This June Deborah Lee, a trustee for Mother's Union for the York province of the Church of England, is raising money for the charity by cycling from York Minster to the 150th anniversary service at St Paul's Cathedral, visiting MU branches in ten dioceses on the way.

As she cycles through the Diocese of Derby, she will be joined by our Diocesan MU Chaplain, Canon Michael Futers, and by the Very Revd Geoffrey Marshall.

Mick and Geoff will join Deb at Sheffield Cathedral on the afternoon of Wednesday 3 June; they will then cycle to Chesterfield for the night. On Thursday they will cycle nearly 60 miles out of our diocese into the Diocese of Nottingham & Southwell and back into Derby – riding from Chesterfield via Wingerworth, Mansfield Woodhouse, Hucknall and Sandiacre to Derby. On Friday 4 June they will cycle from Derby into the Diocese of Leicester, leaving Deborah at Coalville.

Deborah said on her JustGiving page: "Mothers' Union has been supporting families for 150 years. This cycle ride is part of the lighting the way for generations to come. We need this unique movement to continue for another 150 years as its work in Britain, Ireland and across the world improves lives.

"Our work focuses on reducing violence, poverty and injustice. Our literacy campaign has empowered women, transforming communities, we support parenting and those whose lives have met with adversity, offering holidays for those that need them and supporting prisoners and their families. I will be visiting tendioceses on my travels and hope you can come and visit one with me!"

You can find out more about the team's efforts on their JustGiving page here.