80 names have signed up for 325-mile ride from Bristol to Dublin starting on Tuesday June 12.
The Light Fund’s 2018 charity bike ride has already attracted a near full squadron of riders, made up of licensors, licensees and other industry contacts who will complete what is The Light Fund’s longest and toughest cycle event to date.
The charity hopes to raise £150,000+ for the various good causes it supports.
Event committee member Warren Traeger commented: “Interest in the Bristol to Dublin challenge has been fantastic, with so many new and experienced cyclists taking the challenge. There are just 10 places left and we urge any interested people to get in touch as soon as possible – whether you’ve cycled before or not, this is totally achievable and you’ll be a part of industry history.”
The ride is fully organised and supported by Classic Challenge, a specialist sporting event company. Riders will benefit from having all hotels, food and drinks provided, plus a fully professional crew comprising bike mechanics, full medical back-up and more.
The ride begins on Tuesday June 12, and culminates in a lavish finishing party at The Guinness Storehouse on Friday June 15 – headline sponsored by Amscan International.
To sign up for the challenge just click HERE, or discuss it with a committee member, details of which are below.
Two of LicensingSource.net’s directors are taking part – Rob Willis and Ian Hyder – click on their names for their respective JustGiving pages, if you’re brave enough to view either of them in lycra, and want to support their efforts.
The Light Fund – Bristol to Dublin Cycle Challenge – Committee:
Warren Traeger: warrentraeger@aol.com
Hannah Mungo: Hannah.Mungo@nbcuni.com
Ian Hyder: ianh@max-publishing.co.uk
Simon Gresswell: sgresswell@sanriolicense.com
Anthony Temple: anthony@drilicensing.com
Rob Willis: robw@max-publishing.co.uk
Stephen Gould: stephen.gould@sutikki.com
Andrew Levy: andrew@licensingpages.com
PR Partner: Highlight PR – alison@highlightpr.co.uk
The Light Fund – Bristol to Dublin cycle challenge 2018 – Generous Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors: Brand Licensing Europe (UBM), The Entertainer, Forever Collectibles, LicensingSource.net, Nickelodeon, Power Station Studios, Sambro, Universal.
Silver Sponsors: Disney, eOne, Mercis, Poetic Brands, Rainbow Productions, Signature Gifts, Sanrio, Smyths Toys, Sutikki, Trademark Products.
Re-fueling Station: Bon Bon Buddies.
Finishing Party Headline Sponsor: Amscan International
Associate Sponsors: Art & Science International, Blues Clothing, Caroline Mickler, Misirli, Rainbow Designs, Rubie’s Masquerade, Smart Toys & Games, VMC Accessories, Watermelon Creative.
The Light Fund – Bristol to Dublin cycle challenge 2018 – Hall of Fame:
Paul Appleton – Imagine8, Patrick Bailey – Fashion UK, Alex Balzaretti – TTL Marketing, Daved Bridges – Bravado, Martin Buck, Andrew Carley – eOne, Mike Coles – Cooneen, David Collins – Powerstation, Tim Collins – The Brand Director, Paul Cook – Sambro, Andy Cooper – Worlds Apart, Tracey Devine – Rubie’s, Tamara Dixon – Powerstation, Barry Drinkwater – Global Merch, Jens Drinkwater – Global Merch, Tom Duffy – Sambro, Anthony Edwards – Universal, Katie Rollings – eOne, Russel Fogden – Bravado, Jonathan French – Universal, Darran Garnham – MTW Toys, Rob Goodchild – Aardman, Serena Gosling – Manchester City FC, Dan Grant – Danilo, Michael Gregson, Simon Gresswell – Sanrio, Zara Grindrod – Rainbow Designs, Maggie Harris – ITV, Adam Howarth – Character World, James Hickey – Bravado, Mark Hillson, Robin Hillson – Trademark, Paul Hodgson – Forever Collectibles, Ashley Holman – Nickelodeon, Taylor Hotvet – Universal, Ian Hyder – Max Publishing, Jenny Johnstone – CHF Media, Jade Kellman – Sanrio, Mark Kingston – Nickelodeon, Jason Knights – Blue Kangaroo, Terry Lamb – Corsair, Andrew Levy – Licensingpages, Thomas Lindsay – Signature Gifts, Robert Ling – Pyramid, Michael Lipman – Pyramid, Elliot Matthews – Collective Apparel, Karl Matthews – Poetic Gem, Gurdev Mattu – Fashion UK, Alastair McHarrie – Sanrio, Anna Metcalfe – Penguin Random House, Alex Mitchell – Bravado, Dave Mitcheson – Blue Kangaroo, Dilwyn Morgan – Aykroyds, Sonia Morjaria-Shann – Autumn Fair, Hannah Mungo – Universal, Max O’Brien – Bon Bon Buddies, Leonie Oehmen, Richard Pink – Pink Key Consulting, Tim Porter – Signature Gifts, Sarah Jane Porter – Moonpig, James Redfern – Blueprint, Arfon Roberts – Aykroyds, Sian Roberts – Bon Bon Buddies, Charlotte Robertshaw – Pyramid, Jonathan Rose – MiPR Global, Nikki Samuels – Sambro, Danny Schweiger – Character World, Kevin Spindler – Signature Gifts, Mike Stagg – Disney, Helena Mansell-Stopher – National Geographic, Anthony Temple – DRI, Norman Thompson – Imagine8, JonathanTillery – The Brand Machine Group, Warren Traeger, Niall Trainor – eOne, Alison Vellacott – Highlight PR, Jamie Wilkins – GBEye, Rob Willis – Max Publishing, Eric Zaadnoordijk – World of Delights
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