Bournes Removals supports 5 brave cyclists who cycled 236 miles for STUBS.

In what seems to be becoming a recurring cycling theme when it comes to charity events Bournes Removals (UK) recently supported the charity STUBS in its cycle challenge, although this time they didn’t have to get on their bikes themselves.

STUBS is a registered charity that provides practical support for UK armed services personnel injured on duty, war widows and their dependents, service veterans, and other armed services personnel and the London to Paris cycle challenge aimed to raise much needed funds for the cause.  

The challenge began for STUBS’ five brave cyclists Sallie, Andrew, Matt, Gareth and Ollie as they left St Paul's at 0830 on Thursday 28 July, motivated for the 236 miles ahead of them. Their first day saw them get as far as Newhaven by 6pm with a ferry crossing to Dieppe the next morning arriving on French soil by mid afternoon. From here they cycled along the disused railway track Avenue Verte with beautiful views and warm weather to keep them motivated, finishing up their day on reaching Gournay en Bray. The final morning with only 67 miles left to go saw them cycling from Gournay to Gisors, on to Commeny and crossing the Oise River to arrive in Paris mid afternoon for a brief photo opportunity at the Arc De Triomphe and a tour of the Camps Elysees before arriving at the finish line – the base of the Tour Eiffel!

All the cyclists put a huge amount of time and energy into completing this cycle challenge. Bournes Removals were happy to be able to support the team by picking up their equipment in Paris for return to London free of charge.

So far the STUBS London to Paris Cycle Challenge and the associated Long Road To Paris Ball have raised over £15,000 for STUBS, however if anyone would like to contribute to the cause and help the STUBS cyclists meet their targets on their Just Giving pages, you can find links to all of these at www.justgiving.com/stubs. All of the money raised goes straight towards directly supporting the most seriously injured servicemen undergoing rehabilitation at Headley Court in Surrey.

About STUBS

STUBS (as in “ticket stubs”) is a registered charity that provides practical support for UK armed services personnel injured on duty, war widows and their dependents, service veterans, and other armed services personnel.

A key aspect of STUBS’ work is support for the UK’s most seriously injured servicemen and servicewomen, who are in-patients at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) at Headley Court, Epsom. Severely-injured in-patients from Headley Court are frequent visitors to STUBS’ events including Harlequins home games, where STUBS rents an executive box on the halfway line offering patients a great view of the action. Patients also attend a wide range of other sporting events and for many their initial outing to a STUBS event is their first time out in public since being injured.

Further information on STUBS can be found at http://www.stubs.org.uk/index.php

Towering achievement - the STUBS cyclists reach Paris.