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In May, with some friends, I will be taking on a hundred mile challenge.  As a keen cyclist I wanted some extra motivation to spur me on through an epic ride.  What better way than to ride for a charity, and even more appropriately, a local one, The Children's Bereavement Centre.

The Children’s Bereavement Centre is a local registered charity providing early intervention support for children and young people, age 3-18, who are experiencing life-changing trauma due to the death or terminal-illness of someone they love.  Based in Newark the charity has venues across Nottinghamshire and has been providing its unique range of specialist support in Nottinghamshire and parts of Lincolnshire for 16 years. During that time we have helped thousands of children and their families and years later we remain the only specific specialist bereavement service for 3-18 year olds in the area and we continue to fill a vital gap in local service provision.

The event is the renamed Newark Castle 100, formerly the King Edward Sportive which was based at Newark Showground. The new home, unsurprisingly, is Newark Castle itself, starting and finishing in the heart of town.

The route heads South of Newark, before turning across to Ancaster, then turning to it's Southernmost point, down at Corby Glen!  We then head out for a flat section East and up around Sleaford.  Onwards North to Metheringham, then turning for home, with the final sections taking in Stapleford Woods before threading our way back into town.

Fingers crossed for some good weather and a celebratory pint down near the river.

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