Founder of Chester-based business takes on charity cycling challenge
A CYCLING challenge is helping out young people on their road to recovery.
By Chester Standard
Simon Richards, founder of Chester-based Land Studio, joined a two-day cycling challenge to raise funds for children and young people living with cancer.
The founder of a Chester-based business has taken part in a charity cycling challenge to support children and young people living with cancer.
Simon Richards, founder of Land Studio, joined 28 other cyclists for a two-day ride from Kendal to Leeds.
The challenge was held in aid of Cyclists Fighting Cancer, a charity that helps young people living with and beyond cancer access cycling as part of their recovery.
The ride formed part of SLR Cycle to UKREiiF, a cycling challenge for property professionals travelling to UKREiiF, one of the UK’s major responsible investment and infrastructure forums.
Riders set off from the Lake District and tackled routes through the Forest of Bowland and the Yorkshire Dales before reaching Leeds.
Funds raised through the event will help provide 40 lightweight bikes, helmets, additional equipment and specialist support for children and young people currently living with cancer.
Cyclists Fighting Cancer aims to help young people maintain physical fitness, support mental wellbeing and reduce social isolation during and after treatment.
Mr Richards said the ride showed how business development is changing, with shared challenges and charitable work creating stronger connections than traditional networking events.
He said the journey gave riders time to talk about what drives them and why they do what they do, rather than simply exchanging business cards at a conference.
He described the experience as an honour and said the challenge raised vital funds for a charity providing cycles and adaptive equipment to children and young people with cancer.
Land Studio is a landscape and environmental design studio with offices in Chester, North Wales and Cardiff.
The business works across landscape architecture, civil engineering and ecology, with projects across sectors including education, housing, historic estates and holiday parks.
The company says its work focuses on nature-based design, biodiversity and helping connect people with the natural world.
For Cheshire’s business community, the challenge highlights how professional networking, charity fundraising and social impact are increasingly overlapping.
It also shows how local firms can use their industry links to support causes beyond their own commercial work.