<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Ian King , Jonathan Baker , Johnny Brandon & Adam Hepton are unbelievably attempting a coast to coast bike ride from </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Whitehaven to South Shields! This is an incredible 160 miles! The lads are attempting to do this in just 3 days too! The biggest challenge they face will not be the riding but the mammoth beer drinking in the evening! </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">They are hoping to raise lots of money for extremely worth while causes:</span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital (reg 1049274)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><a href="http://www.rmchcharity.org.uk/"><span style="color: #800080;">www.rmchcharity.org.uk</span></a> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Springhill Hospice Rochdale (reg701798)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span><a href="http://www.springhill.org.uk/"><span style="color: #800080;">www.springhill.org.uk</span></a> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Please feel free to visit the charities websites to see all the amazing work the donations will go towards! </span></span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">They begin this amazing challenge on 3 May and hope not only to raise a few pounds but lose some too!! off their bellies that is! </span></span></em></p>
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