1000MilesForCosmic
My Dad and I are fundraising in memory of John Miles, my Godfather and my Dad’s close friend. John, known to us as "Big Milo" or “Milesy”, was an amazing man with levels of enthusiasm second to none. He took life head‐on every day. Big Milo completed the Lands End to John O’groats bike ride in March 2018, during the “beast from the east storm”, a testament to his character. My parents knew Big Milo for over 30 years, and he was there on the day that they met. If you were to listen to the radio when Fulham were playing, you would be able to hear him cheering them on as he had a season ticket seat below the commentary box and a set of extremely powerful lungs. He was also a very keen cyclist and we were both lucky to share the cricket field with him.
The charity that we will be raising money for is COSMIC, the same charity Big Milo raised money on various long‐haul bike rides. COSMIC supports children and neonatal intensive care units at St Mary’s & Queen Charlotte’s Hospital by helping patients and their families, and by enabling a dedicated team of nurses and doctors to treat hundreds of babies and children in intensive care. They purchase vital state of the art equipment, provide training for health professionals, fund a programme of groundbreaking research into life-threatening diseases and support families through some of the most difficult times in their lives with one to one support, advice, counselling and accommodation for parents.
We feel that it is important to continue Big Milo's good work, attempt this challenge and raise some money for COSMIC. We have played alot of cricket and golf together but have never attempted anything like this challenge before. We are going in with little experience but determined attitudes and it will test how well we work together as a team. We are going to cycle an average of 70 miles a day for two weeks from Britain's most South Westerly point "Lands End' to its most North Easterly point "John O'Groats". We aim to raise as much money as possible, so all donations are greatly appreciated!
Organizer
Milo Skelton
Organizer
COSMIC
Beneficiary