Local Rotarian and keen cyclist Ed Netsel decided to take the Captain Tom 100 Challenge to raise funds for the Captain Tom 100 Foundation.
April 30 would have been Captain Sir Tom Moore’s 101st birthday and the one-year anniversary of the extraordinary celebrations following the conclusion of his famous 100 laps of his garden that raised over £38million for the NHS.
Captain Tom’s family pledged to celebrate his life with an event that everyone, in the UK and around the world, could get involved in. That event is the Captain Tom 100 Challenge.
Ed Netsel and three colleagues John Eaton, Philip Marchant and Terry Wilby decided to take four cycle rides around Saffron Walden and district totalling just over 100 miles.
Mr Netsel said “The coronavirus pandemic has caused so much uncertainty and strain for those facing loneliness and mental health issues.
“The Captain Tom Foundation will be using the activity around the 100 Challenge to support charities including The Mix, Young Minds and Place2Be which are doing great work supporting our young people’s mental health issues as we emerge from the pandemic”.
Anyone who wishes to support Ed’s Challenge can do so on his Virgin Giving page at https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/EdwardNetsel
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Happy cyclists Terry Wilby, John Eaton, Philip Marchant and Ed Netsel take a break at the Lee Valley Velopark during their fourth ride in the Captain Tom 100 Challenge.