Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Its another hairbrained fundraising effort from me, I entered into the Deloitte Ride Across Britain back in November, initially I was going to 'Just Do It' for the fun of it and for the obvious challenge that is poses, however a few weeks after having my entry confirmed my Dad was diagnosed with cancer of the bowel with secondaries in his liver.  He's currently underging Chemo and Radiotherapy in attempt to limit the spread of the disease and I'm pleased to say he's fighting on brilliantly at the moment.  Since the diagnosis I decided to raise a bit of money for Lynn's Bowel Cancer Campaign, Founded by Ex-Watchdog presenter and bowel cancer survivor Lynn Faulds Wood. The charity helps to investigate every stage of the patient’s journey - from prevention and screening to palliative care - to help save lives from bowel cancer and to improve the quality of life of those going through the journey.

I know we get bombarded by so many messages asking for funds these days from people doing so many good things, and I'm asking here for support too, if you would like to donate it would be fantastic and gratefully received however even if you don't it would be great to hear from you as I take on the epicness of the journey.

Now the essentials...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 - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

The journey starts on Saturday and finishes on 20th June in Lands End...I will be posting updates and images (hopefully) of my progress on Facebook and you can also follow my journey on www.twitter.com/bearonabicycle

Thanks for your support in whatever form it may take.  There's a party on the beach in Lands End if anyone wants to come?

See you when I get back

Barry aka Basil/Bar/Baz/Bear