We were really sorry to learn about the death of Chris Widdop recently. He was a colleague and friend who joined Capital of Cycling in 2017 and became well known in the cycling community for helping people fix their bikes, teaching their kids to ride and just being generally kind-hearted.

He'd found his niche delivering Bikeability Training with Chris in BeCycling and also supported Bradford Disability Sports and Leisure for a time. He recently gained a post working for Margaret Carey Foundation, supporting their charity on a range of community based projects.

His death was a shock because he was young and it was unexpected. He was found by his housemate. He led a pretty frugal life and apart from a few bikes, not much has been left to the family which might cover funeral costs, so in addition to their grief, they're having to sort all this out.

We thought this fundraiser might help a little bit, so if you can donate towards the funeral costs, please do. Anything left over will go to a charity of the family's choosing.