Dartford uncle gets set to cycle 100 miles for charity

An inspirational uncle will be cycling 100 miles to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust to say thank you to the charity that supported his nephew whilst his great niece was seriously ill in hospital.

Michael Julien, 56, from Dartford, will be taking on the mammoth Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 cycling challenge on Sunday 30 July, in a bid to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust – a charity that provides free ‘Home from Home’ accommodation to families with seriously ill children in hospital

When Michael’s niece, Perla, was born in December 2016, she was diagnosed with a twisted bowel and required emergency treatment at The Royal London Hospital – 30 miles away from her family’s home. Perla was never alone as The Sick Children’s Trust supported her family in its ‘Home from Home’ Stevenson House, just a few minutes’ walk from her hospital bedside.

Stevenson House supported Perla’s family for 13 days and now Michael wants to ensure other families can benefit from the charity’s ‘Homes from Home’. He has been training hard for the challenge, which follows the course of the 2012 Olympic 100 mile road race and passes the major sights of London, as well as the challenging climbs of Box Hill and Leith Hill.