Annual charity bike ride needs your support

September 4, 2018

Our annual Charity Bike Ride is being on Thursday 6 September and there are still two spaces left for bike ride and time to donate to this fantastic cause.

The event has been held since 1999, and this year the group consists of 33 colleagues and friends,  tackling the Trans Pennine cycling route, from Crosby (River Mersey) to Hull (River Humber), approximately 170 miles over 3 and a half days.

This year, the team are raising money to support our patients recently diagnosed, or with ongoing visual impairments at our Birmingham Midland Eye Centre (BMEC). The funds raised could help set up a young volunteer hub at BMEC. This hub will befriend, support and mentor our patients, engaging them in sports and healthy lifestyle activities. This will improve their wellbeing, nutrition and physical activity levels. It will also provide our young volunteers with a lifelong desire to help patients with visual impairment, vision loss, and blindness.

If you would like to donate, please click on the link below:

VirginMoneyGiving – SWBH Trans Pennine 2018 Donations

If you would like to participate in the bike ride itself, please contact ian.hawthorn@nhs.net or call 07951 069299.