Honeymoon put on hold for colleagues’ charity cycle bid

A Fife man has put his honeymoon on hold to help his Dundee co-workers complete a gruelling cycle challenge for charity.

Neil Easton, 36, and his fiancée Katie Graves, 27, will get married in Crear in Argyll on April 22.

Rather than go on honeymoon, however, the Falkland couple will be driving a support car for five of Neil’s colleagues who are cycling the North Coast 500 to raise money for Mary’s Meals.

Neil and cyclists Stuart Dorward, Jaik Gladstone, Mark Simpson, Dougie Reid and Jamie Mackintosh, all work for Dundee-based learning and development company Insights.

They will set off on their trip in June but this means Neil and his new bride will have to postpone their honeymoon until later in the year so they can provide support for the team.

Neil said: “We hadn’t decided where we wanted to go on honeymoon and Stuart said they were looking for somebody to support them.”

Katie will join Neil in driving the support car, providing logistical assistance and first aid if any of the cyclists need it.

The team hopes to raise £10,000 for Mary’s Meals by completing the 500-mile journey.

Mary’s Meals seeks to provide at least one meal a day to some of the world’s poorest children. To sponsor the team visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/insightsNC500.

Stuart said: “This is about doing something really challenging to get people interested in supporting us to raise money for this challenge and to raise awareness of Mary’s Meals.”

Katie and Neil.