A ride of remembrance!

This August MK-based business consultant Lal Tawney will take on a personal

and meaningful challenge: cycling 152 miles in honour of his late friend and

local community leader, Ranjit Singh, who passed away in May 2025.

The distance is deeply symbolic: 100 miles of the Willen Hospice Cycle Sportive

route, and an additional 52 miles to mark every year of Ranjit’s life. Ranjit had joined

Willen Hospice as their Commercial Director not long before he died, and had

previously worked at MK Community Foundation and co-founded the Milton Keynes

Ethnic Business Community.

Lal explains: “Last year, on the day before Ranjit officially started his new role at

Willen Hospice, he showed up at the start line of the Cycle Sportive to wish me luck

and see me off.

The ride won’t be easy – Lal has never cycled that distance before – but for him, it’s

about much more than miles.

“Ranjit believed in making a difference,” says Lal. “Riding those extra miles is a small

gesture, but it feels right. It will be a stretch physically, but it’s a privilege. Ranjit gave

so much to the community. This is a way of continuing his spirit.”

Kate Broadhurst, Chief Executive at Willen Hospice, said, “When Lal shared with me

that he would be completing this challenge in our friend, Ranjit’s, name I so was

moved. Ranjit would be so thrilled that, through his friends, he continues to positively

impact our amazing community. Lal – you are amazing!”

Anyone wishing to sponsor Lal and donate to Willen Hospice in Ranjit’s memory can

The events starts and finishes at The Good Gym MK in Kiln Farm. Entry is £35.50

and online bookings are open until Tuesday 26 August, after which people can

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