Coast to Coast: On yer bike for charity
A team of 11 cyclists and two support colleagues from Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) raised more than £3,200 for charity by cycling 147 miles from coast to coast.
The bike enthusiasts left CDHT’s Octavian Centre in Chester before setting off on the national coast to coast route from Workington on the West coast to Tynemouth on the East.
The challenge was broken down into three legs of 47 miles on day one, 56 miles on day two and the last day of 44 miles. In between these mile posts are The Lake District and The Pennines.
All eleven cyclists have visited Claire House Children’s Hospice, the charity benefitting from the funds raised, and were given a guided tour of the Hospice showing how and where monies will be used.
Andre Kujawinski, CDHT Maintenance Officer (Bathrooms) who has planned and organised the event, said:
“This was a fantastic challenge which raised a significant amount of money for charity; we are already looking for challenges for next year. The team enjoyed seeing the sights along the way, climbing through The Lakes and The Pennines on the first couple of days and then dropping down to Tynemouth on the last day. We all trained hard for this – the team worked well together really pushing each other on.”
The cyclists included: Morgan Bailey, Kev Bean, Charlie Boden, Paul Finch, Dion Jones, Andre Kujawinski, Darren Lavender, Dan Lloyd, Sarah Perry, Jay Shepherd and Phil Whitlow, with Ian Arnott and Ray Hunt as the support team.
CDHT is organising a charity quiz at Chester FC in the next few weeks, where Claire House will be presented with a cheque.
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007 1: The CDHT cycling team at the start of their journey on the West coast
131 1: The team reaches Newcastle
148 1: The team reaches the end of their journey on the Eastern coast.
Notes to editors
Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) is a dynamic and enterprising organisation at the forefront of delivering positive impacts in the communities with which it works. The Trust’s homes span six communities – Blacon North; Blacon South; Chester City Area; The Rurals; Lache and Handbridge; Upton, Hoole, Newton and Plas Newton.
Committed to the best principles of social enterprise with over 14,000 local customers in 6,200 properties and 53% of its 275 colleagues living within its communities, the Trust adheres to key commitments and principles relating to people, places, partnerships and performance which underpin the Vision to ‘create opportunity’, through its mission, ‘by doing the right thing’.
The Trust is about being transparent and accountable in everything that is done and to this end is one of the first organisations nationally to have established a Residents’ Board, with full delegated powers from the Trust Board, to direct services which impact upon their lives.
The Trust has a comprehensive development programme delivering over 330 new homes including the £12million regeneration of the Treborth Road area of Chester providing new homes for rent, sale and shared ownership, as well as a village green and wildlife habitats.
CDHT also provides services on a partnership basis, to a number of other customers e.g. Telecare services, TrustWorks Maintenance Services, Housing Options advice, waiting list management and choice based lettings to neighbouring local authorities and registered social landlords.
The Trust is rated as two Star excellent by the Audit Commission, has the highest possible rating from Telecare Services Association and is also credited Investors in People and is the overall Employer of the Year For Cheshire West. It has been in the ‘Top 100 Sunday Times best companies to work for’ for the last 3 years, reaching its highest position of 47th this year.
For more details please visit www.cdht.org or request a copy of CDHT’s Corporate Plan 2009-2014.
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