Seven ladies from Shropshire and mid Wales have got on their bikes and cycled from London to Paris this week to raise money for a mental health charity.
And their efforts have been rewarded as they have more than doubled their fundraising goal by so far raising nearly £8,500 for the cross border charity – Mental Health Support.
“We had a support driver, Mark Sulway, with us with a van who fed us on the go and we stayed form place to place, but it was brilliant fun. She added that it was a relief to see the Eiffel Tower hove into view when they arrived in Paris at around 6pm on Saturday.
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