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Linzi McCaslin, Nicola Lewis and Kirsty Jones are taking part in the London to Paris Bike Ride for Brian House Children’s Hospice in September.

A special event to raise money ahead of a mammoth bike ride has raised more than £2,700 for Brian House Children’s Hospice.

Trinity Hospice Staff Nurses Kirsty Jones and Nicola Lewis, together with Kirsty’s friend Linzie McCaslin are set to take part in a gruelling five-day trek from London to Paris on two wheels in September for Brian House.

Each must raise minimum sponsorship to be able to take part in the trek, and their targets were smashed with an ‘Eggstraveganza’ event held over Easter at Trinity’s Day Therapy Unit.

The event included games, stalls and performances by students from the Up Beat Rock Academy as well as The Fleetwood Old Boys Marching Band outside the hospice on Low Moor Road, Bispham. Guests were also invited to take part in an Easter Bonnet competition which was judged by children from Brian House.

Kirsty said ‘The whole day was brilliant. Everyone said was a good day it was and how much fun they’d had. We’re so pleased with how it went and how much money was raised for our bike ride. Now that we’ve met our targets, we just want to raise as much money as possible for Brian House.’

Mum of two Kirsty decided to take part in the London to Paris Bike Ride, which takes place in September, as a celebration of turning 40. It will be her first major bike ride, and she says she is looking forward to the adventure.

She added ‘Linzie ran a marathon when she was turning 40 and said she would do the bike ride with me to celebrate her 50th. This will be just one of four challenges this year for Nicola, as she is walking from coast to coast, doing a Greenland trek and will take part in Trinity’s China Trek after completing the bike ride with us. It’s great to be part of so much money being raised for Trinity and Brian House.’

The group is also planning to hold stands in local supermarkets and carry out bag packs to boost their fundraising. Royles Brook Primary School in Thornton, where Kirsty’s daughter, Hannah, 10, is a pupil, will hold a non-school uniform day. to help raise funds

You can support Kirsty, Linzie and Nicky by making a donation at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kirsty-jones58.

Places are still available for the bike ride, which leaves London on Tuesday 18th September. For info and to sign up, visit www.trinityhospice.co.uk/events/paris2018.