…in aid of The Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Joseph’s Home, Harborne, Birmingham.
For nearly 135 years the Little Sisters of the Poor have ministered to the aged and infirm at their voluntary aided convent and residential home in Harborne. Now in these times of economic stress they need our help more than ever. In order to maintain and improve standards no organisation can be complacent and St Joseph’s is no exception. To this end they need to raise funds for a new lift and security system.
I have agreed to act as the focus of this fund raising effort by undertaking the London to Paris Cycle Challenge over three days in the summer of 2009.
This challenge will be my first long ride and my first abroad since taking up cycling (after a gap of 40 years!) to regain fitness following cancer surgery three years ago. At the age of sixty-one this commitment will require many miles of training to develop stamina, speed and the ability to meet time targets – no good arriving late for the ferry to France!
Setting out on a training ride from St. Joseph's Home. Photographer: David Busst.
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