The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust has announced that long term trust ambassador and Bestival curator, Rob da Bank, will be opening the charity event, the Red Funnel Night Rider and Night Runner, with one of his highly regarded DJ sets at Cheverton Farm, Isle of Wight, on 16 April.
The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust will receive all the money raised from entry fees, thanks to the generosity of title sponsor Red Funnel’s support. This will allow the trust to give young people in recovery from cancer the opportunity to take part in sailing trips to rebuild their confidence.
Frank Fletcher CEO of the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust said, “We are extremely pleased to announce our long term ambassador Rob da Bank will be opening the Red Funnel Night Rider and Night Runner. It will be fantastic to have him at the start line gearing our participants up ready for the event!”
Managed by Isle of Wight based trail experts GP Sport on behalf of the trust, the event offers mountain bikers and runners of all abilities a variety of night trails ranging from 5km – 20km distances for runners; and 5km – 35km for the mountain bikers.
Participants from all over the UK are encouraged to join, with easy transport connections available from Southampton to the Isle of Wight through redfunnel.co.uk and public bus links onto the event.
Participants and their supporters will be able to enjoy Rob’s set as they warm up for an hour, before the races start at 20:00 GMT. For those not competing, Race Village tickets are available at £5. The experience doesn’t stop at the end of the race, with camping facilities available on the event site alongside after-party entertainment including live music, food and drink all available until late.
Rob, who first became involved with the trust in 2003, expressed his delight on the announcement. “I love music and running, so I can’t wait to support this fantastic new event on the Isle of Wight, and help to raise more funds for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. See you all on the start-line! Don’t be late!”
The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is a national UK organisation that was set up 13 years ago to give young people, aged 8- 24, in recovery from cancer, the opportunity to take part in sailing trips to rebuild their confidence.
The trust builds long term relationships through the Return to Sail and Graduate Volunteer programs working with every young person Principal Treatment Centre and a growing number of Designated Units in the UK.
To date it has enabled over 1,500 young people to take part in sailing trips. The trust receives no government funding and therefore relies entirely on voluntary donations to provide sailing trips free of charge to the young people.
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