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SHAPEMAG

Doornbos North East FGR

On Yer Bike’s For The Great North Air Ambulance Service

SHAPEMAG is a huge It is an Annual event held on Over £5,500 was raised last
supporter of the charitable the first Sunday of September. year for The Great North
causes in the North East, The first year, 25 riders took Air Ambulance Service with
something which we will part and raised over £650 for 110 participants cycling.
be pushing in our future the RAF benevolent fund. I We cycled to each of the
editions. This month, it gives normally organise the event football grounds starting at
me great pleasure to feature with my best friend Graham Darlington and finished in
the Doornbos North East Purnell, a serving members of Newcastle, so Darlington,
Football Ground Ride (FGR) the RAF I met when I served Middlesbrough, Hartlepool,
in support of The Great North 20 years ago. But due to ob- Sunderland and Newcastle.
Air Ambulance Service. Re- vious reasons he hasn’t been Last year the event was also
cently I caught up with event able to take part this year. sponsored by Doornbos and
organiser, Marc Hall to tell they have chosen to back the
me more about the event. That’s understandable. But event again. We also always
you are going ahead this year, use a unique designed jersey
Marc, what is the Doornbos so what about the charity side and 90% of the riders wear
North East FGR all about? of things? them.

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