Greatselbybikeride

16/04/2026

A message from Elmet Lions Club CIO

We are writing to you about our annual fundraising event;

The Great Selby Bike Ride

where cyclists have been able to fundraise for four charities that we nominate.

This year we are making a major change to the event which may affect entrants like yourself.

We will not be nominating any beneficial charities

Instead cyclists will be able to fundraise for the charity that they support and even claim Gift Aid of 20% on any donations they receive if they use Justgiving to collect donations.

You can check if your chosen charity is registered with Justgiving by following this link:

https://greatselbybikeride.lionsclub.co/2026/03/19/is-your-charity-registered-with-justgiving/

Reminder about the event

The two routes are signposted and marshalled and each has a drinks stop en route. Mobile first aiders will be present on both routes. Barlby High School has extensive parking if you arrive by car. A hot and cold drinks bar with snacks operates before the start, while an ice cream van will be present on the cyclists’ return.

We have attached a poster about the ride to advertise the ride to your supporters and provide the website links:

to enter the Bike Ride: https://greatselbybikeride.lionsclub.co/how-to-enter/

to create a Justgiving account for donors to support cyclists: https://justgiving.com/
If you have any questions we will be pleased to answer them. Get in touch using my email address or the Contact page on the Bike Ride website: https://greatselbybikeride.lionsclub.co/contact-us/

Steve Cooper
Elmet Lions Club CIO
Great Selby BIke Ride 2026

We wish to contact people and organisations who have been involved in previous Bike Rides and might want to be involved in the 2024 event.

02/05/2025

The Great Selby Bike Ride 2025, 18th May

If you have not yet entered this year’s event or made arrangements to fundraise for our four charity beneficiaries may we suggest one of the options described below:-

You can make a £10 donation (or multiples of £10) via the website page where you signed up for the event. Here’s the link:-

https://greatselbybikeride.lionsclub.co/product/10-donation/

You can create a fundraising account with Justgiving so that your supporters can contribute online. Donations also earn a 20% GiftAid contribution from HMRC. You can see who has supported you on this page. Here’s the link:-

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/greatselbybikeride2025

You can download a paper donation sheet for your supporters to sign, pay the total you have raised into our bank account, send it to us and we will claim 25% GiftAid from HMRC. Here’s the link:-

https://greatselbybikeride.lionsclub.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/Sponsorship-form-for-Bike-Ride-1.pdf

Thanks in advance for your support of this annual event. We look forward to seeing you on the day.

Regards

Elmet Lions Club CIO
Great Selby Bike Ride 2025
https://greatselbybikeride.lionsclub.co

Mark the 2024 date in your biking calendar - Sunday 19th May - and let's all do it again only BIGGER.

02/04/2025

On the 20th March the Selby Times published an article about the Great Selby Bike Ride which takes place on the 18th May from Barlby High School near Selby. It also featured my own experience in respect of the successul treatment of my pancreatic cancer, which has in part motivated me as one of the event organisers to fundraise for PCUK via this event. If you are a and would like to enter this event which will benefit PCUK, Martin House Children's Hospice, St Leonard's Hospice and the British Heart Foundation just go along to https://greatselbybikeride.lionsclub.co/how-to-enter/
and also sign up to Justgiving at
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/greatselbybikeride2025
Hope to see you there!

06/03/2025

It’s been a dull winter as well as cold, with the German word ‘Dunkelflaute’ being added to the weather forecaster’s vocabulary.

However I’ve seen my first time trial of the year taking place this past weekend on the roads around Bramham and the daytime temperature has risen to double figures.

Time to think about events like the Great Selby Bike Ride 2025 which takes place on Sunday 18th May. It follows the previous format with a choice of two circular routes (25 and 45 miles) starting from Barlby High School at 10:00am, fully signposted and marshalled by our charity and community volunteers.

The beneficiary charities this year are Martin House Hospice, St Leonard’s Hospice, The British Heart Foundation and Pancreatic Cancer UK.

As a past rider and fundraiser we would like to invite you to take part again and beat the £1,500 per charity that we raised last year - an ambitious challenge with the loss of a major sponsor who contributed £1,500 to the event in previous years.

You can enter by following this link:-

https://greatselbybikeride.lionsclub.co/how-to-enter/

and subscribe to Justgiving with your donation, enabling us to claim GiftAid from HMRC and boost your efforts with an extra 20%:-

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/greatselbybikeride2025

We look forward to hearing from you and will be pleased to answer any questions you may have.

Regards

Steve Cooper
Elmet Lions Club CIO