Britain’s biggest independent commercial
vehicle hypermarket, Anchor Vans, has raised £535 for the Royal National
Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) with a sponsored cycle ride along the famous Coast
2 Coast (sea to sea) cycle route from Whitehaven on Britain’s west coast to
Tynemouth in the North East.
Anchor’s managing director, Simon Joyce and CEO
Graham Joyce completed the challenge in October, covering 145 miles in three
days from the Irish to the North Sea alongside Graham’s brother Philip Joyce
and family friend Peter Foray.
Simon said: “I love taking on challenges such as
these, raising awareness and much needed funds for deserving causes. The
challenge was tough. We had some very long days on the road, and some demanding
climbs to deal with. None of us had cycled any of the route beforehand. But it
was brilliant – the four of us really enjoyed the challenge and are happy to
have raised so much for the RNLI.”
The cycling charity Sustrans developed the C2C
route in partnership with others, and it was opened in 1994. Today many
thousands of cyclists pedal it every year, or complete shorter sections of
it.
About
Anchor Vans
With more than 25 years’ industry experience,
family-owned Anchor Vans is an award-winning company which was named as UK Van
Dealer of the Year. It has undergone a sustained period of growth and recently doubled
the size of their Padworth base with the acquisition of almost three acres of
adjoining land.
Development works on the new ‘super site’ have already begun.
Simon Joyce says: “This recent expansion is
testament to our resolve to strengthen what we offer both regionally and nationally.
We’re particularly proud that our training and career progression opportunities
have led to such a high staff retention rate, with many employees staying with
us for more than 10 years.”
About
RNLI
The RNLI saves lives at sea through 24-hour
lifeboat search and rescue, flood rescue, water safety education and seasonal
lifeguards on Britain’s busiest beaches.
Since 1824, RNLI crews and lifeguards have saved
more than 142,200 lives.
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Note for Editors
• For more information about Anchor Vans
visit https://www.anchorvans.co.uk/
• For more information about the RNLI
visit https://rnli.org/
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