Phil's cycle challenge Switzerland to Tamworth for British Heart Foundation

Philip Read is raising money for British Heart Foundation
In memory of Rich Burgess & Marc Jones

Cycle from Switzerland to Tamworth, Staffordshire through 7 Countries, 700 miles in 7 days, · 7 September 2025

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Thanks for visiting my page. I'm raising money for the British Heart Foundation and I'd be so grateful for your support. Two close friends have passed away since I cycled to Switzerland in 2015, so I am doing the return trip in memory of Rich Burgess and Marc Jones. Rich was a lifelong friend, schoolmate and colleague from Tamworth and Marc was a very good friend who owned the mountain house in Switzerland where we stayed and I cycled to in 2015, so it seemed fitting to do the journey back in memory of these two fantastic people. If you can spare a bit of change that would be very much appreciated as the BHF do some amazing work to try to stop this affecting so many families.

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£1,610.00
+ £392.50 Gift Aid
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£1,610.00
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