Clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene should be a normal part of everyone’s daily life. Without all three, people can’t live dignified, healthy lives. With all three, they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.With clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene, children are born healthier. They get the chance to go to school and grow up to become adults. Women and men get to earn a living. Whole communities start to thrive. It sounds normal and it should be.

So I am hoping to make a small contribution to the fantastic work that WaterAid do.  I am going to ride my bike to 1000 miles from Lands End to John O'Groats and hoping to do it over 9 days in early June - that's over a hundred miles a day!