The plans for this year’s Coast to Coast challenge are continuing to come together. While we are still finalising all the riders tackling the course in order to raise funds for Swindon Foodbank, arrangements for the event are progressing.

We’ve booked the B&Bs for everyone, and our support team has grown. However we still need help to transport people and bikes to Ilfracombe on Sunday 18th July, and back home from Plymouth on Friday 23rd or Saturday 24th July. If you’re able to help we’d love to hear from you!

The planned itinerary is as follows:

• Sun 18th July - travel to Ilfracombe
• Mon 19th July - cycle from Ilfracombe to Bideford (26 miles)
• Tues 20th July - cycle from Bideford to Okehampton (30 miles)
• Wed 21st July - cycle from Okehampton to Tavistock (23 miles)
• Thurs 22nd July - cycle from Tavistock to Plymouth (24 miles)

That’s a total of 103 miles!

Cyclists will then return to Swindon on the Friday - unless they decide to recover with a weekend in Plymouth - and who could blame them?

Most of all - we need your help in promoting the event. Sponsorship forms are now available to download, could you help to raise sponsorship for our brave cyclists? We’re aiming to raise £2,000 this year, but we can only do that with your help. As well as raising vital funds, the more people who know about it helps to raise our profile. As Swindon Foodbank becomes better known throughout Swindon we are hoping for an increased support from the local community.

Download C2C 2010 Sponsorship Form

If you’d like to promote the challenge in your office, church or social group, contact the Swindon Foodbank office for promotional material.

Last  year's cyclists