The Master’s Challenge London to Lancashire Bike Ride

In recent years it has become customary for the incumbent Master to set themselves a personal challenge to either buoy our fundraising or raise awareness of a particular area of our output. For 2022, Master Tony Attard OBE DL took on the herculean task of leading a team of 12 cyclists from London all the way to his home county of Lancashire in the hope of raising £50,000 for our charity.

The 300+ mile challenge took place from 12-16 September 2022 and had some long days and gruelling ascents for the team to complete.

Collectively, our cyclists – Rollie Attard, Tony Attard OBE DL, Ben Burbidge, Stuart Daykin, John Irwin, Paul von der Heyde, Stewart Linford, Andrew Sykes, Edward Sykes, Nick Westlake, William White and Aidan Wilson – raised a phenomenal £54,000 for our charity.

We were honoured that Alison Gowman, Alderman and Sheriff of London, and Martin John Ainscough DL, High Sheriff of Lancashire, joined us for the departure and arrival ceremonies, respectively.

The Master said: “What a fantastic week we had. This was a substantial challenge for all of us, with some very tough climbs throughout the week. All the participants agreed that it was a hard trip but worth it to raise the significant sum of £54,000 for our charity. I would like to express my deepest of thanks to our corporate cycle jersey sponsors as well as for all the individual donations we received through JustGiving.”

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