Equestrian insurers on their bikes for charity
Equestrian insurance broker SEIB volition celebrate its 50th anniversary amongst a grand mile charity cycle ride from John O’Groats to Lands End inwards help of the children’s cancer charity, CLIC Sargent.
The ride, which takes house from July 12 to 21, will last undertaken yesteryear members of staff who volition take in fundamental customers together with associates en route.
The ride has a personal significance to South Essex Insurance Brokers (SEIB) IT Manager, Andy Davies, whose half dozen twelvemonth one-time son, Aston, was diagnosed amongst suspected leukaemia together with spent simply about fourth dimension at the Royal Marsden infirmary undergoing tests.
“Thankfully Aston is OK, but I saw then many parents together with children that were non then lucky. I experience strongly nearly doing this ride to heighten coin for the CLIC Sargent charity”, he said.
Every 24 hours 10 children together with immature people are diagnosed amongst cancer together with CLIC Sargent is the solely charity that offers all circular aid together with back upward to them together with their families.
Another notable connecter for Andy is that his father, a swell amateur cyclist, undertook the same ride inwards 1984. “I was ever quite anti-bikes every bit my manlike somebody nurture competed at quite a high grade together with he was ever busy at weekends. Then I was persuaded to produce the London to Brighton cycle ride amongst my blood brother together with got hooked,” he said.
SEIB has encouraged staff to participate inwards the national Cycle to Work system every bit component division of their finish for a healthier together with fitter move forcefulness together with several employees conduct maintain taken the chance to purchase a wheel nether the scheme. Andy commutes to the component division twice a week, a circular trip of simply about l miles, but admits that he volition conduct maintain to growth his preparation earlier the ride.
SEIB Customer Service Manager, Paul Wilson, took upward the sport half dozen years agone together with is forthwith a regular cyclist. “It is becoming such a pop sport, amongst British success inwards the Tour [de France] together with the Olympics, to a greater extent than people are realising how enjoyable it is”. SEIB champaign a squad for the annual London to Brighton Cycle Ride together with Paul has taken component division twice, every bit good every bit cycling from London to Paris. “I started simply for practise together with fitness, but forthwith I taste it every bit a sport”, he said.
The 3rd fellow member of the SEIB squad who volition undertake the grand mile ride is novel wheel convert, Jon Leland, an Account Handler for SEIB. “There is friendly contest betwixt all those who ride bikes at SEIB – when I commencement started riding to move I discovered nosotros had a cycle shed together with I was the solely ane to role it – forthwith y'all conduct maintain to larn hither early on to larn a space,” he said.
During the cycle tour, the squad volition last visiting fundamental associates en road during the ride. Visits volition include Osbaldeston Equestrian Centre inwards Lancashire, which hosts an annual qualifier for the pop SEIB Search For Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Star contest for amateur present Equus caballus riders. The road volition also take in the British Horse Society, British Riding Clubs together with the National Association for Funeral Directors.
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To back upward the SEIB Charity Cycle Ride, take in http://www.justgiving.com/seib-jogle
Route:
12th July – John O’Groats to Dingwall
13th July – Dingwall to Fort William
14th July – Fort William to Dumbarton
15th July – Dumbarton to Dumfries
16th July – Dumfries to Lancaster
17th July – Lancaster to Oswestry
18th July – Oswestry to Solihull
19th July – Solihull to Bristol
20th July – Bristol to Great Torrington
21st July – Great Torrington to Lands End
Pictures:
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Also available: Andy Davies cycling amongst his manlike somebody nurture together with blood brother inwards 1984.
Editor’s Notes
- Equestrian insurance is nonetheless the cornerstone of the SEIB concern together with the fellowship is delighted to furnish embrace for the British Horse Society, World Horse Welfare, British Showjumping, Redwings, Arab Horse Society together with many to a greater extent than charities together with organisations.
- SEIB has non stood nonetheless but continues to grow; the fellowship is non solely a major histrion inwards the equestrian marketplace but offers specialist insurance for charities, taxis, limousines together with funeral directors.
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