Two dogs on a 300-mile charity cycle at the weekend to raise money for humans in need in the East End helped beat the �22,000 target.
Springer Spaniels Tigger and Peppa returned with their owner, NHS director Chris Lovitt, 41, to their home in Whitechapel after spending three days with a group of 20 cyclists seeing a bit of the world.
“The dogs were less than impressed when we returned to normality after 12 hours a day watching world go by and seeing Amsterdam in the sunset,” said Chris who actually did the peddling. “They’re now well-travelled dogs who’ve done three ferries, three countries and helped raise �30,000.”
Tigger and Peppa, both with pet passports which allowed them to travel through France, Belguim and The Netherlands, were harnessed to a carrier at the front of Chris’s bike, raising cash for the Bromley-by-Bow centre and for Bethnal Green’s Bikeworks All Ability cycle group.
“Peoples reaction to dogs on a bicycle is fantastic,” Chris added. “It raises the two organisations’ profiles.”
Hardest part of the 300-mile trek was hills in Kent. Chris had to walk up with Tigger and Pepper helping to pull the bike in their harnesses.
Supporters can donate online at: www.uk.virginmoneygiving.comChrisLovitt
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