Neil Harris and a group of his friends cycled from London to Paris, raising money for Kids Kidney Research in the process. They set off from London at 7am on 13 April and arrived in Paris during the rush hour on Tuesday 18th April. All 14 cyclists rolled in just over 200 miles later with nothing worse than a spate of punctures and a hailstorm along the way. Peter Knight and Stuart Parr explained why the group decided to raise money for Kids Kidney Research: "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. So far the group have raised nearly GBP12,500. Thank you so much to all of you for such a fantastic effort. If you would like to sponsor Neil and his friends, please visit their Justgiving pages | 
