Dear Sir,

On behalf of The Royal British Legion, I will be taking part in the ‘25th Anniversary Pedal to Paris’ event in September 2020, which will see me and around 300 others cycle from London to Paris on a four-day charity bike ride for The Royal British Legion charities Poppy Appeal.

Having riden this event in 2018 (100th Anniversary since the end of WW1), I have decided to return in 2020 and with your support would like to beat my fundraising target – my fundraising page is: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/pedaltoparis2020-nigelblackburn

I am proud to have served in the Armed Forces for 22 years and now work in collaboration with the UK’s Ministry of Defence to give people leaving the Armed Forces the chance of a second career within the Engineering Consultancy sector.

As holders of the Armed Forces Gold Covenant Award, WYG work in partnership with schemes that help ex-forces members transition into a new and progressive career which matches the skills and attributes they have developed and gives our sector the work ethic and attitude for all to be successful.