On September 16th, Mick Bowden, Dave Edwards, and Steve Newby will embark on an incredible challenge to conquer the three national peaks of Snowdon, Scafell Pike, and Ben Nevis by cycling 500 miles between the peaks.

Day 1: The team aims to conquer Snowdon in just 6 hours before cycling 50 miles to Tallacre.

Day 2: They will push on, attempting an 82-mile ride to Preston.

Day 3: The challenge continues with a grueling 72-mile trip to Borrowdale.

Day 4: After climbing Scafell Pike for 6.5 hours, they plan to cycle 40 miles to Carlisle.

Day 5: Tackling a hilly route, they'll cycle 105 miles to Paisley.

Day 6: The team will power through 105 miles to Fort William.

Day 7: They plan to conquer Ben Nevis in 6-7 hours before heading home for a well-deserved rest and some celebratory drinks.

Their mission is to raise as much money as possible for Sophia Pearson-Davey.

Sophia suffers from a rare genetic disorder called 1p36 Deletion Syndrome, which causes low muscle tone and global developmental delay. Despite being told that she may never walk, Sophia's family is determined to help her reach her full potential.

Sophia attends the Footsteps Centre in Oxford, which provides intensive physiotherapy and rehabilitation for children with mobility disorders. Each 3-week session costs nearly £2400, not including accommodation and fuel.

Your donations will not only spur our pensioners on but they will hugely impact Sophia's chances of development by covering the costs of therapy, accommodation, and fuel.

Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated and will help Sophia. Together, lets prove the doctors wrong!

⭐️SOPHIA’S STORY⭐️

Sophia was born in January 2020 just before the first lockdown.

She spent 5 weeks at home before being rushed into hospital after she had stopped breathing.

As she was suffering from pneumonia, and not responding to any medication she was taken to Sheffield Children’s where she was placed on a ventilator in intensive care. She spent the next 6 months battling chest infections, sepsis, open heart surgery and seizures. 

It was at 3 months old when we learnt that Sophia suffered from a rare genetic disorder called 1p36 Deletion Syndrome, that affects only 1 in 5,000-10,000 births.

We were told that Sophia may never walk, never talk and would need 24 hour care.

At 7 months old she finally came home and has been making strides ever since.

Just as things had started to settle down, in January 2024 we received the devastating news that Sophia has a Wilms Tumour, a cancerous mass on her kidney. After surgery to have the tumour removed she then had to endure 10 weeks of chemotherapy.

However, despite these setbacks we are determined to prove the doctors wrong and see this little girl walk one day! 

Our aim is to improve and enhance Sophia’s quality of life by helping her reach her full potential.

The Footsteps centre has helped so many children with 1p36 Deletion, with amazing results, and we don’t want Sophia to miss out!