You are invited to help send me on my way...

 My sponsored ride will officially begin on 29th August at the Fundraising Festival of Music, Art and Culture held at Lynsters Farm, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Herts
This is a public event to which all are welcome and cordially invited.
Details of the festival can be found here:

https://farmfest.info/



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