ALMOST £9,000 has been raised for a holiday home for disadvantaged children in Latvia through a static bike ride.
Retirees Andrew and Jennie Clipsham, of Arnold, rode 130km - the equivalent of the distance to Skegness - on exercise bikes.
The couple raised a total of £8,900 towards the Hope For Children (Latvia) campaign, which has a target of £20,000.
The Christian charity is hoping to build the home in Kesterciems, a small fishing village on the Bay of Riga.
Andrew, 62, a partially-sighted retired administrator, and Jennie, a 61-year-old retired nurse, labelled themselves silver cyclists and completed the ride in four hours, 39 minutes and 49 seconds.
Innovative fund raising at The King's Church, in Shirley Drive on Saturday, saw a kilometre of pence bring in the coppers while donors could sponsor legs of the ride to be completed in set times.
Andrew is a regular visitor to Latvia, and said the money will help support 300 families in the school holidays in the eastern European country.
