14-year-olds are hoping to raise around ?1,000 for British Blind Sport by cycling from Whitehaven to Sunderland
Two Warwickshire schoolgirls are gearing up for a gruelling 140-mile cycle across England ? in a bid to raise money for blind sportsmen and women.
Lucy Abell and Camilla Dent, both year nine pupils at King?s High School in Warwick, will embark on the biggest challenge of their lives later this month.
The 14-year-olds are hoping to raise around ?1,000 for British Blind Sport, by cycling from Whitehaven to Sunderland, in just three days.
The local charity enables visually impaired people to have the same opportunities as sighted people to access and enjoy sport and recreation.
Camilla said: ?Lucy and I just fancied training for a challenge. I had done a day of the Coast to Coast route three years ago and had always wanted to do to the whole course.
?British Blind Sport is a charity which gives real help and encouragement to blind people and allows them to access a wide range of sports and sporting events.?
Lucy added: ?The charity is based locally in Leamington and both of us thought it was a really good cause. Knowing that the organisation needs all the funds it can get, has really spurred us on doing our training.
?The combination of that and watching the Tour De France has helped us put the miles in over the last few weeks so hopefully we will be fully prepared.?
British Blind Sport is based at Tachbrook Park and was founded in 1976. Over the years it has become the leading voice for visually impaired people in the world of sport and leisure across the UK.
Its senior fundraiser Lucy Shepherd, said: ?We are so grateful to anyone who takes part in an event to raise money for British Blind Sport. We do get people of all ages taking part in a wide range of events and it?s great to hear that Camilla and Lucy have organised this cycle ride from coast to coast.
"They are aiming to complete the route in three days which would be a considerable achievement.?
The girls have been given a grant for their accommodation by the King?s High School Parents Association. To donate visit www.justgiving.com/millalucy.
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