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BBC News
27-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Cricket club in Bath celebrates 200 years by raising £200k
A cricket club that boasts star players including William Gilbert Grace (known as WG) and Sir Vivian Richards is celebrating its 200th commemorate the occasion, members of Lansdown Cricket Club in Bath are trying to raise £200,000 for local charities with an epic bike riders will complete an 850km (528-mile) cycle to every test cricket ground in England – within just four set off from Durham on 26 May and will finish at their club house in Combe Park, Bath, on the evening of 30 May. One of the cyclists, Jonathan Green, said preparing for the ride has been "all about making sure we're used to spending hours in the saddle".Their longest day is going to be around 210km (130.4 miles), he said, which will take up to 12 hours."So, it's about building up resistance and making sure we have that endurance in our heart and lungs," he added. A support team of six is helping the riders with stays, nutrition and rest club hopes to raise £200,000 by the end of the year, with Dorothy House Hospice Care a key Maggs, who is cycling with the group, said Dorothy's House was very close to his heart after the team there cared for his wife Jess."Unfortunately my wife passed away from melanoma in November and was supported massively by Dorothy's House, and me and my family continue to be supported by them," he team is also fundraising for Royal United Hospitals Bath and will provide funds to support cricket in state schools in the Longstaff, chairman of Lansdown Cricket Club, said there was a lack of provision of cricket in state schools and it was important to change that."The game is a really valuable sport for bringing teams together and offering children a bit of self-confidence," he said. Speaking about the club's history, Mr Longstaff said there have been tales of rivalry and riots on the pitch ever since it was founded in who is one of the sport's most renowned players, "played here for well over a decade", he historic highlights include the grounds becoming a war hospital covered in tents, then post-war becoming a safe space for the community to enjoy and "regain a bit of morale".He said the 50s, 60s and 70s were the "glory years", with Sir Viv playing his first overseas stint at the club in 1973 while qualifying for 1952, the club hosted the first match played by a Pakistani side in England. The team of Pakistan Eaglets included seven future Pakistan test cricketers including the great Hanif Mohammad.
CBS News
18-05-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Hundreds participate in 3rd annual Rush to Crush Cancer bike ride
It was a busy morning in Allison Park and Pittsburgh's South Side for many bike riders as they participated in the Rush to Crush Cancer. This is the third annual edition of the event, and hundreds of people participated. As the riders began rolling Sunday morning, each one did so with a reason. "My husband was diagnosed with cancer in '21," Kim Bish of Sarver said. Rob Kowalik came from Toronto, Ontario, to ride in the event. "Unfortunately, our family has been touched by cancer more than once," he said. "Most recently, my wife, who is a breast cancer survivor." She received treatment in the Pittsburgh area. "We wanted to express our thanks for all the work they're doing here," he said. It was a busy morning for Kowalik and many of the bike riders. There were four different courses, including a 60-miler, a 30-miler, a 15-miler, and a short course. The funds raised by Sunday's event support UPMC's Hillman Cancer Center. "This research goes to support our scientists and labs," Beth Wild, president of UPMC's Hillman Cancer Center, said. It's research, education, and outreach that happens in our backyard. "This money stays local," Wild said. "One hundred percent of the money raised by riders stays right here in Pittsburgh for research that happens at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. The people at Hillman say the turnout and the support are really important right now. "This is an increasingly uncertain market for cancer research funding," Hillman Interim Director Kathryn Schmitz said. Schmitz said that is because of the proposed federal funding cuts. "If that happens, then we will have a massive slowdown in the development of new cancer drugs," she said. As the riders raised money, they experienced cheers. Amongst themselves, there was some camaraderie. "All these people are my new friends, my new best friends, and they're gonna help me get over the finish line," Kowalik said. And as they approached that finish line? The thoughts of those reasons why they ride permeated their minds. "I think for sure it'll be thinking about my wife and everything that she's gone through," Bill Martin of Canonsburg said. KDKA-TV is told fundraising will go on for another month after Sunday's ride.
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Northamptonshire dads cycle 900 miles to visit rugby grounds
Three dads finished a nine-day bike ride around the country to raise money for a brain tumour charity. The trio, who are local to Northampton, cycled about 900 miles (1400km) to every premiership rugby ground in honour of their friend Mark Monaghan, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour last Nicholson, his brother Duncan and Derek Middlemiss took on the challenge and arrived at the Northampton Saints' final home game on said: "We are doing it for the whole brain tumour community in Mark's name." The trio started their journey at Newcastle Falcons Rugby Ground, finishing at Northampton Saints Rugby to watch the match with Mr Saints beat Saracens 28-24 and remain eighth in the Premiership after the who organised the bike ride, said they wanted to do something for Mr Monaghan, who was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma in April 2024."We thought about the London marathon originally, and my eldest daughter said to me, 'you are not running, you are too old, but you like to do things on a bike and rugby'."So, I came up with this crazy scheme, and Duncan and Dereck both said yes, and it came from there." He set up 'Mark's Mission' and decided to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity. About £20,000 has been donated through their JustGiving page so far. "Mark's mission has morphed into more than just a bike ride," Andrew added."So, we have set ourselves a target over a load of events."Mr Monaghan said it was an "unbelievable feeling" seeing his friends complete the bike ride. "I am so emotional [about] what they have put in, and why they put in," he said. His wife, Debbie Monaghan, said: "It's a horrible disease, it changes everything. We want to make awareness of what happens with a brain tumour."We are so proud of their achievements - It is amazing really."She added: "It is just three normal lads doing their bit, it is absolutely amazing." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
