Following on from the recent pledge of £25,000 over ten years by
Lions Clubs in SE England to KSS Air Ambulance to help fund Kent, Surrey
& Sussex Air Ambulance’s night flight plans, Tonbridge Lions Club
has invited the life-saving charity to find sponsored competitors for
the Tonbridge Triathlon that will be held on Bank Holiday Monday, 6 June
2013.
The triathlon event, swimming, cycling and running
was started by Tonbridge Lions over 25 years ago and is recognised by
the British Triathlon Federation who referee and sanction all
triathlons. Competitors have a choice of completing the Sprint, a 400m
swim, then a 25km cycle ride, ending with a 5km run or the Standard
event that is double the distance for all three disciplines. Start and
finish are at Tonbridge School Sport Centre.
Chairman of
the organising committee, Lion Bob Bartlett said, “It is viewed as a
challenging route by those taking part, particularly by the standard
route competitors who have to do it twice. We are pleased to be able to
assist KSS Air Ambulance in their fund raising and hope that they find
plenty of volunteers willing to find sponsors for this popular event in
the Tonbridge sporting calendar.”
Since 2000 the
Tonbridge Triathlon has raised over £85,000 which Tonbridge Lions have
user to support to various charitable causes.
It
currently costs £5 million a year to keep both helicopters flying during
daylight hours from their bases at Marden in Kent and Redhill in
Surrey.
To book a place visit www.tonbridgelions.co.uk and follow the link to Triathlon 2013.
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