Onecom founder’s team bike ride raises £30,000 for Havant Academy
Staff Reporter
November 28, 2024
A team of cyclists led by Onecom, Onestream, and WeBuyAnyPhone.com founder and entrepreneur Darren Ridge has raised over £30,000 in a sponsored bike ride to buy a Cubbie unit space for Havant Academy in Leigh Park.
Cubbie units are sensory management systems designed to provide a controlled environment are often used in schools, therapy centres, healthcare facilities, and workplaces to help individuals with sensory processing challenges, such as those on the autism spectrum.
Cubbie units: sensory management systems designed to provide a controlled environment
The 30-mile round trip from Onecom in Whiteley to Havant Academy was waved of by former Southampton FC player Matt Le Tissier.
Ridge was a pupil at Havant Academy, formerly known as Wakeford Comprehensive School. Many of its students with suffer from social, emotional, and mental health challenges. The new sensory equipment is expected to provide support for these students.
Ridge: “Thanks to our riders and sponsors, we can provide technology that will make a meaningful difference in students’ lives.”
“Visiting my former school reminds me of the immense challenges these students and teachers face daily and their incredible resilience. Thanks to the generosity of our riders and sponsors, we can now provide technology that will make a meaningful difference in these students’ lives.”
