Matt Young

Tom & Matt - 242 for Hugh - Cycling to Abersoch & back

Fundraising for Head for Change
£1,836
raised of £1,000 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
In memory of Hugh Jones
Head for Change

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 1192801
We support our sporting heroes and work to protect the players, protect the games

Story

Following on from the 4x4x48 challenge the running shoes are off & the cleets are on..... 

Tom & Matt are cycling from Shropshire to Abersoch & back on the 3/4 July. Two places that mean't a lot to Hugh. In memory of Hugh we'll be slogging it out on the bike (not in a Landy), cycling a total of 242 miles (390km) & climbing 4000m (13,000ft) over the 2 days.

So why Head for Change? Hugh being a proud Welshman at a mainly English school loved to voice his opinion on how great Wales & Welsh rugby was. When ever he was play fighting or on the rugby pitch he would shout 'release the Popham', harnessing his favourite Welsh rugby player, Alix Popham. At the same point we were searching for charities Alix bravely announced his diagnosis of early onset Dementia & launched his charity 'Head for Change. It's a great cause & one we are looking forward to supporting in 2021. 

We've already had a lovely amount of support from Alix and his family, including getting the opportunity to share stories of Hugh over the phone & he even got a shout out on a Welsh rugby podcast.

Over 2021 myself, Matt, and a group of old school friends are going to be taking part in all sorts of challenges in memory of our friend Hugh jones who sadly passed away in 2011 at the age of 18. In December it will mark the 10 year anniversary of a legend who was taken far too early. Hugh was a memorable figure; funny, cheeky, & caring to all his friends & family. We have so many incredible memories of Hugh & we're so lucky to have known him. 

Share this story

Help Matt Young

Sharing this page with your friends could help raise up to 3x more in donations

You can also help by sharing this link on

About the charity

Head for Change

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 1192801
Our goal is to create a safe space for our sporting heroes, past, present and future that suffer from sports-related brain injuries and connect with the best brains in science and research to make positive change.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,835.33
+ £10.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,835.33
Offline donations
£0.00

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.