v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v 18th April 2024 • The HERALD • Page 5 DECORATOR INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING General Small Maintenance Works Reliable, Prompt with a High Standard of Work Fully Insured • Free Estimates NICK CROUCHER 023 8084 8154 or 07395 042193 MPL Roofing & Guttering Services • Fascias, Guttering, Soffits, Cladding and much more PVCu work • All roof repairs, gutters, flat roofs, chimney repairs • Moss removal 15% Discount for OAP’s Established 30 years 07742 436650 023 8087 9135 mplroofing@hotmail.com JOIN CYCLOCRUZE FOR THEIR 40TH ANNUAL FUNDRAISING BIKE RIDE Cyclocruze are organising their 40th annual bike ride around the Isle of Wight, taking place on the 6th-7th July, raising money for HASAG Asbestos Disease Support. Cyclocruze was started in the 1980’s by a group of local ‘dwellers’ of the Lord Nelson pub in Hythe, originally to raise money for the Guide Dogs for the Blind. e group of cyclists caught the Hythe Ferry with their bikes one Saturday morning to catch the Red Funnel ferry over to Cowes and cycle around the Isle of Wight over two days, with the rst leg taking them from Cowes to St Helen’s, where they stayed in the village hall overnight. e group then rode the remaining part of the island, returning to Cowes and then cycling back to Hythe as there wasn’t a Ferry service on a Sunday back then! In their rst year they raised an amazing £3,500 and had so much fun that they decided to repeat the ride the following year, raising £8,000, and have kept up the annual bike rides ever since! Over the years Cyclocruze riders have raised in excess of £250,000 for charity with money going to charities including Jubilee Sailing Trust, Solent Mind, and Oakhaven Hospice. e 2024 ride will raise funds for HASAG, a charity dedicated to supporting those a ected by mesothelioma, asbestosis or any other asbestosrelated disease throughout the South of England. is charity was chosen in memory of one of Cyclocruze’s most dedicated riders, Steve Phillips, who passed away from mesothelioma last summer. Steve held the record for most rides completed and was on the original ride in 1985. If you would like to join in the fun and fundraise for HASAG, you can nd out more information and sign up on the Cyclocruze website: www.cyclocruze.com entry is £50 including a T-shirt, extra T-shirts can be ordered for £11. Cyclocruze would like to thank this year’s sponsors: Oyster Financial Planning, Hythe Electrical Services, New Forest Pet Services, Red Gorilla, Pearsons, M.C. Hall Ltd, A&S Scaffolding, Painters Arms, IM-Press Promotions, Meadens of Hythe and Jon’s Bike Repair. The start of a Cyclocruze ride Celebrating the end of a Cyclocruze ride Join Lepe Country Park on Saturday 25th May for a fun lled day at the Spring Fair. e cli op will be packed with stallholders, music, cra s and even alpacas! If you would like to get involved, please email: lepe.enquiries@hants.gov.uk. Available on the cli op 10am to 3pm. Usual parking charges apply. Spring Fair at Lepe Country Park
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