Cycling builders’ £5,000 bid

Photo: Anthony Miller

Ready to roll . . . charity cyclists (from the left) Phil Boyham, Jonathan Roberts, Suzanne Scott, Dan Akkermans, Andrew Kelly, Dave Davies (site project manager), Joanne Smith, Alastair Ruttle and Nick Smith

HATS off to construction workers who are building Oldham’s new £17 million radiotherapy centre.

For brickies and joiners have joined forces with architects and surveyors to go the extra mile.

A team of 20 employees of Vinci Construction Ltd (formerly Norwest Holst) and sub-contractors who are working on the Royal Oldham Hospital site, have signed up to the Manchester to Blackpool bike ride.

And they hope to rake in a massive £5,000 for the Christie’s at Oldham Appeal with the 60-mile challenge.

Quantity surveyor and cycling team member Alastair Ruttleis said more than £2,500 had already been pledged.

“Dave Davies, our project manager is a keen cyclist and he had already decided he was going to do the ride for the appeal,” he said.

“He collared the rest of us into joining, and it’s got everyone up off their bottoms and into training mode. Everyone’s up for it.”

The ride is on Sunday, July 12, and anyone who wants to sponsor the cyclists can do so by logging on to www.justgiving.com/vincibunkerbuilders






TO get help or advice in setting up a fund-raising event, contact the appeals office on 0161-446 3988, visit www.christies.org or text OLDHAM CHRISTIE followed by your name and address to 07971-456824 to receive a fund-raising pack.



The pack will have details on how to make sure your money goes to the Christie At Oldham Appeal.

Cheques should be made payable to The Christie (Oldham Evening Chronicle). If sending cash, enclose a covering letter to say it is for the Christie At Oldham campaign.