Welcome to my London to Brighton 2022 fundraising page - in aid of The British Heart Foundation and in memory of my father Andrew White.

As some of you know, I lost my Father in 2002 when I was 9 years old to cardiac arrest. 

On the night my father died,  I was at home with my parents, playing Sims.  Next thing I knew, I could hear my mum, Leo, calling out his name. My first thought was that mum had hurt herself or tripped as I couldn’t actually see that my dad was on the floor. My mum, a practising nurse at the time, was doing everything in her power to resuscitate him. I ran, found the phone, called 999, spoke to an operator and then 5 or so minutes later an Ambulance arrived and they took over. I went to my neighbours whilst my mum travelled with the ambulance and my dad to the hospital in which they both worked. A few hours later, my mum called asking me to come home. When I got home, mum just said, “Your dad has gone to a better place.” 

Losing my dad at such a young age was incredibly hard. My mum was so strong and it’s made me never take life for granted. 

My father used to be keen athlete himself and  used to compete as a modern pentathlete. What a way to honour him by riding the London to Brighton on Father’s Day.

This year, I have the privilege of taking part in London to Brighton with the hope that money raised for the BHF can be used to prevent other families and children experiencing the loss and grief that I did at just 9 years old. 

Thank you for for visiting my page. I'd be so grateful for your support in helping me reach my BIG target of £3000. The BHF has helped halve the number of people dying from heart and circulatory disease in the UK but sadly every day hundreds of people lose their lives. It's only thanks to support from people like us that the BHF can help create new treatments and discover new cures.

The British Heart Foundation is a cardiovascular research charity in the United Kingdom. It funds medical research related to heart and circulatory diseases and their risk factors, and runs influencing work aimed at shaping public policy and raising awareness. For more information on this amazing charity and the work they do please visit bhf.org