SERC cyclists join FE 400-mile challenge for Air Ambulance NI

A SERC staff team will join colleagues from across the NI FE sector on Friday 17 June for a bicycle relay challenge to raise funds for Air Ambulance NI. The SERC cyclists will leave the SERC Bangor campus early in the morning, travelling to Newtownards, Lisburn, Ballynahinch, Downpatrick and Newcastle before heading to Kilkeel, where they will hand over to riders from Southern Regional College. 

The SERC team is supported by Decathlon, who are generously providing snacks and spares as well as offering a free bike check to the riders before they begin the challenge.  

The ‘Further Education 400’ team, made up of volunteers from all six FE colleges, will cycle in two relays with the first groups leaving Belfast in clockwise and anti-clockwise directions passing through 27 college campuses to cross the finish line in Enniskillen.   Each of the six colleges will cycle between their respective campuses and pass a symbolic baton to the next college.  

The cyclists are seeking sponsorship to raise funds for Air Ambulance NI, a vital regional service, and the relay event demonstrates the collaboration and collegiality between the colleges in our work to make a positive impact on local communities.  

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Picture: Claire Henderson and Philip McKelvey from SERC with Matthew Ferguson and Lee Aston, of Decathlon