About the cause

1,000 miles, 100 hours, 10 days, 1 goal, - to cycle the length of the country.  We have set ourselves a huge challenge, to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise as much money as possible for Sparks, the children’s medical research charity.  

Sparks is dedicated to funding and championing pioneering research into a range of serious conditions affecting the health of babies, children and mums-to-be.  Sparks aims to improve the quality of life for children and families affected by serious illness or disability today, whilst seeking ways to better diagnose, treat and prevent these conditions in the future.

Sparks has already committed over £22 million to finance more than 233 medical research projects into conditions affecting babies and children.  Sparks funds research across the whole spectrum of paediatric medicine, including childhood cancer, childhood arthritis, meningitis, club foot, cerebral palsy, spina bifida and the risks associated with premature birth. 

Our aching legs and sore muscles will be nothing compared with the daily challenges faced by the many children and their families who are fighting childhood illnesses.  There are many children in our community who are not able to ride a bike, kick a ball or play sport with their friends.  We want to help these children and make a difference.  By supporting Sparks we can help give every child the start in life they deserve – a healthy one. 

Sparks always run out of funding before they run out of deserving medical research projects.  Together we can help bridge that gap and save and change thousands of tiny lives.  To find out more about Sparks please visit their website at  http://www.sparks.org.uk/