COPES July NEWS 2024
SATURDAY JULY 6th. At the EKCO SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, FROM 10 am.
Thornford Gardens. SS2 6PU
Our Support Group and Coffee Morning is on a drop in basis, open to any woman who has been diagnosed with a gynae cancer – no matter where or when. We always welcome new members and the support group is a friendly, light-hearted one, designed to be uplifting.
We are looking forward to welcoming Simone from Chill Southend to our July coffee morning. Simone will be talking to us about the benefits of cold water swimming and their effects on our recovery.
GOOD LUCK WITH THIS EPIC FUNDRAISER
We wish all the best to Pete Merrick, who is cycling from Land’s End to John o’ Groats in July and raising funds for three charities –
COPES, The Children’s Bereavement Centre and Europac, a pancreatic cancer support charity, all have special links to Pete and his family.
Pete is COPES’ member Louise Scully’s brother.
Please feel free to share details amongst your friends and family and support his ride.
The link is below. You’ll also find it on our COPES Facebook, Instagram and X/Twitter pages
https://www.givewheel.com/fundraising/3859/petes-10-day-lands-end-to-john-ogroats-bike-ride/
Pete’s donation to COPES will be going towards support for COPES members with gynae cancers, who need help with menopause symptoms.
It will be led by the CNS team.
Here’s his schedule –
Daily Plan
943 miles total (approx.)
Day 1 –Individual transport to Cornwall – Meet in Penzance
Day 2 – Land’s End to Launceston– 87 miles
Day 3 – Launceston to Weston Super Mare – 103 miles
Day 4 – Weston Super Mare to Stourport – 98 miles
Day 5 – Stourport to Wigan – 103 miles
Day 6 – Wigan to Carlisle – 112 miles
Day 7 – Carlisle to Ayr – 96 miles
Day 8 – Ayr to Inveraray – 89 miles
Day 9 – Inveraray to Fort William – 73 miles
Day 10 – Fort William to Tain – 96 miles
Day 11 – Tain to John O’Groats – 86 miles
Day 12 –Travel home from Inverness
We look forward to seeing many of you next month, when the support group will be held at the Hospital Women’s Clinic, on Saturday August 3rd.