall – 85 Miles.
Fri 28th April Leg 1: Land’s Ends to Minions Cornwall – 85 Miles.
Sat 29th April Leg 2: Minions to Taunton Somerset – 87 Miles. Stopover at World’s End pub motorhome stopover
Sun 30th April Leg 3: Taunton to Tewkesbury Glos – 120 Miles. Stopover at Tewkesbury Masonic Hall.
Mon 1st May Leg 4: Tewkesbury to Winsford Cheshire – 113 Miles. Stopover at The Belle Inn motorhome pub stopover
Tue 2nd May Leg 5: Winsford to Caton Lancs – 103 Miles. Stopover at The Station Hotel, Caton
Then they go into Scotland:
Wed 3rd May Leg 6: Caton to Moffat Dumfries & Galloway – 103 Miles
Thur 4th May Leg 7: Moffat to Callandar – 103 Miles
Fri 5th May Leg 8: Callandar to Fort Augustus – 127 Miles
Sat 6th May Leg 9: Fort Augustus to Altnahara – 117 Miles
Sun 7th May Leg 10: Altnahara to John O’ Groats – 75 Miles
Last Training Day
Training Update On 19 Apr 2023, at 12:15, Tony Shaw :
Good Afternoon,
I thought I would take the opportunity to update you on how things are going in terms of training and fund raising ahead of the ride next week.
Training has been going really well. I have been pushing 140 mile training weeks for the last 2 to 3 weeks. We have scaled Gospel Pass twice, Malvern Hills and 83 Miles to Builth and back to Hereford in a loop. Getting back on the bike the following day for more punishment. This weekend will see all three riders on Sunday heading to Ledbury, British Camp, West Malvern before heading into Gloucestershire and back to Hereford. This will be out last big distance before resting the legs and preparing the bikes for what’s ahead.
We are all really looking forward to the challenge.
The 80s curry and disco had around 90 people who all said how much they enjoyed it. We raised just over £1000 on the night which was fantastic. This has been paid into the JustGiving account and our £3000 target exceeded. The JustGiving total currently stands at £3193 with further pledges still to come. People have been incredibly generous and the whole team are all very humbled by this.
We start the ride on Friday 28th April. I plan to share a link for live tracking. I will also update via social media as well as the JustGiving page with photos, videos and progress updates.
In summary, we have planned well. We have trained hard. We have exceeded our target for the HMCA and now we have to cycle hard and finish what we’ve started.
S & F
Tony