MORE than £300 has been raised for Special Olympics Redditch.
Members of the group, which provides sporting opportunities for people with disabilities, turned out to welcome a cycling fundraiser after a marathon 13-hour ride.
Paul Priestley, who works for logistics firm Transmec Group, rode 140 miles to the company’s Redditch base from his home depot in Bradford.
On day two he cycled 40 miles to and from Transmec’s Worcester warehouse before returning to Bradford the next day – a total of 320 miles.
Staff at the Redditch depot fundraised on behalf of Special Olympics and £315 was collected for the charity.
Founder of Special Olympics Redditch, Elaine Daykin, said: “We are extremely grateful to Paul and Transmec for their fantastic support. The funds are much needed and will help us to continue providing sports training and competition for over 40 of our athletes.”
Paul said: “After such a long ride it was brilliant to receive such a warm welcome at Redditch. I was really touched and it was one of the highlights of the trip.”
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