Great Kent Bike Ride

South of England Rare Breeds Centre

On Sunday 13th June 2010 over 750 cyclists took part in the third Great Kent Bike Ride to raise money for Canterbury Oast Trust.

Participants were able to complete either a 60km or 35km course around beautiful rural Kent in bright sunshine. A large and happy crowd (including a jazz band) gathered to welcome the brave cyclists across the finish line. The ride included a real mixture of people including professional cyclists, families enjoying a fun day out and relatives of our residents.

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Many of our fundraisers have raised significant amounts of money for us, with the top ten teams given below.

Bennett Family and Friends	£1,830
GTFBI Fundraising (M Bounas, T Merrin, D Moon)	£665
H and P Sanderson	£385
T and K Allen	£330
J, J, R Jeffrey and M Nelson	£330
S Shearing	£318
S Rivero and A Sewell	£255
Invicta Foods	£250
J Turner	£229
L Guichard and R Friend	£205

The aim is to raise £20,000 for Canterbury Oast Trust through sponsorship and direct donations. If you wish to make an online donation, please click on the GiveNow link below:

The Bennett Family and Friends
Our record breaking team for sponsorship is the Bennett family and their friends. The team includes Carl Bennett, Clare Bennett, Matthew Fillery, Nina Jones, Den Jones, Heather Mansell, Becki Lea and Fred Lea. They have kindly supported the farm following the sad loss of their little boy Sammy. In the year of the first Kent Great Bike Ride they raised over £11,000 for the charity, making it possible for us to build "Sammy's Playpen" in memory of Sammy.

Click here for photos from the 2009 Ride

There are over 200 images arranged in 16 Gallery pages

Click here for photos from the 2008 Ride

If you would like information on future fundraising events or would like to help - please contact us on 01233 861 493 or 01233 860 806 or email fundraising@c-o-t.org.uk