DD and Bev’s Choppertastic canal ride for RLG

DD and Bev’s Choppertastic Leeds-Liverpool canal ride for RLG

Our charity now has an account with Just Giving to facilitate fund raising via on-line donations to provide much-needed funds to improve our services and support to people with pelvic pouches in the UK.  Up until recently the Just Giving service was out of the reach of small charities such as RLG, but recent industry changes mean Just Giving have been forced to provide their services for free.  Hence our registration! So if you have any burning ambitions creeping around the bottom of your bucket list or indeed just a passion to raise money for RLG then we would warmly welcome your support with a fundraising initiative.  Please don’t feel that it has to be something immense. Recent examples I have seen for charity fundraising have including simple things like “Guess the number of Easter eggs in the jar”, a sweep on the Grand National and a sweep on the winner of the Six Nations rugby competition.  Let us know what you want to do and we will provide all the support to get you started.

As a starter, my partner Bev and I will be cycling the 127 miles of the Leeds-Liverpool canal on 22nd and 23rd June and your support will be greatly appreciated through donation to help us during the bleak moments.  As you know, RLG is entirely run by volunteers and with no overheads, so every single penny you donate will go to this worthy cause. You can donate at

David Davies
Red Lion Group Chairman

You can visit the Red Lion Group Just Giving Page, or start your own fund raising for the Red Lion group using the buttons below.

Calling All Fundraisers!

CALLING ALL FUNDRAISERS

 The Red Lion Group is actively seeking enthusiastic individuals to help lead our 2019 fundraising drive.

Raising money for good causes is part of what we do and we have funded research projects into inflammation of the bowel, pouchitis and faecal transplantation among others in our quest to help support new and potential pouchees throughout the UK and Europe.

Fundraising takes many forms such as individual donations – which as a registered charity enables us to claim £2.50 gift aid for every £10 raised – sporting events such as running, cycling and swimathons; sweepstakes with friends and family which are a lively and fun way to raise money – and what could be better than to start with the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan!

RLG is working with two major online platforms,  to help you raise money from the comfort of your sofa or amid the razzamatazz of a road cycling event. As you know, the Red Lion Group is run by volunteers and has very few overheads, so almost every penny you raise will be used to help these causes.

Chairman David Davies  will be  doing a cycling event – the Leeds/Liverpool canal over two days in June. It’s 127 miles of reasonably flat terrain, but the kicker is that he and his partner will  be doing it on Raleigh Choppers. These are iconic bikes of the 1970s – you either had one or you didn’t and if you didn’t have one,  you were a complete nobody!

Suddenly it’s springtime again and the green shoots are here!  So why not tell us about your fundraising ideas and events by contacting the RLG chairman David Davies or Roar! editor Chris Browne at info@pouchsupport.org.

We’d really love to hear from you!