Mayor launches Ride to Rio
Chesterfield’s mayor, Councillor Steve Brunt, has launched the Ride to Rio initiative at Chesterfield Borough Council’s sports centres.
Users of Queen’s Park Sports Centre and the Healthy Living Centre in Staveley can take part in the virtual charity journey of 5,820 miles from Chesterfield to Rio costing £2 per person.
Entrants will be given a log diary to add their distance each time they visit and this can be cycling (spinning), running, swimming or simply walking. They will also be entered into a prize draw.
All proceeds will be donated to the mayor’s charities; the Macmillan Cancer Support Appeal for the new Macmillan Cancer Centre at Chesterfield Royal Hospital and Accessible Derbyshire.
The new £8.9 million Chesterfield Royal Macmillan Cancer Centre will transform cancer services for people across North Derbyshire. The new centre is planned to be open at Chesterfield Royal Hospital by Autumn 2016.
The Chesterfield Royal Macmillan Cancer Centre will combine the current outpatient chemotherapy and day unit services in one purpose-built centre The new chemotherapy suites will have the space and equipment to treat 25 people at one time, a marked improvement on the current oversubscribed capacity of 8.
