Sue Ryder

We support people living through the challenges of life-changing illness. We support people in our residential and day centres, day clinics, in the community or at home. We help people affected by cancer, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease, stroke, brain injury and life changing illnesses.

Charlie's unique Ride for Ryder

11 November 2010

19 year old Charlie Woolner from Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire recently organised a unique Ride for Ryder. Accompanied by his faithful German Shepherd dog, Louise, he drove his 40 year restored Ford tractor "Sue" through the market town of Moreton in Marsh.

Enlisting the support of shop manager, Gail Byrne at his local Sue Ryder shop at Moreton-in-Marsh and local supporters of Sue Ryder in both towns, he was able to raise a respectable £1,305 in sponsorship.

Charlie has a passion for restoring vintage tractors and has four in his garden alone; but his passion for fundraising goes back a long way. As a toddler, he broke the rules of a sponsored toddle by driving his toy tractor instead!

His inspiration to take his 1968 Ford 5000, registration SUE414G, through the streets of Moreton-in-Marsh was the recent death great uncle Bernard Blake, who died from cancer. He decided he wanted to give something back to charities that specialise in caring for people living with cancer and, as his mother Hayley had volunteered at the Moreton-in-Marsh shop for a long time, Sue Ryder was a natural choice. Charlie doesn't just restore these vintage vehicles, he always ensures that they are working vehicles too, and we are really grateful that he decided to put Sue to work in support of us.

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