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Wholesale, convenience and foodservice sector cyclists raise over £1m for landmine clearance charity

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The annual wholesale, convenience and foodservice charity bike ride ‘Bikes Against Bombs’ has now raised over £1m. The initiative was set up in 2015 by Neil Turton, non-executive director at Alliance Stores and Tom Fender, development director of TWC, to raise money for the Manchester-based landmine clearance charity and Nobel Peace Prize winning charity, Mines …

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