Cycle marathon pushes Worthing staff to physical limits

STAFF from a Worthing opticians have pushed themselves to the physical limit to raise money for charity.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Dec 2015, 15:16 BST

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The team at Specsavers, in Montague Street, hosted a cycle marathon and fundraising day for two charitiesThe team at Specsavers, in Montague Street, hosted a cycle marathon and fundraising day for two charities
The team at Specsavers, in Montague Street, hosted a cycle marathon and fundraising day for two charities

The team at Specsavers, in Montague Street, hosted a cycle marathon and fundraising day for two charities, Rockinghorse Children’s Charity and BBC Children in Need.

More than £1,500 was raised after staff took turns to cycle as far as they could on exercise bikes outside the store and a range of baked sweet treats were offered to encourage donations from the community.

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Jasvinder Sarao, store director at Specsavers Worthing, said: “We had a target to cycle a total of 200 miles but managed to beat this and hit 238 miles instead.

“It was wonderful seeing all of the staff get involved and it created a real buzz in store.

“Rockinghorse and Children in Need do a tremendous amount of work supporting disabled children and those with life-threatening conditions, so it’s vital we continue to support them.

“We would like to thank everyone for all of their support and donations.”

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Rockinghorse children’s charity is the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton.

BBC Children in Need is the a UK charity which aims to change the lives of disabled children and young people.

Specsavers is a partnership, with each store part-owned and managed by its own directors, who are supported by key specialists in support offices, providing a range of services including marketing and accounting.

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