Evans Transport Blog

July is the time for the Annual Evans Transport Golf day!

Nine teams of 4 players did battle over the oldest Links in England. Royal North Devon Golf Club is 160 years old this year and were delighted as always to host our day. Most of us kept dry-ish on the fantastic course which is looking great as always.

The individual winner was Ryan Freeman from Atlas packaging helped along by a fantastic Eagle on the 13th hole, and Ryan was also in the winning team (above). He played with Matt Gosling from Maen Karne, Dan Battershall from Scania GB  and Les Webster who is retired from Evans Transport .

The second place team included Ian Binding from Harris and Harris Construction Richard Hughes from Gingerweb, Scott Cocks from Adams Morey and Kevin Wills from Stuart's Truck and Bus.

After an excellent meal Tom Evans precided over a Charity Auction with all proceeds going to The North Devon Hospice all the items auctioned were donated by those present and exactly £2000 was raised and donated.

We would like to congratulate Lyon Franks with his win over opponent Paul Ebsworthy on Saturday nights charity boxing match.

Lyon who works in the commercial workshop as our inhouse tyre fitter decided to get involved in CRY’s (Cardiac Risk in the Young) fight night to raise money for a charity who focus on preventing sudden deaths in the young through awareness screening and research, as well as supporting affected families.

He has had to wait over a year for his opportunity with COVID preventing the event from running.

We were fortunate to sponsor Lyon's bout which resulted in a victory for him after the 1^st round.

Well done to both fighters and on raising money for a well deserved charity.

This year Ian, Richard and Simon gave up their time to take part of the south west children’s convoy which takes children and their carers from Bude to the Milky way for a fun day out.

The event is organised by South West Truckers and sees many Lorries running up the A39.

Sunday April 28th was the day when all the winter training and fundraising came together and Laura took on a challenge most of us would run away from.

As you will probably know already Mum, Sue, has been battling breast cancer and has been supported by Breast Cancer Care along the way. As a thank you for all their care and advice Laura decided to take part in the Virgin Money London Marathon 2019 to raise much needed funds for such a vital service.

With lots of supporters cheering her on Laura completed the marathon in 5 hours 44 minutes but she actually managed to run further than most completing 31 miles! Talk about making the most of your day!

After collecting her precious medal she was reunited with her family and supporters to enjoy a well earned glass of prosecco.

At the time of writing this Lauras Just Giving page total stands at a massive £11,464.00. This has only been possible because of the support of many friends and family and she's incredibly grateful to you all.

Laura Evans is fundraising for Breast Cancer Care in her challenge to raise £5000 for when she runs The London Marathon in 2019.

It is BINGO time at The Barn in Bickington on Friday January 25th 2019!

 We look forward to seeing as many as possible there !

Our very own Laura Evans will be running The London Marathon 2019 for the Breast Cancer Care Charity. Laura has been inspired by her mother Sue's fight against Breast Cancer and they really appreciate the support given to her by this amazing charity.

Laura writes:

I have decided to run the London Marathon 2019 for my Mum. I am not a ‘natural’ runner but I wanted to give something back to Breast Cancer Care.

2018, for our family, has not been an easy year. In June, my amazingly strong mum found a lump in her breast, this was a massive shock to the whole family and was a struggle for us all to get our heads around. After copious trips to Plymouth for test after test she was diagnosed with Grade 2 Breast Cancer. In July, shortly after her 50th birthday, she underwent surgery to have the lump removed along with other procedures. Soon after the operation we learnt the cancer had spread to the lymph nodes and she would need to have Chemotherapy followed by Radiology. She is currently undergoing chemotherapy and its been tough on us all, especially her.

Breast Cancer Care have been amazing and supportive from the start. They’ve not only been there for my mum but have supported the whole family. They dedicate so much to those families going through similar situations to my mum. I am running the marathon to raise as much as I can for this amazing charity so that they can continue to help and support other people who need it!

This year saw 3 of the lads taking part in the South West Truckers children’s convoy held on the 20th May.

The convoy ran from Bude rugby club back to The Milky Way. Each driver is introduced to a child or young adult along with their carer and then takes them in the cab for a ride to the Milky Way.

Everyone then goes into the Milky Way free of charge for an afternoon of fun.

For the second year running we are providing a trailer for stage purposes for the Bideford Music Day Festival.
There will be a number of local bands playing and is set to be an enjoyable afternoon. 
Entry is a on a donation basis with all proceeds going to The RainBo Music Trust.
The event will be tomorrow 5th August at Victoria Park in Bideford.
Why not pop along and enjoy a musical afternoon in the park!

We have recently applied this eye catching vinyl to our smooth sided bulk tipping trailer supporting the Devon Air Ambulance charity. It will hopefully help raise awareness for the charity, by traveling around the South West of England and encouraging people to donate.

The aim is "to relieve sickness and injury in and around the county of Devon through provision of an emergency Air Ambulance Service."

Every year the Charity needs to raise £5.5 million to run the service.  In addition, we need to raise around £1m more to build capital funds in order to ensure we can replace our aircraft after ten years’ service and to meet significant maintenance and repair costs plus ambitious plans to extend our operating hours.

Keep a look out for this trailer and donate if you can.

https://www.daat.org

On May 1st 2016 - 72 cyclists took on the tough North Devon 100 cycle challenge including Evans Transport own driver  (Cinders). Evans transport has supported the ride from its very inception, a one off event called Le Tour De Devon.

This year the event raised £4500, which will be split between The Chestnut Appeal, a prostate cancer charity based at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and Combe Martin Football Club.

The club has held the event from the first ride and is in much need of modernisation.

So far the ride has raised over £22,000 for various charities such as Help for Heroes, Devon Air Ambulance and North Devon Hospice.

"The North Devon 100 is very greatful for the support that Evans Transport has given us over the last 4 years and we hope it will continue for the foreseeable future."