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We are making our charity ride an annual event so mark it on your calendar Saturday 5th May 2012!!

This year our chosen charity for 2012 is "Connie's Cause"

Published on Wednesday 19 August 2009 12:27

A VERY special little girl from Doagh who is bravely battling serious illness, and the sterling work of the medical experts who have helped her, have together inspired an fundraising drive which has resulted in a staggering £26,000 being raised for worthy causes in just a matter of months.

Two-year-old Connie Taylor was born with a terminal illness which means she has no muscle function in her throat, stomach, bladder or bowel. As a baby she was fed artifically through a tube straight into her stomach, but as time passed, Connie developed serious liver disease.

Connie was extremely fortunate however, because in August last year, she became one of the youngest people in the UK to receive a multi-visceral operation at Birmingham Children's Hospital, when her stomach, small bowel, liver and pancreas were transplanted.

Connie's throat still has no muscle function so she is unable to eat conventional food, and is fed instead via a naso-gastric tube. However, the transplant surgery has helped Connie significantly, and her general health is now much improved.

Describing his daughter, Connie's teacher dad, Nigel said: "She's fantastic, Connie is a little fighter. And despite all her problems, and the fact that at just 2 years old she has already had 24 operations, she is always smiling.

Two routes to choose from this year 90km challenge or a 16km route which can be riden twice to make it 32km. Both routes are on the events page.

Our aim is to keep you informed and up to date with any special and organized events which we are planing to hold.