Tag: LEJOG

I live each day as if it’s my last – because it could be

If a brain tumour the size of a clementine won’t stop you enjoying life, then it’s unlikely that anything will.

This is the mentality of 22-year-old Warwick man Mat Davis who, despite being diagnosed with an inoperable cancerous tumour, has found the joy in life rather than giving up on it.

Support worker Mr Davis was diagnosed with the tumour two years ago and is now planning to cycle from Lands End to John O Groats with his close friend Matt Whatson.

Read it on the Warwick Courier website.

Make a donation: www.justgiving.com/Mattsend2end

Land’s End to John O’Groats penny farthing cycle ride

Cyclists are being invited to mount penny farthings, tandems and circus bikes for an alternative charity ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats.

Leicester charity Cyclemagic is aiming to raise funds for the development of its disability cycling project.

Read it on the BBC News website.

Hightown’s Les Holmes to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats – and back again – on an old postman’s bike

HIGHTOWN fund-raiser Les Holmes is in training for a 2,000-mile charity challenge to raise money for Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice.

Les, who is celebrating his 70th birthday this year, has undertaken 30 years of fund-raising for various charities including Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

In July he will be taking a 28-day trip pedalling from Land’s End to John O’Groats – and then back again – on an old postman’s bike with just three gears.

Read it on the Crosby Herald website.

Make a donation:  www.justgiving.com/clatterbridgebikeride.

Bob celebrates 50th with a 950-mile ride

While many people mark their 50th birthday with a party or a night out with their mates, Cleator Moor man Bob Riley has decided to go a bit further – 950 miles in fact – and cycle from one end of the country to the other.

He plans to complete his challenge in an impressive eight days and hopes to raise lots of money for three charities.

Read it on the News & Star website.

Website:  le2jog.sports.officelive.com.

Lands End to John O’Groats cycle challenge

A LOCKERBIE man is saddling up for a 1,000 mile charity challenge.

Dave Tollick, aged 50, is cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats in a bid to raise hundreds of pounds for Oxfam.

Read it on the Dumfries & Galloway Standard website.

Make a donation: www.justgiving.com/tollick.