Charity
Bike Ride – Hebburn Town Coaches and Dads
Over
the weekend of the 5th,
6th & 7th
of June a cycling team from Hebburn Town Juniors F.C. will be taking
on a 200 mile charity bike ride from Edinburgh to Hebburn.
The
team made up of Brian Stewart, Kevin Carter, Kevin Van Enk, Paul
Donaghy and Jimmy Hudson are all coaches and dads from Hebburn Town
Juniors F C.
With
lots of discussion over a few beers in the Lord Nelson on many Sunday
afternoons on which charity event to do, it was decided the Coast
Castle ride was the event everyone decided on.
Over
the last few months the team have been meeting up for training rides
on a regular basis in preparation for the 200 mile bike ride. After
getting over the initial saddle sore the lads are now fully prepared
and raring to go.
The
reason behind the charity bike ride is to celebrate Brian Stewart’s
big 40 years of life. Brian who turns 40 in June wanted to do
something different for his birthday and raise funds for a charity.
All the funds raised will be presented to one of the charity’s
founders on Friday 19th
June as a surprise donation with any cash donations collected at
Brian’s birthday party, in lieu of presents.
The
charity that Brian has chosen is STAR INTERNATIONAL, an international
charity which focuses on care, rehabilitation for orphaned children
suffering from abuse, neglect and disability. All the funds raised
will help provide equipment, care, medicine and education for the
children and appropriate training for their carer’s, ensuring that
facilities are maintained to an acceptable level, promoting health
and well-being for the children.
To
help support the weekend, Hebburn Town Juniors F.C.'s main sponsor
TYNE and WEAR LGV (Colin & Terry - Smith) have kindly offered
free of charge, a support vehicle and driver to transport all riders
and bikes to the start in Edinburgh City centre and a vehicle, driver
to assist and support the riders on their epic ride South.
If
anyone who would kindly like to sponsor the lads on their ride please
contact any of the lads involved or in fact any HTJ coaches who can give you details for the 5 cyclists.