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Liverpool Man Pedals His Way to Raising £1,400 for Charity in London to Paris Cycle
MERSEYSIDE charity Nugent Care is
£1,400 better off thanks to the cycling efforts of Liverpool-born supporter
Andrew Ware.
Andrew, 43, who is a Director of church supply company Hayes and Finch, tackled
the mammoth 300 mile journey from London to Paris on 2 wheels over 4 days and
raised just over £1,400 for the local charity.
The money will go towards a particular Nugent Care project called Epsom Project,
a community service for local children to engage with after school and during
school holidays, which Andrew wanted to help after visiting.
Liverpool born and bred Andrew said:- "The cycle was one of the toughest
things I've ever taken on but also one of the most rewarding and knowing that
the money I raised will really make a difference to the children at Epsom
Project.
Hayes and Finch as a company continue to support Nugent Care as a whole too;
it's a fantastic cause." Supermarket cuts could create milk crisis PITCHUP.COM says farms can earn up to
£200,000 annually by diversifying into camping.
Farmers were paid an average 23.66p per litre in June, down 10% since January
and a quarter lower than a year ago, according to AHDB Dairy.
Farmers are declaring war against supermarkets as more milk price cuts are
announced, with Morrisons being the target of recent disruption.
A farmer quoted in a national paper said:- "There's a crisis. People are
selling the core of their business just to pay bills and the banks. It's also a
crisis for the consumer. They wish to buy British but if we don't address this
situation that's going to be taken away from them by corporate greed."
Dan Yates, founder of outdoor accommodation provider Pitchup.com, confirms they
have seen a significant increase in the number of farmers looking for
alternative revenue streams in the wake of recent cuts, with a growing number of
farmers renting land out as pitches or adding lodge, caravan or 'glamping'
accommodation.
At present Pitchup.com has 240 farmers selling outdoor holidays via its website.
Yates said that:- "It's not all doom and gloom as our best selling dairy farm has already
taken £36,000 in bookings in 2015. Despite government forecasts that many farms
will see incomes fall by between 11% and 21% in 2015*, income from tourism can
more than counteract losses in the core farming business. Whilst obviously this doesn't address the problem that
the reduction in milk production can cause for local economies, it does show
that farmers wanting to diversify into tourism can reap rewards. It can be very
straightforward to set up a campsite on a farm but the returns can be
game changing: our best selling campsite has received £200,000 of bookings in
the last 12 months."
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Town Hall opens its doors to the public
LIVERPOOL'S Town
Hall will be opening its magnificent surroundings to the public for the next 2
weeks starting from Monday, 17 August 2015.
Members of the public can take a look at the splendour of 1 of the finest
surviving 18th Century buildings for free.
► Monday, 17 August 2015 - (Building is open to the public from 10am until
4pm to last entrance is at 3.45pm) |
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