Tube Lines employee gets in a spin for charity
The Tube Lines Community Support Fund has donated £300 to the Shooting Star
Children’s Hospice, following a marathon spinning session. The hospice, based
in Hampton, Middlesex, provides essential care and support for children and
young people with life-limiting conditions and their families, free of charge,
365 days a year. John Verrall, Group Stations Manager for Tube Lines – the company upgrading
three of the busiest Underground lines – took part in a three hour spinning
marathon along with 99 other riders hoping to raise over £25,000 for charity.
John successfully applied to the company’s Community Support Fund to help boost
his fundraising efforts and help support the Shooting Star Hospice. The aim of Tube Lines’ Community Support Fund is to support its employees
who help out with good causes through fundraising, volunteering or personal
donations. The fund channels money raised through recycling the newspapers left
on the Tube to various charities and community groups its own employees
support. Since the fund started in early 2007, Tube Lines has donated over
£25,000. John Verrall said:
“I really enjoy getting involved with charity cycling events, and as a
parent I was delighted to be raising money for such a good cause. I’ve been
told that we might set a Guinness world record for the most people spinning
together in sequence, for the longest time – if it’s successful it’ll be an
added bonus.
“It’s great that Tube Lines has a scheme in place which supports the
fundraising efforts of its employees. Donations like these can help the charity
continue its admirable work helping and providing support for those with
life-limiting conditions.”
Louise Brooker-Carey, Director of Communications at Tube Lines, who chairs
the Community Support Fund, said:
“The Community Support Fund is part of Tube Lines’ commitment to giving
back to the community. We are delighted to be able to support our employees
like John who give their free time to support such good causes and will
continue to do so in the future.”
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Notes to Editors
1. Tube Lines is responsible for the
maintenance and upgrade of the infrastructure on the Jubilee, Northern and
Piccadilly lines. London Underground is responsible for operating the
Underground, for employing drivers and station staff, for ticketing and fares,
and for the Tube’s safety regime. 2. The Tube Lines consortium consists of two
shareholders – Amey and Bechtel. They bring together some of the most
experienced providers of business services with specialist skills in the rail
industry, including track and signal renewals, plus project and operational
management. They are providing some of the best project and operational
managers from around the world to work on the modernisation of the Tube system.
Amey owns two-thirds of Tube Lines’ business and Bechtel one third. 3. Spinning is a form of indoor stationary
cycling lead by an instructor who aims to motivate cyclists with the help of
upbeat music. The idea has been around since the 80’s and is an excellent high
intensity cardiovascular workout.
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