One of the UK’s leading equine veterinary practices is doing its bit for charity this summer.
Newmarket-based Rossdale & Partners hosted its own charity bike ride on Sunday, 26 June, and raised £16,000 for two charities — Animal Care in Egypt (ACE) and Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cancer Ward E10.
71 cyclists, comprising Rossdale staff, friends and family, cycled a collective distance of 4,100 miles, which is the distance from Rossdale’s clinic in Exning to ACE’s clinic in Luxor, Egypt — and two thirds of the way back!
Involved in the team were 22 vets and five vet nurses. The group cycled across Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, choosing either a 25- or 100-mile route on what turned out to be one of the hottest days of the year so far.
And the emergency on-call team got involved too, cycling in relay on static bikes based at the hospital. This ensured that there was full cover at all times for in-patients and emergency admissions. Despite a busy weekend of emergency referral admissions, the team managed to cycle a collective distance of 100 miles during quieter moments.
Rossdales already has strong links with the charity ACE, sending one vet and vet nurse to work with the charity each year.
If you’d like to donate to the charities, visit www.JustGiving.com/teams/rossdales
