A team of charity cyclists has set off from Greene King brewery at Bury St Edmunds on a gruelling four day ride to its Scottish sister site.

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The team of 19 will cycle 420 miles to Belhaven brewery in Dunbar - as it celebrates its 300th year - in aid of charity partner Macmillan Cancer Support.

It is hoped the tour will contribute more than £25,000 towards Greene King's busy fundraising activity for 2019 for the cancer charity.

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"I feel both excited and extremely proud to be joining my colleagues from across the business on this Ultimate Brewery Tour challenge," he said. "We hope to make a real difference to the lives of people with cancer and have all been working hard to raise money for Macmillan - the highlight for many at head office was super-soaking us on our bikes in return for a donation. As a team we've been out training hard together and now can't wait to get going on the tour."

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Rachel Gascoigne, partnership manager at Macmillan Cancer Support said: "We're so proud of the Greene King team members taking on this challenge for Macmillan. We rely almost entirely on public donations, so the amazing fundraising efforts of Greene King make a huge difference to people living with cancer. I look forward to seeing all the cyclists enjoying a well-earned rest up in Belhaven!"

The teams training and ride are being documented on Instagram page: Greene_king_ubt / ultimate brewery tour. And donations can be made to their fundraising efforts by texting CYCLE to 70550 (to donate £3).

East Anglian Daily Times: Greene King charity cyclists line up at Bury St Edmunds for the Ultimate Brewery Tour Picture: WARREN PAGEGreene King charity cyclists line up at Bury St Edmunds for the Ultimate Brewery Tour Picture: WARREN PAGE (Image: Warren Page/Pagepix)