On Thursday 6 August 2020, personnel from the David Stone Medical Centre (DSMC), RAF Brize Norton, hosted a charity event in aid of Cycle to Work Day.
The aim of the event was to raise awareness of ‘Cycle to Work Day’, the UK’s biggest cycle commuting event now in its ninth year and fundraise for the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, the leading welfare charity for the RAF.
Eight teams of four from across RAF Brize Norton were invited to take part, cycling for 30 minutes non-stop on spinning bikes, once their time was up, their combined total distance was logged on the scoreboard, ready for the next team to try and beat.
Senior Aircraftwoman Kyra Bradley, RAF Medic said:
“I am really pleased with how the event went and I would like to thank all those who supported us, including the participants who took time out of their day to take part and ASDA Community Champion who provided much needed refreshments for us. Being active is so important for everyone’s general health and cycling is a great way to get fit and enjoy the great outdoors. We also took the opportunity to raise awareness of the RAF Benevolent Fund, who provided us with vests, medals and merchandise to promote the event and enable us to raise as much money as possible.”
Senior Aircraftwoman Kyra Bradley
RAF Medic
At the end of the event, the distances were calculated and Ground Engineering Flight (GEF) were crowned the winners with completing a spin bike TRIP of 74.3 in 30 minutes, a fantastic achievement. The event also raised an impressive £170 for the RAF Benevolent Fund.
