Working on ride-on mowers is part of the job for Colin North, owner of Bourne to Garden, a grounds maintenance business based in Kent, UK. However, it wasn’t until a friend mentioned the current world record attempt for the fastest journey from Lands End to John O’Groats on a ride-on mower that he suddenly thought what a great challenge it would be to try and beat this whilst raising money for charity.
“We are aiming to beat the current world record of five days, eight hours and 36 minutes, completed by Andy Maxfield on the July 30, 2017,” said North. “We will be driving an ISEKI SF5 ride-on mower that has been kindly donated and supported by ISEKI UK, aiming for up to 20 hours driving each day. All this, whilst most importantly for us, raising money for three charities that are close to our heart’s — Motor Neurone Disease Association; Kenward Trust who help those struggling with alcohol or drug addiction; and The Masonic Charitable Foundation, with the target to raise £30,000 to be split equally between each of the charities.”
Starting off at Lands End on Monday June 27, they will be avoiding the motorways and traveling through the UK in order to reach their final destination of John O’Groats, whilst hopefully beating the current world record. “We can’t wait to get started, there is a lot of preparation involved and we could not have done this without the support of ISEKI UK who will be travelling with us all the way too,” added North.
“We look forward to seeing people out en-route, and between ourselves and ISEKI UK we will be posting regular updates on social media, interviews on TV and local radio coverage throughout the journey so please keep a listen out for us.”
David Withers from ISEKI UK added: “It is great that a customer of ours has chosen one of our mowers to attempt this world record! We are so excited to support them on this challenge and look forward to supporting them throughout the journey then being with them at John O’Groats at the end of the race to celebrate their achievement!”
Details of how to donate can be found at www.bournetogarden.com.
