www.biking4charity.org.uk

info@biking4charity.org.uk
This is the official website of Nigel Petrie and Peter Vince.

Nigel and Peter are two amateur cyclists who enjoy long distance cycling to raise money for charity.

When not cycling Nigel is a Company Director and Business Consultant based in North Wales.

Peter is a Solicitor based in his own practice in Forest Row, Sussex.

Pierre et Moi, Puente la Reina

Peter and Nigel

Since 1988, many long distance projects have been undertaken, including Rome to Canterbury, the Camino de Santiago from three different starting points in France and the Camino del Norte from Bilbao to Santiago.

Just climbed over those.

Leaving Olargues
Overall about 8000 miles have been covered and around £80,000 raised for charities such as Macmillan Fund, Help the Hospices and the Prostate Cancer Charity.


Heading for Snow
For 2006 a new venture is planned! It is called wheels4freedom
(click to see details)

The wheels4freedom project has two key objectives:

• To raise awareness of “the line”, the line of the WW1 Western Front, as a route of pilgrimage, to encourage others to follow it and where possible, to use the route for future charity fundraising purposes. An explanatory tribute card (click to see details) will be left at many of the memorials on the way. Permission has also been given for special wreaths to be laid at the Menin Gate at Ypres during the Last Post ceremony.
• Through a project named wheels4freedom, to raise £12,000 to purchase and maintain three electric wheelchairs. Each chair will be assigned to a victim of conflicts ranging from WW2 to the Gulf and Iraq. The freedom that these chairs provide cannot be overstated. The procurement and assignment of the chairs will be handled by The Royal British Legion directly. Recent case studies have been provided by The Royal British Legion which describe the benefits that electric wheelchairs and scooters can provide (Click to see details here and here)”

NEWS:
Well we finally did it, click here for more info. You can also click here for a more detailed account of the ride from Peters perspective.

If you would like to make a donation to help with this project click on www.bmycharity.com/wheels4freedom and go to “make a donation”

The project is likely to be completed by 28 May 2006. If you would like to know what the experience was like or any information concerning cycling the route for fundraising or historic information purposes contact Nigel and Peter by e-mail at info@biking4charity.org.uk