Two-wheel adventure of the year

Another Fund Raising Adventure for our Building Fund!

Four intrepid cyclists that you may know – Kenny Dunlop, Iain Lendrum, Drew Robinson and Adrian Dunlop - and the Rector, Revd Johnny, have agreed to take on a lap of Lower Lough Erne, starting at Aghavea and visiting many churches on their travels. The 2-wheel adventure will see the four cyclists accompanied by the rector on his motorbike (Pushbike? 100 miles? The rector? Haha! Rector) on Thursday 29th October 2020.

We are raising money for the Aghavea Building Fund, and hope that you will consider sponsoring us on our 100 mile journey. Full details of the trip are available on our webpage, and will be shared on Facebook.

The five of us will be adventuring along the route, stopping at each of the Church of Ireland parish churches for a photo opportunity - perhaps you could join us at your church, meet us along the road to encourage us - or simply send us your prayers!

We hope that you will join us on our journey, starting at 9am, riding back in around 6pm.

Our route will take us from Aghavea – Colebrooke – Coonen – Fivemiletown – Clabby – Tempo – Kilskeery – Ballinamallard (with a break) – Trory – Killadeas – Castle Archdale – Irvinestown – Ardress – Turbit (with a break) – Muckross – Rosscor – Churchill – Monia – Rossory (with a break) – St Macartin’s Enniskillen – Lisbellaw – Lisnaskea –sx Maguirebridge – Aghavea.

If there is extreme weather, or if we are restricted by COVID regulations, the trip may need to be rearranged, but then - what isn’t under the same limitations nowadays!

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