Charitable fundraising efforts have been hit very hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of fundraising events have been cancelled and many charities, particularly smaller ones, are struggling to maintain services because of this huge reduction in income.This impacts all sectors of society from children to the elderly as well as the vital work in areas such as palliative care, serious diseases, mental health, housing support, food supplies and countless others that charities support.

Because of this, myself and my partner, Raf, will be cycling 260 Miles over the next month to raise money for the Prison Reform Trust. PRT offers advice and information to thousands of people every year: prisoners, their families, prison and probation staff, the legal profession, students, academics and interested members of the public. They work towards improving community punishment and restorative forms of justice, as opposed to prison reform (though prison abolition is something we should be fighting for more broadly). 

I have recently re-learned how to ride a bike, so cycling 260 Miles will be a challenge but one I am willing to dedicate myself by combining my state-mandated exercise with fundraising for PRT. Raf will be there by my side during this endeavour, also raising money for PRT, but also acting as my cycling coach and first-aid responder. 

I shall also be baking 26 cakes to commemorate every mile I succeed in completing, which will very gladly feed my partner and the people we live with (JustGiving just became increasingly generous). 

Please sponsor us and help support Prison Reform Trust continue with their vital work helping a community which is particularly at risk from COVID-19 currently. 

Big love xoxo