A group of disabled servicemen and veterans who are participating in a nationwide cycle ride are due to take a refreshment break on 31st May at 9:30am at The Ingleby Arms in Marton.
Four riders will be travelling on handbikes and one on a recumbent will be cycling from Edinburgh to London as part of the charity’s Hero Ride.
Riders will be cycling for a week as they make the 423 mile trip down to the capital.
The journey will culminate in the party joining up with more than a thousand cyclists in London and riding in convoy down The Mall.
All money raised by the six-day Hero Ride will be directed to Phoenix House Recovery Centre in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire – one of four specialist centres in the UK, run by Help for Heroes, which provide rounded support in the form of education, vocational training, welfare, sport and adventure training to residents and day visitors.
Kelly Bostock, Support Programme Manager at Phoenix House where the cycling servicemen and veterans have received support, said she was overwhelmed by the offer of help from Thousand Yard Films who will document the journey made from Edinburgh to London.
She said: ‘Our aim at Help for Heroes is to inspire and enable them to lead active, independent and fulfilling lives and the challenge of training for and taking part in the Hero Ride will play a valuable part in this.
‘The Edinburgh to London route is a long, tough journey that would intimidate even the most experienced, able-bodied road cyclist and it is fantastic that the blokes and Help for Heroes will, thanks to Thousand Yard Films – have a permanent record and memento of what will be an amazing achievement.’
‘The films they produce for Help for Heroes will give a real insight into the incredible perseverance and strength of character of those taking part and will be a great advert for the charity.’
The Cyclists plan to take a refreshment stop at Punch Taverns-owned The Ingleby Arms Marton on Friday 31st May at around 9.30am and the pub would like to welcome you to come and give them support for the next leg of this incredible ride.
Punch is a leading pub company in the UK with approximately 4,200 leased and tenanted pubs nationwide.