Land's End to John O'Groats Charity Bike Ride

News

28 Aug 2012

Gary Foster (pictured right) and Hugh Valentine are currently cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise money for charity.

Land’s End to John O' Groats is the traversal of the whole length of the island of Great Britain between two extremities in the southwest and northeast. The traditional distance by road is 874 miles (1,407 km) and takes most cyclists 10 to 14 days to complete.

Gary, who is raising money for LOROS and the Boys Brigade, said: "The reason I have taken on the challenge was because I wanted something to inspire me and spur me to get fit and healthy."

He hopes to have lost five stone by the time he completes his challenge!

He chose LOROS as on of his charities because it helps and supports cancer patients and helped his mother-in-law through the final months of her short illness.

Good luck to them both....

More articles

See all news

News

12th November

LOROS Hospice to open new concept store on Leicester High Street

LOROS Hospice is delighted to announce the opening of its new concept store, This + That by LOROS, on Thursday 21st November at 11am.

News

6th November

Creative, messy and powerful: Alex Echo creates art to inspire for Stomp Round Leicester

Renowned international artist Alex Echo created a unique masterpiece last week, when he brought together 40 people from the community of Leicester in an explosion of creativity!

News

15th October

Run Leicester Festival raises more than £100,000 for LOROS Hospice

Run Leicester Festival, which took place on Sunday 13th October, was officially the biggest and best ever with more than 4,100 runners taking part in its Half Marathon and 10k races.

{{ partial:general/slider :subtitle="shared_content:story_subtitle" :title="shared_content:story_title" :copy="shared_content:story_copy" :buttons="shared_content:story_buttons" :images="shared_content:story_images" }}
LOROS, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QE
Fundraising Regulator