17/06/2026
🚴💚 Three charities. Three stories. One community.
As we count down to the Happy Days Ride, we'll be shining a spotlight on the incredible charities that our riders are supporting and that you are so kindly helping through your donations and sponsorship.
First up is Great Western Air Ambulance Charity.
With one helicopter and three critical care cars, their specialist doctors and paramedics bring the expertise of an emergency department directly to the patient, often when every second counts.
In 2025, they responded to a record 2,344 people in urgent need of care, with Gloucestershire their busiest county, helping 677 patients across the county. Each mission costs around £2,200 and the charity receives no day-to-day Government funding.
For us in the Forest of Dean, this isn't just an air ambulance. It's a service that could be needed by any one of us, our friends, our families or our neighbours.
The Happy Days Ride brings together five rugby clubs and one community. Four clubs are on the route, but the support stretches much further than the miles we ride.
Over the coming days, we'll be featuring the other charities that our cyclists are riding for and showing why every mile pedalled, every pound donated and every sponsor helping the ride really does make a difference.
❤️🚴💚 Together we ride. Together we remember. Together we make a difference.
Happy Day's Ride Justgiving page 👉https://www.justgiving.com/team/happydaysride?utm_medium=TE&utm_source=CL
Let your club know you're riding & join in the fun, every pedal counts 🫶
