To celebrate 130 years in business, my company Gleeds have decided to set themselves an initiative called the Gleeds Global Challenge.

To mark the occasion, we’re aiming to fundraise £130,000 for charities across the world in one week (21st to 25th September 2015) our 56 global offices will be joining forces to raise £130,000 for causes we care about.  I will alongside others in my office be undertaking a range of challenges and I have opted for a 35 miles bike ride along the South Downs on 25^th September 2015 - I know, not quite climbing Everest but it’s a start!

My chosen charity is the Sickle Cell Society (http://sicklecellsociety.org/), who help to support people affected by sickle cell anaemia, a serious inherited blood disorder where the red blood cells develop abnormally.

I’d really appreciate your support. To donate, please log onto our team event page:

http://www.justgiving.com/company/Gleeds or https://www.justgiving.com/Neil-Clouden/