FOUR service personnel from RAF Benson cycled a combined 429 miles to raise money for the Nepalese Earthquake Appeal.
The members of the Military Provost Guard Service were inspired by Nepalese ex-Gurkhas in their platoon, who have family and friends in the country.
Lance Corporal Dean Millward, and Privates Michael Russell, Dil Subba and Bikram Gurung took to their static bikes at Didcot’s Orchard Centre on Monday.
They cycled for six hours and raised more than £1,000 from shoppers to help relief work.
Lance Corporal Karl Rhodes, event organiser, said: “We are over the moon. I expected to raise £2–300, not £1,000. We would like to say a big thanks to Didcot shoppers.
“We have a number of ex-Gurkhas who have been directly affected by the earthquake.”
Oxfam and Unicef are currently leading the appeal to raise money.
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