Staff from Barchester Healthcare’s care homes and hospitals have raised over £26,000 for charity through a cycling challenge.

Colleagues cycled 276 miles from Exeter to Purley, stopping at 16 Barchester care homes, during the four-day Tour de Barchester 2023.

Chairperson of Barchester’s Charitable Foundation, commercial director and core Tour de Barchester team cyclist, Simon McCall, commented: “I am so proud to be involved in this fantastic initiative, it really has become one of the highlights of my year.  I love being able to visit so many of our homes and meet the brilliant people who live and work in them, everyone is so welcoming and we are so very grateful for all the hard work they put in to supporting us.

“It is a huge team effort by everyone involved and the funds raised will help to support and connect so many vulnerable and isolated people in our local communities. I really enjoy being out on the road, meeting everyone and taking in all the sights all the time knowing what important work the funds we raise will support.”

The core Tour de Barchester team of cyclists Simon McCall, commercial director and Shona Conway, project coordinator plus support crew Lucy Green, personal assistant, Stephen McHugh, project business analyst and Mervyn Knight, hospitality manager, were joined and supported by suppliers, staff members and residents from different homes and teams as the Tour passed through.

To donate, please visit: https://www.justgiving.com/page/tourdebarchester23