Cornish Bakery staff cycling 163 miles to raise money for RNLI

Wanting to do something worthy of a challenge, Chris Homer and Lizzie Reynolds, who both work at the Cornish Bakery in Lyme Regis, will take part in a 163-mile bike ride visiting the eight Cornish Bakery stores in their region.

The challenge is part of the firm's ongoing commitment to support its local community – which includes donating left over food to local food banks and fundraising for the Save the Children Christmas Jumper Appeal every year.

This time round they aim to raise £1,200 for the RNLI.

Store manager of the Cornish Bakery, Chris Homer said: “There was an open discussion amongst the team with several of them feeling that the RNLI was a charity that was well deserving with the local Lyme Regis station and its volunteer crews doing amazing brave work helping people who get into trouble. So simply off the back of this we decided this would be our charity.”

Neither Chris or Lizzie are ‘hyper fit cyclists’ and admit they haven’t ridden their bikes in quite some time but felt their initial dip into a charity event needed to be something big and ambitious.

Mr Homer added: “What we get a lot of is ‘rather you than me’. Our co-workers have faith in Lizzie’s ability but all think that I am the one who will struggle, this only fuels myself to achieve.

“Family and friends think I’m mad as well, but this is only due to lack of having done anything like this before. I very much have the mantra nothings impossible it can just be very difficult.”

The ride will be broken down into four legs during May starting with Dorchester to Sidmouth (via West Bay and Lyme Regis), Sidmouth to Torquay, Torquay to Totnes (via Dartmouth) and Totnes to Bideford.

The legs will be completed on Tuesday, May 3, Friday, May 6, Friday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 17.

To donate you can visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/cornishbakerylymeregis or there is a collection box at the Cornish Bakery store on Broad Street, Lyme Regis.