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Guernsey’s first foundation is Male Uprising Guernsey cancer charity
January 11th, 2013 by Male Uprising in Guernsey
Male Uprising Guernsey (MUG) has registered the first Guernsey Foundation. MUG is a Guernsey charity set up last year to raise awareness of male cancer in the Bailiwick and raise funds to offer support to Bailiwick men suffering from cancer. Guernsey has recently introduced foundations legislation in order to offer an alternative wealth management vehicle [...]
MUG’s mountain bike ride on 7 July 2012 to help conquer male cancers
June 23rd, 2012 by Richard Lord
“We came up with the idea for a mountain bike ride in support of Male Uprising in Guernsey in February 2011,” Ian Brown of Ian Brown’s Cycle Shop said. “We wanted to do something like the Pink Ladies and we wanted to do it for men. A mountain bike ride around the coast seemed a [...]
Ian Brown’s 2012 30in30 challenge raises over £60,000 for Les Bourgs
June 16th, 2012 by Ian Brown
The fifth Ian Brown’s Cycle Shop 30in30 Challenge has raised £60,902.25 for Les Bourgs Hospice. The fifty three participants pledged to ride their bicycles for one hour each day for thirty days beginning on 5 May 2012 and ending on the annual Rocque to Rock bicycle ride on 3 June 2012. The riders all wore [...]
Cycling for Les Bourgs Hospice is a pleasure
June 10th, 2012 by Richard Lord
Ian Brown’s 30/30 Challenge takes place in Guernsey each year to raise money for Les Bourgs Hospice. Jayne Symes of My Destination Guernsey participated in the 30/30 Challenge in 2011 and did so again in 2012. “This year I gave myself a harder challenge of cycling 30 miles a day instead of just an hour [...]
Glorious Guernsey Bicycle Group summer evening rides for 2012
May 17th, 2012 by Richard Lord
One of the most pleasant ways of spending a Guernsey summer evening is exploring Guernsey’s quiet country lanes with the Guernsey Bicycle Group during their Summer Evening Rides. These free, guided rides promote the joy of cycling, its low cost, and its health benefits, without harm to the environment. The Guernsey Bicycle Group’s ten scheduled [...]
30 Rides in 30 Days Challenge to raise funds for Les Bourgs begins
May 5th, 2012 by Richard Lord
After a hearty breakfast at St. Emilion on the St Peter Port waterfront over 50 bicyclists set-off on their first bicycle ride of Ian Brown’s 30 Rides in 30 Days Challenge to raise funds for Les Bourgs Hospice. After being photographed by The Guernsey Press Simon Hancock started his bicycle ride by heading north in [...]
Record number of bicyclists in 2012 30in30 challenge to raise money for Les Bourgs Hospice
April 29th, 2012 by Ian Brown
The fifth annual 30in30 Challenge, organised by Ian Brown of Ian Brown’s Cycle Shop, begins on 5 May 2012. A record number of participants, including 33 first timers, will ride their bikes for one hour each day over 30 consecutive days to raise money for Les Bourgs Hospice. Each rider aims to get 30 sponsors [...]
MUG charity supports men and their families affected by male cancers
February 14th, 2012 by Male Uprising in Guernsey
Male Uprising In Guernsey (MUG) – a new and much-needed Guernsey Charitable Trust – aims to raise awareness of male prostate, testicular and bowel cancer, and encourage men to get tested and treated earlier. The Male Uprising In Guernsey takes its inspiration from the phenomenal work already done for breast cancer by the Pink Ladies. [...]
GPS mobile phone applications make Guernsey bicycling even more fun
July 7th, 2011 by Richard Lord
The number of people bicycling regularly in Guernsey appears to be increasing. The many days of fine weather and rising fuel prices have helped this trend. There have always been people who bicycle throughout the year. Some people do this because they don’t own a car, or because they wish to keep fit or reduce [...]
Guernsey bicyclists flock to the Rock to Rocque bike ride in aid of Les Bourgs Hospice
May 29th, 2011 by Richard Lord
The fine mist on a dull Sunday morning didn’t deter a large turn out for the Rock to Rocque bicycle circumnavigation of Guernsey to raise funds for Les Bourgs Hospice.
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