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Harrogate Neighbours team to cycle 100 miles for Red Nose Day

Thursday, 19 March 2026 13:04

Chief Executive- Sue Cawthray

The team are raising money for Comic Relief by cycling 100 miles.

The staff are cycling on Thursday 19th and Friday 20th March.

Each participant will be dressed in a costume to keep with the Comic Relief theme of 'Take Yourself Funny for Money'.

The team initially proposed they would cycle 50 miles and decided they could double the length.

Communication and Development Manager, Jamie Nicholson-Ruther at Harrogate Neighbours introduced the challenge on social media.

Their fundraising target is £250 to go to Cominc Relief which has supported more than 35,000 projects, enabling over 1,000 community organisations to tackle poverty and social injustice around the world.

You can find out more about their challenge by visiting their Just Giving page here.

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