Penningtons uses pedal power to support Headway

Posted: 13/09/2011

A group of over 20 staff from the Godalming and Basingstoke offices of Penningtons Solicitors LLP took to their bikes on Friday 9 September along the waterways of Surrey and Hampshire to raise funds for the brain injury association Headway which provides support for people with brain injuries as well as their families and carers.

Participants from Penningtons' Godalming office began the 20 mile charity cycle ride at the firm's Brighton Road base and then travelled along the River Wey while their Basingstoke colleagues started their journey at the Canal Centre in Mytchett and cycled along the pathways of the Basingstoke Canal. The two groups met near Byfleet in Surrey, at the point where the River Wey and Basingstoke Canal join, before continuing to Pyrford. The afternoon culminated in a reception at The White Hart pub in Byfleet where the cyclists were welcomed by staff from Headway and enjoyed some well deserved rest and refreshments.  As a result of the sponsorship received by the cyclists from colleagues and friends, the event has so far raised nearly £3,000 for the Headway groups in Guildford and Basingstoke. The charity helps people throughout the country with traumatic brain injury as well as those living with disability as a result of a stroke, brain tumour or meningitis. It is estimated that across the UK around 500,000 people experience long term disabilities as a result of traumatic brain injury.

Commenting on the afternoon's activities, Penningtons' marketing and development director Rolland Keane, who was one of the cyclists, said: "We are delighted to have been able to support Headway. We were particularly keen that the funds raised through our bike ride should be donated to this organisation because our personal injury team regularly sees at first hand the important work that Headway's staff and volunteers do in helping to improve the lives of those who experience brain injury."

Headway Surrey chief executive Oliver McGeachy added: "You cannot believe how significant this support is to us. It is not simply a question of money, although we are all having a tough time in the voluntary sector. It raises the profile of brain injury locally and this has to be good for those people who are tragically affected. We really appreciate the efforts of all the staff at Penningtons.”

For more information on Headway's work, please clic k here.

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