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be contacted on 0870 124 0866 Journalists can access stories via the Press Association wire service or online at: Find out about other community stories on: Disability charity Scope and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have been announced as the two charity partners for Europe’s first ever Folding Bike Challenge from London to Paris. Participants will set off from the capital’s London Eye on September 9 and cycle 240 miles through the south of England, over to rural France, through Normandy and eventually arriving in Paris through Versailles. Scope and the BHF are each hoping to raise about &pound40,000 from the event.
Jason Suckley, director of fundraising at Scope, said: “We’re very proud to have been picked as the charity partners for this unique event alongside the British Heart Foundation.