A popular charity bike ride – which has been going for 34 years – took to the roads again attracting more than 400 cyclists.

On Your Bike returned to Gravesend yesterday after a two-year absence.

Stewardship of the event is now with Gravesham with Ebbsfleet Rotary and the team has been carefully rebuilding the links with thousands of entrants who have raised more than half a million pounds for charities.

This year's ride saw more than 440 cyclists leave Gravesend Riverside Leisure area for either a 15, 30 or 45 mile route.

Club president Mark Underwood set them off with blasts of an air horn and a waving Union Jack.

He said: "Cyclists from all over the area have shown their commitment to the ride and using their wheel power to help charities. What a tremendous day."

The main beneficiary of On Your Bike 2022 was Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Services, which has responded to a huge increase in support calls and services because of Covid-19.

Other Rotary supported charities will also benefit from the estimated thousands of pounds raised.