Coast to Coast and the artist Andrew Small

We are very excited about organising and running the coast to coast challenge for a group from the north east containing a broad range of ages from pensioner to teenager. Although its not till next year we have started preparing already! It would be unthinkable for Thrills and Skills for Life to not be 100 percent prepared.

The ride is 147 miles long, which starts in the former coal mining and industrial lands of West Cumbria and ends in Roker in Sunderland.

A monolith marks the end of the route, Chris took a picture of it this week as he has been teaching some Kayaking on Roker beach. When he sees it after 147 miles i expect he will appreciate it even more!

The mirror polished Monolith, created by artist Andrew Small. Called Simply "C" has star constellations etched into its surface and is inspired by the 8 th century monk, Bede, who spent part of his time in Sunderland at Monkwearmouth Monastery.

The artwork is accompanied by various other works along the route to enhance and enrich the route for the last mile. It was all commissioned by Sunderland City Council.

C2C Guide