Lee Brown, the Assistant Team Manager of Lidl’s distribution centre in Newton Aycliffe, is gearing up to cycle 140 miles in just two days to raise vital funds for the children and young people’s cancer support charity CLIC Sargent. Lee Brown and friends Chris Gettins, Andy Dent and Paul Livingstone – otherwise known as the Queasy Riders – will set out from Whitehaven in Cumbria on 29th July and hope to arrive in Sunderland the next day. In 2014 Lidl UK chose CLIC Sargent as its charity partner, and pledged to raise £1 million. On 25th July it was announced, thanks to the incredible support of Lidl employees like Lee, and its shoppers, the target had been reached six months ahead of schedule. The total raised means that CLIC Sargent could fund 40,000 hours of care for children and young The Queasy Riders hope their challenge will add £1,000 more to the pot, and are appealing for local people to sponsor their efforts. In the North East, the CLIC Sargent team includes social workers, nurses and play specialists who are based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital in Newcastle – hospitals in the region that specialise in cancer treatment. Lee, said: “Each member of the team has been affected by cancer in some form in the past, and nobody should be without the support and care they need at such a traumatic time. CLIC Sargent’s nurses and social workers are there for young cancer patients and their families every step of the way, which is why we hope to raise as much money as possible for this amazing charity.” Fern McDonald, Fundraising Manager at CLIC Sargent said: “Thanks to the backing of Lidl UK, the CLIC Sargent team is makes a huge difference to the lives of thousands of families who are going through the hardest of times. To sponsor the Queasy Riders Challenge visit: https://www. justgiving.com/fundraising/ QueasyRidersC2C https://www. justgiving.com/fundraising/ QueasyRidersC2C