The Woburn Abbey Triathlon takes place on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September. As one of the biggest sporting events in the Bedfordshire area of South East England, many local businesses choose to get involved in a corporate clash to try and win bragging rights and to raise funds for charity.
The Woburn Abbey Triathlon is organised by registered charity tri for life and event delivery partner Human Race events. Since its inception, the race weekend has raised over £2.4m, enabling a host of important projects to be completed by its charity partners.
DNA Luxury Travel, based in Woburn, is returning to the event for a second year after its success in 2017. Working together as a team was seen as a new opportunity, and supporting a local triathlon and competing in their hometown was that bit more special.
“Last year we competed in the WoBurner Relay, and raised over £1000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital and Melanoma Focus,” said Oliver Stokes, Associate Director at DNA Luxury Travel. “It was the perfect event to bring us together as a team, encourage us to keep fit and raise money for some great causes.”
He added, “The work that both GOSH and Melanoma Focus do has such a positive impact on people’s lives, and we were delighted to be able to do our bit in helping to support them. We’re hoping to beat last year’s fundraising total this year!”
Over two thousand triathletes are expected to descend on the venue of Woburn Abbey in September to complete distances ranging from SuperSprint all the way up to the 220 Triathlon WoBurner middle distance triathlon. With Junior Triathlons and the sold-out Scootathlon, the weekend promises ‘an array of family fun and sporting challenge’.
Another team from Motive Components, a leading supplier of engine parts based in Milton Keynes, is tackling the Olympic Relay at Woburn Abbey Triathlon as its first company sporting event. “As a company we were inspired to get involved with the Woburn Abbey Triathlon after seeing teams from other businesses in our area raising incredible amounts of money for the charities involved,” said Stuart Cottle, Marketing Manager at Motive Components.
“Seeing their great work, we wanted to get involved and give back what we can as well.”
The company decided to help support the wider community through its sporting efforts, and hopes to inspire other companies, friends and family to get involved too. It is fundraising for Great Ormond Street Hospital and Melanoma Focus, with a sponsorship target of £2000.
“Being a company that has a diverse range of customers in the UK and overseas, we hope that we can spread the message far and wide, and make a real impact,” Stuart Cottle added. “Great Ormond Street Hospital in particular has strong connections with some of our staff and customers having family members that have been treated there, and we are hoping to exceed our fundraising target.”
Motive Components are pitting themselves against fellow local automotive company MGOC Spares in a friendly, but competitive rivalry.
