Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. On the 17th January 2010 my sister gave birth to a beautiful little girl called Tilly Rose. Sadly, due to complications in the last few days of pregnancy, Tilly had already passed away. Fortunately a charity called Sands (the stillbirth and neonatal death charity) was on hand to provide specialist care and support for my sister and our family during this awful time, along with a private room away from all the joys of the maternity ward. As a way of thanking Sands for their support, our family has worked tirelessly over the last year to raise money for them through family fun days, charity auctions, and a number of sponsored runs such as the London 10k. In all we have raised almost £7,500. However, for myself and George, the greatest challenge is yet to come..... On average ten babies are stillborn (die after the 24th week of pregnancy) and seven babies die neonatally (die within the first four weeks of life) every day in the UK. This is why we have focussed on the number 17 and called our challenge 'Ride for 17'. We will start in London on the 17th June, exactly 17 months after Tilly Rose passed away. We aim to cycle 1700km across Europe and have set ourselves the target of raising £17,000 for Sands through sponsorship! Thanks for your support Tim If you would like to find out more about Sands, please visit <a title="UK Sands" href="http://www.uk-sands.org" target="_blank">www.uk-sands.org</a>