Kids Kidney Research

Picture the scene - 7am on 13 April, outside the Albert Hall in London - a group of cyclists are preparing to set off for Paris, raising lots of money for Kids Kidney Research in the process! 

Why go through all of this pain, you might ask. Neil Harris and a group of his work colleagues and friends decided to raise money for us, after having met a young boy with kidney failure.

"The specific motivation for this trip comes from the situation that a boy called Michael finds himself in. He is now 11 and has kidney failure in both his kidneys. He used to be a perfectly happy and healthy normal boy until 6 years ago when he was suddenly and inextricably struck down with an extremely rare disease. He currently takes 12 different medicines daily and has weekly injections. He cannot stomach food, suffers from high Cholesterol and blood pressure and is having to endure dialysis daily – all as a result of his kidney damage. He misses lots of school and has no energy or stamina to play sport. 

Michael is under the care of Great Ormond Street Hospital where the Kids Kidney Research charity funds vital medical research. 97% of all its donations go towards identifying the causes of such diseases and attempting to find cures."

Kids Kidney Research are very grateful to the whole team - James Coley, Darin Seiger, Patrick Downes, John Williams, Gert Corfield, Darren Cutler, Andy Groves, Peter Knight, Stuart Parr, Neil Harris, Paul Cunningham, Paul and Fiona Morris and Jon Foster. 

Good luck and we look forward to seeing the photos of you all in Paris!

Please help them reach their fundraising targets by visiting their Justgiving pages -

• Neil Harris and team
• Pete and Stuart
• Paul and Fiona