50 Sheds of Grey to take on pan-Europe Scumrun rally

50 Sheds of Grey to take on pan-Europe Scumrun rally

10:21am Thursday 8th May 2014 in News

FIVE men and this drivable shed are about to embark on a 3000-mile rally across Europe in a bid to raise funds for children's charities.

The York team is taking part in Scumrun 2014 - a charity rally across Europe, with 100 cars covering the distance in four days, using a vehicle costing no more than 500, to raise much-needed funds for national children's charities.

Calling themselves 50 Sheds of Grey, the team turned the 1999 Renault Scenic, which they bought for 150 and nicknamed Renee, into a drivable shed.

Team member Thomas Belt, a 26-year-old chef, said: The idea for the shed came shortly after we decided to take part. We were sat in the pub where we do all our best thinking, trying to think of something that hadn't been done before.

At first we thought of just cladding the car in wood, then we thought why stop there? Why not add a pitched roof and turn it into a shed?

We rang up a local sawmill for a quote for the wood, and they very kindly donated the wood for free so the dream became a reality.

The target for fundraising is 500 but 50 Sheds of Grey has raised at least 1,250 from friends and family sponsoring them.

Thomas said: Our friends and family all think we're a bit mad.

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