Warwick takeaway owner taking on charity cycling challenge in memory of son

A Warwick takeaway owner will be taking on a cycling challenge to help raise money for the NHS in memory of his son.

Baabzi Miah, who lives in Birmingham, runs Baabzi Indian Takeaway in Coten End.

Over the last few weeks Baabzi and his team at the takeaway have been working to provide hundreds of meals for staff at Warwick Hospital and the homeless and vulnerable supported by Helping Hands in Leamington.

Last week The Courier and Kenilworth Weekly News also shared a story about Baabzi's appeal to the public for help in raising £10,000 for the NHS Covid-19 Appeal.

He said that all his efforts are in memory of his baby son Adam Hussain.

Adam suffered from pulmonary hypertension and he contracted the flu and complications with that which ultimately led to his death. Adam died in 2017 at just 11 months old.

The takeaway owner, who also has six other children, four boys and two girls, said that he and his family would never forget the care they received during the 'worst time time in their lives'.

In June, Baabzi, members of his family and takeaway team will be cycling from the Birmingham Children’s Hospital to Warwick Hospital to help raise the fundraising total.

The fundraising page has so far raised more than £2,000.

Baabzi has also supported several charities in the past including the British Lung Foundation, UNICEF and Mencap.

The team said the bike ride will be around 36-miles and will pass through Olton, Solihull, Knowle, Chadwich End, Wroxall, Haseley, Hatton and into Warwick.

Baabzi said: "We chose the bike ride because it allows us to connect two poignant points - Birmingham Children's Hospital and Warwick Hospital.

"The children's hospital links our past experience with our wonderful NHS with Warwick Hospital with the present NHS in these strange times.

"We have been helping out Warwick Hospital lately as best we can. It's like a link between two points in time that means something to us intimately.

"We are excited but importantly, but it's also about encouraging people to donate and get involved.

"We hope to complete the ride in a 'reasonable time’ none of us are professional bike riders so we are not quite sure how long it will take but I would think it will take a few gruelling hours.

"It's certainly the longest bike ride we have undertaken."

Baabzi and the team say that 'all precautions will be taken in terms of Covid-19' when it comes to the bike ride.

The charity ride is scheduled to take place on June 7.

To donate go to: https://www.gofundme.com/f/care-packs-for-nhs