Oz & Armonico’s Great Bike Challenge – The Encore Tour
6-9 September 2023
Help us bring the benefits of music to people living with dementia by supporting our cyclists!
For the fifth successive year, TV presenter, wine expert and singer Oz Clarke will lead Armonico Consort’s team of intrepid cyclists in a challenging, four-day bike tour.
Covering 200 miles and climbing 10,000ft, the journey will take them cross country, from Armonico’s base in Warwick, via the ‘Three Choirs’ of Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester, and then on to Wells Cathedral in Somerset.
Their aim is to raise £20,000 to set up more Memory Singers choirs for people living with dementia and their carers.
Calling in at care homes along the way, the musicians will entertain residents with Armonico’s trademark mix of beautiful baroque music, well-known songs, inspiring rhythms and irreverent fun. Even residents with advanced dementia respond by singing along, clapping and playing percussion.
This year’s Bike Challenge is part of Armonico Consort’s £300,000 Encore Appeal and our President, Roger Medwell MBE DL, will donate 30p in the £ up to the first £100,000 raised, which means your donation could go a whole lot further.
Find out how much your donation could help us achieve
Many thanks to Roger Medwell MBE DL, and Paul Rivers and Tractivity for their sponsorship. Our thanks also to Bludog, Stratford Bike Hire and The Hollies Care Centre for their support.
Here’s how Oz & Armonico’s Bike Challenge 2022 went
