Blackpool Olympic Hopeful Scores a Try With Easi-Drive

Lytham St Annes teenager, Myles Pearson, was celebrating this week after receiving a sporting bursary from leading north west based accident management company, Easi-Drive.
Seventeen-year-old, wheel chair rugby player Myles has received £500 from the Manchester based company’s community giving fund, WheelsforGood.

Myles who is studying for a BTec in Sports Science at the Cardinal Newman College, Preston, plays wheelchair rugby for the West Coach Crash team and has been earmarked by GB Wheelchair rugby for the 2016 Paralympics.

A natural sportsman, Myles only started playing rugby 18 months ago. Before that he was an avid tennis player and was ranked 7th in the UK and 21st in the World in his age category.

A delighted Myles said I want to say a huge thank you to Easi-Drive for its help. I am using the money to buy a new wheel for my wheelchair! It means that I can now compete in the rugby league final at the end of June at Stoke Mandeville – which I am terribly excited about.”

Commenting on the donation, Simon Bellamy MD of the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 listed company said: “Myles is inspirational and we are delighted to be in the position to be able to assist him. There are so many talented rising stars out there who battle against training costs - we need to do more to be able to support them and help them achieve their goals.”

Easi-Drive’s WheelsforGood fund aims to provide monetary donations for projects in and around the communities in which the business operates – to find out more or to apply for a donation please visit, http://www.wheelsforgood.com/

Easi-Drive gets Wigan Charity out of a fix

The Wigan-based charity Fix-It UK has received a £4000 boost from leading accident management specialists Easi-Drive.

The charity, based on the Rosebridge Industrial Estate, in Springview, runs vocational training courses in motor mechanics for disadvantaged 14-19-year-olds. They were left devastated in November last year when thieves took all of their tools, specialist equipment and even the playstation the students had raised money for.

Simon Bellamy, MD of Wythenshawe-based Easi-Drive heard about their plight and decided to help out.

Ian Tomlinson, Programme Director at Fix-It UK, said: “It’s great for our students to see that life’s not all bad and that there are some caring people out there.”

Stu McAndrew, Business Development Manager for Easi-Drive, who went down to the charity to present the cheque this week, said: “I was really impressed with the set up and the great opportunities they offer local youngsters.”

He continued: “It is easy to forget what it’s like to be a teenager trying to find your way in life. Yet here, through the development of their mechanics and qualifications programme, Ian and his team are doing a fantastic job of giving these youngsters skills and belief and opening doors which might otherwise be closed to them.”

The money, which came from the Company’s community giving scheme - WheelsforGood - will be used to replace some of the stolen equipment.

Easi-Drive’s WheelsforGood initiative distributes £60,000 annually to good causes across the UK. To apply go to http://www.wheelsforgood.com/