Edinburgh, Scotland: The Cold Chain Federation’s communications and external affairs director Liam Challenger has taken part in one of Transaid’s cycle challenges – from Newcastle to Edinburgh – to help raise funds to support Transaid’s life-saving road safety and access to healthcare projects.
The challenges, which took place in both in the UK and Kenya, raised more than £225,000 in total towards the international development organisation’s projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
A team of 30 pedalled 295 miles, from the foothills of Mount Kenya to Lake Victoria in just six days, raising £165,000 in Transaid’s first cycling fundraiser in the country. This followed just two and a half weeks after a separate group of 40 riders raised £60,000 for a 159-mile journey from Newcastle to Edinburgh.
Maddy Matheson, head of fundraising for Transaid, said: “Ever since our first Cycle Challenge in Malawi, back in 2006, we’ve enjoyed excellent support from riders across the industry, and this year was no different. We had two fantastic groups, each passionate about our life-saving work.”
Peter Whitehead, managing director at PF Whitehead Logistics, one of the riders taking part in Cycle Kenya and challenge sponsor, said: “I feel very fortunate to have been able to participate, and the opportunity to visit a country where Transaid works brought home the true impact of their road safety and access to health care programmes.”
Other participants of the Newcastle to Edinburgh event included AAL Shipping, Backhouse Jones, Brigade Electronics, Columbia Shipmanagement, Dawsongroup Truck and Trailer, Edrington, Elddis Transport, EORI, GXO, Idris Logistics, Iveco, RHA, Stanley Travel, and The Malcolm Group, and was sponsored by Dawsongroup Truck and Trailer, with Stanley Travel providing coach transfers for the group.
