SmellTaste is aiming to raise £10,000 as part of their 50 Ways to Raise £50k campaign.

The plan is that collectively we will cover 5000 miles – roughly five times the distance between the smell and taste clinics that SmellTaste work with in England. Our intention is to cover that distance between us to demonstrate the need for more smell and taste clinics across the UK, and indeed the world!

I am doing my bit by setting a personal challenge of completing 286 miles and raising pounds towards the total. I'm cycling to Bath via a mostly off road route.

But this isn’t just about clocking up the miles, it’s about raising vital funds so that SmellTaste can continue their work, grow their reach, and support even more people living with smell and taste impairments.

Every pound I raise helps SmellTaste push forward, raise awareness, and make a real difference to people’s lives.

I'm hoping that by doing this ride people will be more aware of the help and support that SmellTaste can offer to people who have lost their sense of smell and all the that goes with it.