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Two friends, Dave and George, will be 'Pedalling the Prem' on 6 May 2024. This is a 1050km bike ride starting in Newcastle and finishing in Exeter on 11 May for their final home game of the season in a bid to raise an optimistic £5,000 for LooseHeadz - a mental health charity focusing on the rugby community whose goal is to place a mental health contact in every rugby club the world.

We'll be stopping at each Premiership Rugby Ground along the way, and would love for people to join us for as much or as little as they'd feel they can.

Dave struggled through his younger years and is a real advocate of openly talking about mental health issues, and the benefits that this and exercise and sports (particularly rugby) can bring to people's mental health.

Dave and George played rugby together for years, but have seen friends struggle with their own mental health through to the point where they've isolated themselves, turned to alcohol and drugs, lost jobs and, horribly, had thoughts that some can't even comprehend.

While we've tried to support friends through this, having access to and knowledge of LooseHeadz can only have helped these people and possibly prevented them having to go through what they did.

Fortunately, those we know that have been affected are managing their mental health much better now, but if we can make a difference for others to prevent them getting to the stage our friends did, it would be a great contribution.

Any spare cash that you have in these difficult times would be greatly appreciated and could really help somebody within your life who is struggling mentally that you may not even realise.

Even simply supporting our fundraising mission through spreading the word and sharing this page shows those around you that you support mental health charities and are someone that they can talk to.

Thanks for taking the time to visit and if you've been able to, thanks for sharing this page and donating.

For updates on routes and training take a look at:

https://instagram.com/pedal_the_prem?igshid=MTNiYzNiMzkwZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

https://strava.app.link/WXLoJAHFfFb

Big Love

Dave & George