RCM Cycle Team

On May 9th 2012 a team of nine RCM staff began the challenge of a lifetime by cycling from London to Paris, in support of the National Maternity Support Foundation.

The team began under heavy cloud and light rain fall, but happy in the knowledge that they had already reached their £14,000 fundraising target. The gruelling task take four days to complete and saw the team cover 300 miles in aid of the worthy charity.

A big thank you to all of those that sponsored the team with a special thanks to  our main sponsors ramsac.

The RCM  work in partnership with National Maternity Support Foundation (NMSF) to consult closely with them on issues surrounding maternity care. Profesor Cathy Warwick CBE, General Secretary of the RCM also acts as the NMSF lead Patron and will be joining in the RCM team to cycle from London to Paris.

The Challenge

• Day 1 - Our challenge begins bright and early from South London heading through rural Kent. Our path winds through traditional British countryside, along the North Downs Way before reaching the white cliffs of Dover before boarding a ferry across to Calais.

• Day 2 - Reaching Northern France we travel south through Desvres and continue through windy roads along the valley of the Canche River.

• Day 3 - We follow the River Somme out of Abbeville, finishing in Beauvais, covering 70 miles.

• Day 4 - Our final day of cycling sees the big push to Paris our final destination.

NMSF is Jake's Charity. It was set up following the tragic stillbirth of Jake Canter due to the nearest hospital maternity unit being closed. NMSF's founding principles are to take a 'proactive educative approach' to maternity care occupying the 'sensible middle ground' of public opinion and improve maternity care. NMSF offers Jake’s Scholarship to midwives wanting to become specialist bereavement midwife counsellors.

Our RCM team includes:

Cathy Warwick - General Secretary

Breedagh Hughes  -Board Secretary

Denise Linay - Employment Relations Advisor

Imogen Fleury - ULR Project Worker

Zoe Rocholl - HR Advisor

Anne-Marie O'Neill - Board Administrator

Jody Faulkner - LRPD Administrator Officer

Jennifer Williams - Board Administrator

Paul Dawson-Hart - Project Manager

Colin Beesley - Principle Press and Media Officer

 Proudly sponsored by ramsac

We are delighted to welcome on board and extend a huge thank you to the RCMs I.T services partner ramsac, for kindly donating £1000 to the RCM Cycle team in support of the NMSF.

ramsac join our fundraising efforts as out first Gold Sponsor in our 300 mile journey. To find out further details about ramsac click here.