The fast track to a healthier life

Nicholas WardNicholas Ward’s story

Because of the BHF I checked my pulse and was later diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.To thank them I signed up for the 2009 London to Brighton Bike Ride. I was 72, and I hadn’t been on a bike for over 20 years!

Accompanied by my eldest daughter and son-in-law, we completed the Ride, raising £17,166 in the process.

Nicholas WardNow I’m a ‘biking fanatic’! I ride about 25 miles each weekend. I’ve signed up for the 2010 Ride, managing to recruit 100 others to join me!

Every year 27,000 people cycle 54 miles in the BHF’s biggest and most successful fundraising event: the London to Brighton Bike Ride. £4.1million was raised from 2009’s Ride to bring the total raised from the event since it started to over £50 million!