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About our Trip

After a few years of chatting about it, Andy and I have finally decided to head off on our Lands End to John O'Groats cycling adventure.

We are setting off on Good Friday from Lands End, and about 2 weeks and roughly a 1000 miles later, we should reach the northern most part of Scotland. Time and distance are largely dependant on how many times we get lost en route!!!!

We are making the trip fully unsupported, carrying all our gear and camping on the way, although we possibly may use the odd B&B to gain a good shower and a soft bed !! In addition, we are taking a more scenic route rather than the most direct, and climbing a mountain or two on the way.

You can read more on our blog of the journey, which hopefully we will be able to keep up to date during the trip as well.

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To generate some benefit from all the effort and saddle sores we will be suffering from, we've decided to set up a charity page in case anyone fancied donating. So thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.

Why the Parkinson's charity?

Choosing a charity for our cycle ride was not difficult for either Andy or myself. My dad Ed, was diagnosed with Parkinson's just under 2 years ago, and now has a regular intake of tablets which go some way to helping control the condition. Andy's dad Reggie was also a sufferer of the condition for 20 years prior to his death in 2007.

About Parkinson's

One person in every 500 has Parkinson's. That's about 127,000 people in the UK. Most people who get Parkinson's are aged 50 or over but younger people can get it too. One in 20 is under the age of 40.

People with Parkinson's don't have enough of a chemical called dopamine because some nerve cells in their brain have died. Without dopamine people can find that their movements become slower so it takes longer to do things. The loss of nerve cells in the brain causes the symptoms of Parkinson's to appear.

There's currently no cure for Parkinson's and we don't yet know why people get the condition. Parkinson's doesn't directly cause people to die, but symptoms do get worse over time.

Donating

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - We raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.