/ Isle of Wight 2026
◆ A charity ride · Pledge campaign
100KMone island,for free to be kids.
From 2 to 16 June 2026, the Children's Trust's Champions for Children campaign matches every donation to participating charities pound-for-pound. FTBK will be there, and our ride sits right in the middle of that pledge window.
Make a pledge(we said 100. The route says 105. Anyway.)
There will be walking. There will be regret.
Eight trustees, one CEO, a few brave friends.
Matched live in the Big Give window.
§ 01, The Ride
The
plan,
such
as it is.
On Friday 5 June 2026, eight FTBK trustees, our CEO, and a few brave friends will set off from Yarmouth at dawn to cycle 105km around the Isle of Wight. We said 100. We meant 100. The route says 105. Anyway.
Most of us haven't been on a bike in two years. None of us are cyclists. There's 1,265 metres of climbing. There will be walking. There will be regret. There will, with any luck, be a finish line.
We're doing this because we believe in Free To Be Kids, a charity that supports underprivileged and vulnerable young people through therapeutic residentials and mentoring, using the power of being in nature. The kind of support that quietly changes how a child sees themselves and what they believe is possible.
We're aiming to raise meaningful funds. And we've found a way to make every pound count double.
§ 02, In their words
“People at Free to Be Kids, they never judge you, they just boost you. They give you that helping hand that pushes you to do things you're not confident about.”
Stevie, age 12
§ 03, The maths
Your £1
becomes £2.
From 2 to 16 June 2026, the Children's Trust's Champions for Children campaign matches every donation to participating charities pound-for-pound. FTBK will be there, and our ride sits right in the middle of that pledge window.
Pledge your amount here. No payment. No card details. I'll email you one link on ride day in June, when the campaign is live. Your donation is doubled the moment it lands.
If you're a UK taxpayer and tick Gift Aid when you donate, FTBK can claim an extra 25p on your original £1. So £1 from you becomes £2 through the match, and £2.25 once Gift Aid is added.
§ 04, Pledge
If you'd
like to
pledge.
Non-binding. No payment now. Just a number, an email, and I'll send you a link on ride day in June.
◆ About the charity
Find out more about Free to Be Kids
Free to Be Kids gives children carrying heavy loads; bereavement, trauma, family breakdown, a week away in the countryside to simply be children again. Time outdoors, animals, kindness, and the freedom to play.
Visit freetobekids.org.uk