{"id":790,"date":"2016-08-01T10:35:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T10:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/?p=790"},"modified":"2022-10-20T11:00:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:00:02","slug":"blackmore-uk-founder-simon-barfoot-cycles-from-blackmore-to-the-black-sea-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/2016\/08\/01\/blackmore-uk-founder-simon-barfoot-cycles-from-blackmore-to-the-black-sea-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackmore UK founder Simon Barfoot cycles from Blackmore to the Black Sea for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2016 our founder Simon Barfoot cycled 2300 miles solo from Blackmore in Wiltshire to the Black sea in aid of two charities. 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Once the ride was complete Simon donated his bike to a youth club in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon raised \u00a32800 in total for charity including hope and homes for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-9ebc3184 uagb-blockquote__skin-quotation uagb-blockquote__align-center uagb-blockquote__style-style_1 uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><span class=\"uagb-blockquote__icon\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M7.031 14c3.866 0 7 3.134 7 7s-3.134 7-7 7-7-3.134-7-7l-0.031-1c0-7.732 6.268-14 14-14v4c-2.671 0-5.182 1.040-7.071 2.929-0.364 0.364-0.695 0.751-0.995 1.157 0.357-0.056 0.724-0.086 1.097-0.086zM25.031 14c3.866 0 7 3.134 7 7s-3.134 7-7 7-7-3.134-7-7l-0.031-1c0-7.732 6.268-14 14-14v4c-2.671 0-5.182 1.040-7.071 2.929-0.364 0.364-0.695 0.751-0.995 1.157 0.358-0.056 0.724-0.086 1.097-0.086z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">Though some days were tough, it was knowing the impact the donations were going to have meeting all the generous people on the way which kept me going!<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ClD3l-ZUYAA7LZM-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><cite class=\"uagb-blockquote__author\">Simon Barfoot<\/cite><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"2048\" data-id=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ClD3l-ZUYAA7LZM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ClD3l-ZUYAA7LZM.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ClD3l-ZUYAA7LZM-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ClD3l-ZUYAA7LZM-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ClD3l-ZUYAA7LZM-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ClD3l-ZUYAA7LZM-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cm5ewFxWEAAtU_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cm5ewFxWEAAtU_f.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cm5ewFxWEAAtU_f-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cm5ewFxWEAAtU_f-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cm5ewFxWEAAtU_f-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CmX7wQrWEAAzb8e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CmX7wQrWEAAzb8e.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CmX7wQrWEAAzb8e-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CmX7wQrWEAAzb8e-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CmX7wQrWEAAzb8e-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blackmoreuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CmX7wQrWEAAzb8e-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2016 our founder Simon Barfoot cycled 2300 miles solo from Blackmore in Wiltshire to the Black sea in aid of two charities. 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