Cyclists raise £15,000

THOUGH cyclists do not tend to get good publicity in narrowboatworld, a group of them using the Trent & Mersey Canal towpath have just raised £2,480, making a total of £15,000 for the Leighton Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group.

The money goes towards a campaign run by local Gary Steele to raise money to test men for early signs of prostate cancer, Alan Tilbury tells us.

Crucial

During this month alone, the group have tested 150 men, 8% per cent of which registered abnormal results. The testing is prostate-specific antigen (PSA), that shows if men have early stages of prostate cancer, and though most crucial in the battle against prostate cancer, Britain lags behind Europe and North America in mandatory screening.

Over the years, Gary's charity has saved countless lives via their group testing events throughout mid Cheshire and beyond.  In August, the Leighton Group is casting the net even further afield, with an estimated 300 men due to be tested during events at Bramhall Golf Club on Saturday, 2nd August.