Our first child, James, died suddenly in his sleep in 2004 when he was just 8 1/2 months old. We are forever thankful for him. His birthday is on 17th April and so by the time I take on the 100 miles of the FORD RideLondon-Essex, he would have been 20. The 2nd of May is my 51st Birthday and the family have kindly agreed to make a gift to The Lullaby Trust to get me off to a good start.

Amanda completed the London Marathon last year for Lullaby - she is always my inspiration - and it seems appropriate for me to ride in memory of our precious son and for the charity that helped and supported us, many years ago.

The death of a child presents one of the most poignant and penetrating griefs that anyone is given to bear. It has a profound affect on families and leaves a lasting legacy. I wanted to ride to give hope to all those who are called to bear such a grief.

(Amanda is running a ½ marathon, 20 mile, London Marathon and a 65 mile ultra for Macmillan Cancer Support this year - always 3 better! - so we completely understand if you feel that you can’t donate to everything here - we know many of our friends will have also have supported the other charities we support, Teach Uganda, Mencap, AICMAR, the Felsted Mission and also the school charities of course, thank you)

The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers invaluable emotional support for bereaved families. It is my privilege to be able to ride for them in 2024.

Thank you all so much in advance for your kind support. We are very grateful.

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