A TEENAGER will complete a gruelling leg of his dad’s charity cycle ride from one end of Britain to the other after being inspired by his mum’s battle against breast cancer.
Matt Smith, aged 13, will cycle 90 miles in one day on the fourth leg on Saturday, May 28, from his home village of Inkberrow, near Worcester, to Nantwich in Cheshire.
His dad Mark Smith, with friend Tim White, will start his ride from Land’s End in Cornwall to John O’Groats on the northern coast of Scotland on Tuesday, May 24.
The money they raise will be split between the Worcestershire Breast Unit Campaign to create a dedicated breast care unit at 220 Newtown Road in Worcester and Cancer Research UK.
The breast unit remains the adopted charity of your Worcester News. The total distance covered by Mark and Tim will be 946 miles and the journey is expected to take 11 days.
The two charities were chosen by Matt as his mother Kate Smith had breast cancer in 2006 and again in 2009.She was treated at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester and has made a good recovery.
He said: “This is my way of saying thank you for looking after my mum.”
Tim’s wife Sal and Matt’s uncle David Adey, of Warndon, Worcester, will join Matt on the leg from Inkberrow to Nantwich.
Friends and colleagues will be joining Mark and Tim on various legs of the 11-day cycle ride and anyone who wishes to join the charity cycle ride for whatever distance will be welcome.
Since 2007, Mark and Kate have organised a range of events and have raised more than £20,000 for cancer charities. To sponsor Mark, visit justgiving.com/endto end2011-everybodyknows somebody (Worcestershire Breast Unit Campaign) and virginmoneygiving.com/TimWhite and justgiving.com/ endtoend2011-cancerresearchuk.
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