Reepham residents Amber Leathers and Vikki Kirk will be taking part in the first women-only night bicycle ride – Women V Cancer Ride the Night – raising funds to help fight breast, cervical and ovarian cancers.
Amber Leathers (left) and Vikki Kirk will be taking part in Women V Cancer Ride the Night, the first women-only night bicycle ride
They will be cycling 100 km through the night in London on 31 May, starting and finishing at the Royal Windsor Racecourse, on a route taking them past many of the major London landmarks.
As Amber and Vikki are only recreational cyclists, this will be a major challenge. (In fact, Vikki hadn’t ridden a bike for nine years until she got a new one for her birthday last September.)
The event is raising funds for several charities, including Breast Cancer Care, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and Ovarian Cancer Action. Many people have been affected by these diseases or know of someone close to them who has.
Amber and Vikki greatly appreciate any support to help raise as much money as they can for these charities, all of which do fantastic work. Any donations, no matter how small, or indeed big, will be gratefully received.
Since registering to take part in this event, the pair have been inspired by their friend Samantha Barrett, another Reepham woman. Sam, 36 and a mother of five, was diagnosed with breast cancer last November and is currently undergoing treatment. “Sam is truly an inspiration to us. Even while dealing with her own treatment she has been so supportive to us,” said Amber and Vikki.
Sam and her daughter Lydia, Amber and her daughter Freya, Vikki and other friends are also taking part in Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life Norwich at the Norfolk showground on 17 May.
Donations can be made via the following links:
- www.justgiving.com/Amber-Leathers1
- www.justgiving.com/Vikki-Kirk
- www.justgiving.com/samanthabarrett1
or by texting: ULOL63 £? or NBDB58 £? to 70070
If you would like further information, please email annmarie@leathersfamily.plus.com