Win a £1,000 Boardman bike
Halfords has teamed up with Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance to give away a £1,000 Boardman bike in a competition for the life-saving charity’s Double 100 Cycle Challenge.
The motoring and bike store is offering the fantastic prize in a text competition open to all members of the public whether they are taking part in the ride or not.
The lucky winner will be able to choose a top-of-the-range road, mountain or hybrid bike designed by Olympic Champion cyclist Chris Boardman, for men or women.
To be in with a chance of winning, entrants have to answer the following question and text FLY followed by a space then A, B or C to 83222 (Example text: FLY C):
As well as a Pilot and Critical Care Paramedic, Kent Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulances fly with a:
A: Doctor
B: Dentist
C: Dietician
The first-ever Double 100 starts and finishes at the Surrey and Sussex helicopter base at Dunsfold Park – home of TV’s Top Gear – on July 3rd 2011.
Riders are still needed to take part in the 100-mile or 100km ride through all four counties covered by the Air Ambulance - Kent, Surrey and East and West Sussex.
The route includes Ellens Green, Capel, Newdigate, Charlwood, Horley, Copthorne, Shipley Bridge, Lingfield, Cowden, Fordcombe, Langton Green, Groombridge, Withyham, Hartfield, Colemans Hatch, Wych Cross, Saint Hill, Kingscote, Turners Hill, Handcross, Southwater, Barns Green, Billingshurst, Loxwood and Alford.
The Boardman bike has been donated by Halfords’ Aylesford branch in Kent and text entry to the competition costs 50p plus the mobile phone user’s standard network rate.
A £3 donation to the Kent Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance will also be deducted unless competitors choose to opt out and full terms and conditions apply.
Entries must be received by midnight on June 30th 2011 to qualify and Radio 2’s Sally Traffic will pick the winner on July 3rd 2011 at Dunsfold Park.
For more details about the Double 100 and how to enter visit www.surreyairambulance.co.uk/support/bespokechallenges.
The Air Ambulance service in Kent, Surrey and Sussex costs around £3.4 million annually to stay airborne. Receiving no funding from the National Lottery the charity relies almost entirely upon the generosity of the public to support the two helicopters, based at Marden and Dunsfold.