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🚲💚 £𝟏𝟎𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐎𝐀𝐊𝐒 — 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒?!

There are some thank-yous that deserve to be shouted just that little bit louder, and this is definitely one of them.

The wonderful Les and Julie Cockle have now raised an incredible £101,000 for Great Oaks Hospice through Forest Cycle Recycle.

£101,000. All from donated bikes, a lot of hard work and an enormous amount of generosity. 💚

People donate bikes they no longer need, Les works his magic repairing and getting them ready to sell, and Les and Julie keep the prices affordable. The proceeds then come to Great Oaks Hospice.

Bike by bike, sale by sale, that has grown into this quite extraordinary total.

And behind that figure are all the hours Les and Julie have given, the people who have donated their bikes, and everyone who has bought one and helped the total keep climbing.

If you know Yorkley, you may already know Fieldway on Lydney Road, between the school and The Bailey. Or, as Julie describes it rather brilliantly:

“You won’t miss it — it’s the house with all the bikes outside!” 😂🚲

There certainly are plenty of them — but today, we think the number that deserves all the attention is:

🌟 £101,000 RAISED FOR GREAT OAKS HOSPICE! 🌟

𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨.

And to everyone who has donated or bought a bike and played a part along the way — thank you too.

Now that really is something worth getting on a tandem and celebrating! 🚲💚👏 ... See MoreSee Less