Me and my two daughters, Hannah and Jessica, are setting off along with 67 others on the cycle challenge of a lifetime. From September 18-21 we will be taking part in the Hospice to Holland challenge, cycling 293 miles, over four days, across four different countries, to raise £10,000 for St Michael’s hospice.
The group of 70 cyclists will be starting out early hours of Wednesday, September 18 and passing through Hastings, Ore, Pett, Winchelsea Beach, Rye and on to Dover. We will be cycling through Rye between approx. 9.30am / 10am If you want to pop out to support us all by cheering us on that would mean a lot to us.
After experiencing first hand the amazing work St Michael’s Hospice do, I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to try and fundraise for them. It is one of those charities that you hope you never need to use. But sadly too many of us know friends and family that have had to use them. This year marks the 10 year anniversary of my dad, Norman Richardson’s, passing and, though it was all very fast from diagnosis in March 2014 to end of life care June 2014, the hospice supported us every step of the way and never lost sight ensuring my dad was having his wishes and comfort met as best they could.
To honour this, my family are aiming to raise £10,000 for the hospice through this challenge. The hospice have to raise £5.5 million pounds to meet the needs and wishes of their patients and families every single year. So far we have raised an incredible £7,550 through events, cake sales, and the generous donations of friends / family and local businesses.
If you would also like to donate to this amazing charity please visit our JustGiving page. If you would like to follow our journey head over to our Facebook page  where we plan to post updates each night about the day’s cycling.
For someone that hasn’t ridden a bike for at least 12 years, I know this is going to be a challenge. But I also know with my daughters by my side we will absolutely give it our all and all your support will be what keeps us pedalling.
Image Credits: Caroline Lane .