v EMAIL YOUR STORY: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk v 29th October 2026 • The HERALD • Page 37 M. C. 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On 26th September, hundreds of riders completed the Pass the PEDALL challenge at New Park, Brockenhurst to raise vital funds for PEDALL – a charity which helps people with various additional support and accessibility needs experience the joy of cycling in the New Forest. More than 500 people took part in the nal event including nine organisations which regularly ride with PEDALL; SCARF New Forest, MENCAP New Forest, Dimensions, Hill House School, Sheiling College and School, Dementia Friendly Hampshire, Achieve Together, and Minstead Trust. 130 children and their families also took part in lead sponsor Chase the Sun’s family challenge. e New Forest Community Police attended and security marked 20 bikes. Pass the PEDALL marked the end of a summer of fundraising which began with a 100-mile New Forest Loop ride led by a passionate group of PEDALL’s female volunteers. e team cycled through the National Park, making stops to connect with the charity’s community, including Minstead Trust, Cedars Care Home, and Sway Cycles. rough the challenges, PEDALL, its sponsors and the New Forest cycling community raised more than £15,000, smashing the £10,000 target. Last year PEDALL worked with over 50 organisations including schools, colleges and residential care homes, delivering 600 inclusive cycle rides for more than 1,100 people. Many of PEDALL’s riders return week a er week, building friendships, con dence and a sense of freedom - something that can be life-changing. But the charity urgently needs more funds to continue its vital work and maintain its cycles, and train and support its volunteers. Donations can still be made at: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/pedall2026 PEDALL – New Forest Inclusive Cycling project manager, Shelley Filby said: “We’re here to help everybody to connect with nature and enjoy the wonderful experience of cycling no matter their accessibility needs, but we need support to be able continue offering this vital service. It was great to see so many of our regular riding groups as well as new faces at Pass the PEDALL, it was a wonderful celebration of cycling and the New Forest community.” New Forest National Park Authority member Adarsh Parekh said: “I thoroughly enjoyed taking part in Pass the PEDALL this year. It was a lot of fun and people as possible to access and enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits of cycling in the New Forest National Park.” Director and founder of Chase e Sun Cycle, Olly Moore said: “We are so pleased to have been supporting fundraising for PEDALL again this year. Our Kid’s Chase The Sun challenge entertained more families than ever - with over 130 children relishing riding the forest loops, challenging themselves to pedal for stickers, prizes, and collectively covering more than 1,200km between all the youngsters.” anks to the businesses that supported Pass the PEDALL: Chase e Sun, Majaco, and Harwoods. Prizes for Kids were generously donated by Aurora World and Stolen Goat cycle wear. Find out more about PEDALL on its website: https:// www.pedall.org.uk an important reminder of the vital work PEDALL do in helping as many Pass the PEDALL 2026 (Credit: New Forest National Park Authority/ PEDALL New Forest Inclusive Cycling) Left to right: NPA access and learning manager Jim Mitchell, PEDALL operations lead Gareth Jones, PEDALL project manager Shelley Filby, PEDALL ride leaders Tom Russell and Patrick Lafford (Credit: New Forest National Park Authority/ PEDALL New Forest Inclusive Cycling) DORSET CRICKET SOCIETY e Dorset Cricket Society meets at the Christchurch Social Club, Hurn Bridge, BH23 6DY. Meetings begin at 1.45pm and tend to nish between 3.30pm and 4pm allowing time to return home before dark! From their humble beginnings in 2002 with just seven members, they are now very nearly a hundred strong having had new members join from across the New Forest and Hampshire. Annual membership is just £10 and the weekly ‘match fee’ is £5 (£7 for non members), carers pay nothing. Upcoming speakers: 29th October: Simon Wilde (Author, cricket correspondent The Times); 5th November Mark Alleyne and Stephen Chalke (Cricketer and coach Gloucestershire CCC, England/ Author, publisher); 12th November Peter Cox (Author); 19th November Tanya Aldred (Journalist, The Guardian and e Cricketer) and 26th November Jon Hotten (Author, journalist).
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