HC-One’s Fosse Way View Care Home in Bingham, Nottingham, is preparing to take part in the Great British Care Cycle Relay event, organised by Championing Social Care which runs in tandem with Care Home Open Week activities.
The Great British Care Cycle Relay is a monumental cycling event that aims to raise awareness and shine a positive spotlight on the work of the social care sector in the United Kingdom.
The relay combines cycling, camaraderie and compassion, providing those taking part to promote healthier lifestyle whilst also raising awareness and the profile of care available across different communities by visiting a number of care services enroute to celebrate and highlight the amazing work they do.
Fosse Way View Care Home will be one of the care homes the Great British Care Cycle Relay team will stop off at as part of the Nottingham leg of the cycle relay on Saturday 14
th June as part of their 111km route. Fosse Way View is looking forward to welcoming in the Great British Care Cycle Relay team to the home to showcase the fantastic facilities and care they offer whilst having a chat and offering the cyclists some light refreshments to recuperate before setting off on the next leg of their cycle relay.
This year marks the third consecutive year that the Great British Care Cycle Relay is taking place and in the lead up to Care Home Open Week taking place, riders will be gearing up to take part in a five-day event featuring daily rides of approximately 100km, designed to raise awareness of the vital role care services play at the heart of communities across the UK.
The first official loop will begin in Edinburgh on 12th June, with the symbolic social care flag then travelling through the Scottish Borders to York for the second stage. From there, the relay will continue to Nottingham, followed by a ride in Wales starting in Cardiff.
The final leg will see cyclists depart from Brighton and head to central London, where the event will culminate in alignment with the launch of Care Home Open Week on Monday 16th June.
Liz Wood, Home Manager at Fosse Way View Care Home, stated:
“We are delighted to be participating in this year’s Great British Care Cycle Relay with Championing Social Care to mark this year’s Care Home Open Week celebrations.
“We look forward to celebrating Care Home Open Week 2025 which aims to bring the local community together.
“At Fosse Way View, we are looking forward to welcoming members of the local community to join in with our celebrations. The week provides a great opportunity to reinforce the great connection between our residents and home, and our local community.
“Care Home Open Week provides us with an opportunity to showcase our extensive facilities, activities, and services we have to offer, as well as help people to understand more about what a rewarding career in care looks like, which will help support our mission to be the first-choice care provider in our community.”