TWO women from Maghull are heading to China for a grueling 300-mile charity bike ride.
Paula Hogg, 56, and Ann Pruden, 59, will travel to China in 2014 to ride across the Beijing Provence for Women V Cancer.
The cycle will raise money for three women’s cancer charities: Breast Cancer Care, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and Ovarian Cancer Action. They have a target of £6,000 but have put in place a series of fundraising activities to try and raise even more.
The pair, who have been friends for 20 years after meeting at the school gate with their children, have never done anything like this before but decided to take part after Paula underwent treatment for breast cancer in 2010/11.
Paula, who works as a Coordinator for PSS, a Health and Social Care Charity in Liverpool, said: “Finding out I had breast cancer turned my world upside down, but after going through months of gruelling radiation and chemotherapy sessions I finally saw a light at the end of the tunnel and from that day I decided to start living my life to the full. I promised myself I’d start seizing opportunities, have adventures and give something back to the amazing charities that help women like me every single day – and what better way to tick all those boxes than to take on this challenge.”
Paula and Ann last month held a fundraising night at Maghull’s MCA Club, which kindly donated the venue for free.
Ann, who has been a childminder for the past 26 years, said: These charities are close to my heart as I’ve known many women who’ve suffered with cancer.’’
