{"id":183,"date":"2015-04-29T12:52:50","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T12:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/?p=183"},"modified":"2015-05-02T08:17:21","modified_gmt":"2015-05-02T08:17:21","slug":"london-to-brighton-bike-ride-sunday-6th-september-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/04\/29\/london-to-brighton-bike-ride-sunday-6th-september-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"London to Brighton Bike Ride &#8211; Sunday 6th September 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/l2b.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-187 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/l2b.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"Refreshing drink at the end of the ride\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-wp-pid=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/l2b.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/l2b.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/l2b.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Having a well deserved pint at the end of last years L2B<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hi All,<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday 6th September, I will be partaking again in the annual London To Brighton bike ride.\u00a0 Last year I raised money for Bike 4 Cancer, this year I am raising money for the MS Society.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5SguMbnYtko?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Why am I raising money for this charity?<\/p>\n<p>Well, my father is a sufferer of Multiple sclerosis (MS).\u00a0 If you want to know what MS is click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mssociety.org.uk\/what-is-ms\/information-about-ms\/about-ms\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 Over the years I have seen my fathers ability to get around unaided gradually deteriorate.\u00a0 He now walks with a walking stick and has invested in one of those mini mobility scooters, which I pimped up with furry dice and a hand horn!!<\/p>\n<p>As well as this, he also suffers from Polychemia which is a cancer of the blood.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not leukemia as this relates to white blood cells.\u00a0 My father&#8217;s body has more red blood cells than it should do, and is under constant medication to ensure the status quo.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, my father has suffered a lot over these last few years, so this is my way of trying to do something that will help him and other suffers potentially have a better life through treatment and research of this crippling disease.<\/p>\n<p>Please dig deep and sponsor me.\u00a0 Whatever you can afford is gratefully received.<\/p>\n<p>Thank You<br \/>\n<a title=\"JustGiving - Sponsor me now!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/Graham-Powell2\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.justgiving.com\/App_Themes\/JustGiving\/images\/badges\/badge10.gif?resize=270%2C50\" alt=\"JustGiving - Sponsor me now!\" width=\"270\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi All, On Sunday 6th September, I will be partaking again in the annual London To Brighton bike ride.\u00a0 Last &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/04\/29\/london-to-brighton-bike-ride-sunday-6th-september-2015\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">London to Brighton Bike Ride &#8211; Sunday 6th September 2015<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[41],"tags":[50,48,47,49],"class_list":["post-183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cycling","tag-charity","tag-l2b","tag-london-to-brighton","tag-ms"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20140907_160351-e1430313261372.jpg?fit=500%2C375&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p67hny-2X","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":208,"url":"https:\/\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/07\/08\/london-to-brighton-the-countdown-has-begun\/","url_meta":{"origin":183,"position":0},"title":"London to Brighton &#8211; 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