22/05/2025
This summer, three of our members, Wayne, Chris and Jason, will take part in the Chase the Sun - Cycle The Longest Day 200-mile bike ride - a physical, mental and navigational challenge.
Chase the Sun is an annual ride from East to West Coasts on the longest day of the year. They'll be traversing the country, setting off at sunrise from Whitley Bay on England’s east coast, with the aim of reaching the west coast Scottish town of Ayr before the sun sets. It’ll be a tough (and very long!) day but by putting in plenty of training, a challenge we're sure they can complete.
Wayne will be raising money for SPOKE's chosen charity, Shine Lincolnshire, a mental health and wellbeing charity dedicated to strengthening communities and ensuring that everyone has access to the support they need.
Donations received will help Shine Lincolnshire to provide support through weekly wellbeing coffee mornings, online access to support networks and newsletters outlining organisations in Lincolnshire that provide activities to support mental wellbeing.
If you would like to support the charity, you can donate via the JustGiving link https://www.justgiving.com/page/wayne-thornton-chase-the-sun.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
Chris and Jason are raising money for the Stroke Association and The Gelder Charitable Trust respectively. If you would like to support them by making a donation, their JustGiving pages are as follows:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/chris-owen-202-mile
https://www.justgiving.com/page/jason-gray-1
Will they be able to beat the sun? Time will tell. But any support you can offer will be sure to help them along the way.
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