LEADER OF THE COUNCIL TO RIDE 500KM BY BICYCLE IN
24 HOURS FOR MAYOR’S CHOSEN CHARITY
EIGHT BELLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH
On Friday 15th July the Leader of the Council, Cllr Martin Colston and three friends will attempt to ride 500km (300 miles) in 24 hours in aid of Eight Bells for Mental Health. The four – Sean Bird, Martin Colston, Rog Davis and Bart Kuijten – all met through Team Kennet Triathlon and have raced together for many years.
Cllr Martin Colston said, “It’s a huge physical challenge to ride 500km in 24 hours, but the real battle will be a mental one. We have a 100km loop starting and finishing in Newbury and going through Lambourn, Ashbury, Wantage, Upton, Streatley, Pangbourne, Woolhampton and Thatcham; with each loop involving 870m of climbing.
He continued, “The mental challenge makes our chosen charity – Eight Bells for Mental Health – really appropriate. It is also one of the Mayor’s charities for this year, so we’re delighted that we will be waved off on our way by the Mayor of Newbury, Cllr Gary Norman from the Friends Meeting House where Eight Bells meet on a Friday. I know from personal experience how important effective treatment and support is, and so this is a cause close to my heart”.
To find out more about their challenge, and to donate to the cause, visit https://www.givey.com/500kmin24hours
Contact:
Cllr Martin Colston, Leader of the Council – Martin.Colston@newbury.gov.uk
