- Pictured above is David Blackmore of Fleet Alliance and Chris Swallow of Novuna Vehicle Solutions ready for the Coast to Castle cycle ride for charity.
BICYCLE clips to the ready – Novuna’s Chris Swallow and a bunch of leasing brokers are donning lycra and clipping in to ride for charity.
Taking places over three days from 05 June and covering some 200 miles, Chris and the interepid bunch of velo-brokers involved in the “Coast to Castles” cycle challenge are peddling from Newcastle Upon Tyne to Edinburgh via the…erm…coast and some castles!
Who is taking part in the Coast to Castles challenge?
Here’s the team:
- David Blackmore (Fleet Alliance),
- Eddie Wright (Contract Cars),
- David Johnson (Nationwide Vehicle Contracts),
- Ian Ball (First Vehicle Leasing),
- Graham Lesslie (GoFor), and
- Chris Swallow (Novuna Vehicle Solutions).
The team of six are cycling for charity and supporting the Motor neurone Disease Association.
"All of us wanted to support the Motor Neurone Disease Association as we have experience or know someone that has been impacted by this disease. The MND Association focuses on improving access to care, research and campaigning for those people living with or affected by MND."
Chris adds: “Thank you for your support and please give all you can for this worthy cause. Rest assured we have done very little training and I know there will be some suffering souls to complete this challenge!”
How you can donate
You can donate to the broker team via JustGiving. Click here and pay what you can.
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