Charity cycle for a lost friend

A GROUP of determined teenagers who pedalled their way from Leamington to London in memory of a friend have raised more than £3,000 for charity.

By The Newsroom

Published 21st Aug 2012, 12:30 BST

Police community support officer Joe Holland, who takes classes at Trinity School, accompanied 13 young people who wanted to do something to remember Trinity pupil Becky Bishop, who died in March from Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

The group, who wore t-shirts displaying a picture of Becky, cycled the 120-mile journey over three days.

They are donating their sponsorship money to various charities, including Crimebeat, which provided £900 of funding for the trip, Make A Wish Foundation, Ronald MacDonald and Birmingham Children’s Hospital.