Pete West
Pete & Dave's Tandem Challenge for the Homeless
Fundraising for BHT Sussex
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Dave and I have decided to take part in the first Greater Brighton Cycling challenge on Sunday 1 July. Brighton Housing Trust and The Living Coast have created a mega cycling event which aims to show people the extent of The Living Coast UN Biosphere at the same time as raising money for BHTs First Base Day Centre for homeless people.
As a former Mayor of Brighton and Hove, I'm teaming up again to ride tandem with the amazing David Lilburn MBE - this year on the 30-mile Devils Dyke Loop ride.
I will be raising funds for Brighton Housing Trust’s First Base Day Centre and David is separately collecting sponsorship to support UK Homes For Heroes - a charity raising awareness and supporting homeless ex forces personnel. David runs a weekly outreach session on the seafront for homeless ex services and others.
David says: “I got involved with charity work after I left the Royal Marines in 1988 and have raised in excess of £2.5 million during this time. I have a passion for doing extreme challenges and couldn’t resist the opportunity of riding with Pete for such good causes.”
Myself, I’m really pleased to be taking this challenge and raising funds for the amazing work that Brighton Housing Trust does. They give so much support and advice to rough sleepers and others who find themselves homeless. Everyone deserves the right to decent housing. I hope we can stay the course and do our bit to help out.”
The saddles are a bit firm. Our bums will get sore. So your support for our challenge is vital!
