Pictured above: Charity cyclists (from left) Fiona
Apthorpe, Sue Jennings, Ranjit Kaur, Kristin Clark and Georgina
Woolley raised £1,000 by taking part in the Breast Cancer
Campaign's Pedal It Pink event. (Note: Emma Brookes was not
present).
Six staff members from a Derby law firm are set to raise
£1,000 for breast cancer research after taking part in a
charity bike ride.
Kristin Clark, Fiona Apthorpe, Sue Jennings, Emma Brookes,
Ranjit Kaur and Georgina Woolley, all from Robinsons Solicitors, in
St James Court, Friar Gate, took part in the Breast Cancer
Campaign's annual Pedal It Pink event last Sunday (Oct 17).
The challenge, which saw the women pull on shocking pink tutus,
leg warmers and fetching fingerless gloves, consisted of a 26.2
mile sponsored cycle ride around the Regatta Lake at Holme
Pierrepoint in Nottingham.
The women-only event attracted around 350 participants, each of
whose lives had been touched by breast cancer in some way, whether
they had beaten it themselves or were riding in memory of a friend
or loved one who, sadly, had not.
Legal secretary Kristin, who rode in memory of a friend who died
from breast cancer, said that Pedal It Pink was an extremely
enjoyable event that was tinged with emotion.
She said: "We all had a great time. It wasn't easy but we all
went at our own pace and finished the course.
"While we were on our way round, we got a really good sense of
why other people were doing it. Each of us had a little card which
said who we were riding for - that certainly made you realise what
the event was all about.
"We all took part hoping to raise £1,000 and thanks to the
generosity of friends, family and workmates we are on course to
beat it."
Fiona, who is head of Robinsons' Family and Mediation department
and a deputy district judge, said: "When Kristin said she was
taking part in this ride, I was happy to be roped in.
"I lost my mother to cancer this summer. She had previously been
diagnosed with breast cancer and both cancers were connected, so
this charity has a personal resonance with me."
You can still sponsor the women by visiting
www.justgiving.com/kristinmclark.