A Ruchill care home was the finishing line for an annual charity cycle that raises money for The Barchester Charitable Foundation.
Staff and residents at the Four Hills Care Home on Hazlitt Street welcomed the tour with a champagne reception, live entertainment, and a guess the name of the dog competition to help raise funds.
The Barchester Charitable Foundation supports adults and older people living with mental health conditions and disabilities by connecting them with their local communities to help combat loneliness.
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It marks the fifth year of The Tour de Barchester, which is a 200-mile bike ride. This year, it ran from Thurso to Glasgow on Friday, May 22. Barchester staff gruellingly cycled through Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, and stopped at 16 care homes.
Gwen McKenzie, general manager at Four Hills Care Home, said: “It was a wonderful sight to see the cyclists arriving at our home, they are absolutely amazing – what a fantastic effort. It was lovely to be able to give them such a great welcome and celebrate them reaching the end of a fantastic 200-mile cycle.”
The community was involved in the celebration as local school kids took part in designing a cycling jersey competition, and residents created banners to decorate the care home for their arrival. Charities that have been previously supported by The Barchester Charitable Foundation thanked the cyclists for their efforts.
Gwen added: “Our staff and residents loved helping them fundraise for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation which does such brilliant work helping to connect vulnerable people with their local communities.”
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