Kent salon owner raises £27,500 for charity

Toby Dicker, Founder of The Chapel salon group in Kent, organised a 1,000 mile fundraising bike ride recently from Tunbridge Wells to Girona in Spain in the name of three charities.

Toby undertook the challenge with eight friends including his 11-year-old son for part of the ride, raising £27,500, donated between The Hair & Beauty Charity, The Pickering Cancer Drop-In Centre, and The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).

Commenting on his achievement, Toby Dicker says:

“I lost my uncle to pancreatic cancer at the age of 60 just over a year ago. We talked many times of doing epic bike rides together and one of the destinations we discussed was Barcelona - in his will, he donated me his bike and I thought it fitting that I should take the bike he lovingly put together on one of these epic rides.

“The Hair and Beauty Charity also held its annual fundraising cycling event in Girona (near Barcelona)… I attended this event for the last 200 miles of the 1,000 that I cycled. My uncle believed for years that the Hair & Beauty Charity's cause is essential to our industry. They've looked after several team members of The Chapel's and we wanted to return the love.”