BHF London to Brighton Bike Ride to include other charities for first time
Melanie May | 4 March 2022 | News
British Heart Foundation’s London to Brighton Bike Ride is back this year, and for the first time BHF is opening it up to other charities.
The event is scheduled for Sunday 19 June, and returns after a two-year break caused by Covid restrictions. London to Brighton Bike Ride participants will be able to choose from 17 charities to fundraise for. These are: Action Medical Research, Alzheimer’s Research, Alzheimer’s Society, CentrePoint, Dementia UK, Epilepsy Society, Get Kids Going, Mind, Marie Curie, NAS, NSPCC, Prostate Cancer Research, Sue Ryder, Target Ovarian Cancer, WaterAid, WellChild and WWF.
BHF is hoping this year’s event – its 45th outing – will raise more than £2.8 million for its research into heart and circulatory problems, as well as raising funds for its partner charities.
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Lee Sumner, London to Brighton Event Manager at the BHF, said:
“We’re delighted to announce that the BHF will be offering charities the opportunity to take part in our flagship event. What better way to mark the return of the BHF’s London to Brighton Bike Ride.
“It’s exciting that London to Brighton is back. This is the first time in the event’s history that we’ve been able work with fantastic charities from across the UK. We cannot wait for them to join us, cheering on all the cyclists as they heroically pedal the 54 miles from London to Brighton, all in the name of raising money for great causes and the BHF’s life saving research.”
Around 16,000 cyclists of all abilities will take on the 54-mile ride starting in Clapham Common, through the countryside of Surrey and Sussex before crossing the finish line on Brighton’s seafront.
Charities involved in the event will be present along the London to Brighton route and at the finish line.
Megan Ruddlesden, Sporting Events Manager at Alzheimer’s Research UK, said:
“We are delighted to be taking part in the British Heart Foundation’s iconic London to Brighton Bike Ride. The funds raised by riders will not only help fund the BHF’s lifesaving science but will also help us power studies and make vital breakthroughs for people with dementia.”
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Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via thepurplepim.com.