My Car Servicing will be joining England Cricket Legend Marcus Trescothick in a Charity Bike Ride

When the cricket season finishes at the end of September, Marcus Trescothick shall be cycling across the South West with a few teammates and friends in order to raise money and awareness for Children’s Hospice South West.

Over five consecutive days Bangers Big Bike Ride shall be riding more than 300 miles across the region. The ride will begin in Bristol and then pass through various cities, towns and villages right across the South West peninsula. Overnight stops will be made at Taunton, Barnstaple, Exeter and Plymouth, before our final night finish near St. Austell in Cornwall.

My Car Servicing intend to join the group in Bristol following a 120 mile ride from our head office in Birmingham.

On route the group will also visit the Children’s Hospices at Charlton Farm near Wraxall in Somerset and at Little Bridge House, Fremington, in North Devon before ending with a visit to the brand new Children’s Hospice at Little Harbour near St. Austell in Cornwall, which is now in the final stages of construction.

My Car Servicing intend to join the group in Bristol following a 120 mile ride from our head office in Birmingham on Saturday 24th September.

Dates for the Bangers Big Bike Rideride and the daily stages are as follows :

Monday 26th September : Bristol to Taunton.

Tuesday 27th September : Taunton to Barnstaple.

Wednesday 28th September : Barnstaple to Exeter

Thursday 29th September : Exeter to Plymouth.

Friday 30th September : Plymouth to St. Austell.

The main sponsor of the event is Clydesdale Bank

Children’s Hospice South West provide hospice care to life-limited children and their families from across the South West; from South Gloucester, Bristol, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, and the Isles of Scilly.

Children’s Hospice South West are the only organisation in this area to provide such care. Some families may use the hospice for many years, from the time the child is first diagnosed as having an incurable condition which will mean they will die in childhood. They may come for planned short breaks, emergency care or end of life care, and will usually be accompanied by family members.

The whole family can stay at our hospices, and with a dedicated sibling support service available, this means that the well brothers and sisters can be cared for during their visit and enjoy spending time with other children in similar situations to their own.

The support we give extends to the whole family, into bereavement and beyond for as long as each family needs us.

With over 1,000 life-limited children across the South West, our support for families is absolutely vital.

Children’s Hospice South West was founded in 1991 by Eddie and Jill Farwell after they experienced for themselves the urgent need for hospice care for children in the South West. Their two eldest children, Katie and Tom, had life-limiting illnesses and they had to travel over four hours, from their home in North Devon to Helen House in Oxford, then the country’s only children’s hospice.

My Car Servicing will match any funds raised though Virginmoney

My Car Servicing will be supporting the charity Get Kids Going when their Managing Director runs the Virgin London Marathon next month.

Get Kids Going! is a National charity which gives disabled children and young people – up to the age of 26 yrs – the wonderful opportunity of participating in sport. We provide them with specially built sports’ wheelchairs so they can do: athletics, marathons, tennis, skiing, rugby, sailing, boccia, basketball, sledge hockey, table tennis, fencing, shooting, archery, powerlifting and many more sports.

Get Kids Going! inspires British disabled youngsters to compete in sporting events, from start to paralympic level, by giving them ‘sports grants’ to help with their; training, physiotherapy, travel, competition fees, design and development of sports’ wheelchairs etc.

Lee is initially aiming to raise a total of £2000 through a virgin money giving account virginmoneygiving.com

My Car Servicing hope Lee reaches his £2000 target, this will be matched by a further £2000

All funds will go directly to support the Get Kids Going Charity

Further details can be found at getkidsgoing.com