Warrener Stewart Pedalling to Prosperity for charity Shooting Star Chase

26 June 2014 •

Two of Warrener Stewart’s directors, Nick Morgan and Jon Last, accompanied by colleague Ariane Cole have entered the Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 mile bike race due to take place on Sunday, 10 August. 

This road race celebrates the legacy created by the Olympic Games.  It starts in the East of London at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, taking riders on a 100 mile trip on closed roads through the capital, out to Dorking down in darkest Surrey, over the Downs a couple of times for good measure, before heading back to cycle up the Mall to the finish line. 

The route passes close to Warrener Stewart’s offices in Fulham which was all the inspiration Nick, Jon and Ariane needed to ride for the charity, Shooting Star Chase.  All the money that the intrepid three raise will be used to support families needing hospice care for children at two hospices; Shooting Star House in Hampton and Christopher’s in Guildford.

Over the past few years Nick Morgan, together with Tony Addinall, Chairman of long standing Warrener Stewart client Badger Holdings (parent company of the Townends & Regents property services group), have completed a number of ‘ultra’ events to raise money for Shooting Star Chase.

“We said we’d retired two years ago?” says Nick. “However, early in February we ran a 10k race along the Thames though Fulham and Putney organised by Shooting Star Chase.  When the opportunity came up to take to our bikes it seemed like a good idea! After this weekend’s practice session however, we are not so sure! We are really not looking forward to cycling right over Leith Hill in Dorking - at nearly 1,000ft it is the highest point between London and France!”