Booths is planning an epic charity bike ride to promote mental well-being and raise £10,000 for mental health charity, MIND.

The tour, which takes place over 5 days across Booths Country begins on Monday 30th September to Friday 4th October and visits all 28 Booths stores, as well as 4 sites across Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumbria, Cheshire and Greater Manchester.

The idea for the event comes from Nigel Murray, COO of Booths, a keen cyclist wanting to raise awareness of the beneficial links between nutrition, physical well-being and mental well-being.

''Good mental health is essential to cope with daily stress and accomplish personal and professional goals. Exercise, balance, a healthy diet and plenty of sleep are essential to maintaining good well-being. Cycling is an easy entry exercise and a good way to relive the stresses of modern life. This tour is about raising awareness about mental health in the workplace.''

The tour has 5 stages, finishing with an easy cycle along the Guild Wheel open for Booths colleagues, friends and family who would like to support the tour. 

 The Tour O'Booths is as follows:

 Healthy Start (Stage 1)

Ripon to Settle via Ilkely, Barrowford and Clitheroe

Resilience (Stage 2)

Penrith to Ulverston via Keswick and Winderemere

5 A Day (Stage 3) 

Kendal to Longridge via Milnthorpe, Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth and Scotforth 

Balance (Stage 4)

Knutsford to Penwortham via Media City, Chorley, Burscough, Hesketh Bank, Longton

Achievement (Stage 5)

Fulwood to Central Office via Garstang, Poulton, St Annes, Lytham, Riversway and Bluebell Way including the family ''Big Booths Bike Ride'' along the Guild Wheel betweenthe Booths Riversway and Bluebell Way distribution centres.

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