Tandem trek wheels in cash for charities
Chronicle July 2008

Sandbach Round Table members are celebrated the group's 60th anniversary with a marathon tandem bike ride for charity.

A team of 25 Tablers travelled 580 miles in four days around the UK & Ireland.

Sponsorship money will be donated to local causes including the Sandbach Talking Newspaper.

Group spokesman Paul Molley said: "Round Table members are well known for their crazy stunts to raise much needed cash for community based projects".

"The team rode the tandems to Holleyhead then caught the ferry to Dublin. Next the rode to the north to Belfast took the ferry to Stranraer in Scotland before journeying south to Penrith and back to Sandbach. That was the five countries in four days".

The Tablers cycled more than 130 miles on each of the four days. Beforehand, the team spent months in training for their challenge.

Group Chairman & event organiser Peter Henderson said: "Being a member of Table is fantastic. You have a brilliant time with great opportunities to raise much needed cash for our local community to assist charitable projects - no one can say we just sit there."