Back in July, the Southmead Development Trust, based at the Greenway Centre, was delighted to cheer home an incredible team from its corporate partner, construction company Sweet Projects, who took on a mammoth challenge to cycle 220 miles, coast-to-coast, in support of children and young people’s community hub, The Ranch.
The team of eight cyclists, backed by a fantastic support crew, set off from Sheerness on the east coast and pedalled their way across the country to arrive in the middle of Southmead-on-Sea at the Southmead Festival. Cheered on by festivalgoers gathered at the community stage, they powered through the finish line ribbon which was proudly held high by Ranch children.
Having smashed the initial target of £10,000, to date, the Sweet Projects team have received donations and pledges totalling £15,000, helping Southmead Development Trust to move closer to its goal of opening The Ranch for more days to support even more children and young people.
The Trust explained: “Sweet Projects are already valued supporters of our work; they are contributing to our children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing service – The Ranch Link Forward – for the next three years. Through visits to our community hubs Greenway Centre and The Ranch, talking to our teams and to young people – they have witnessed first-hand the positive impact of our work.
We are incredibly grateful for the commitment, generosity and enthusiasm of Sweet Projects and we would like to say a huge thank you to every cyclist, support crew member, and donor who helped make this challenge such a massive success.”