The family and friends of a young charity ambassador, who died from meningitis last year, have raised tens of thousands of pounds in her name with the help of a 160-mile cycle ride. The group set off at 6am and reached the finish line at 9.45pm, with around 100 family and friends greeting the group at the finish. Caitlyn’s brother, father, uncle and friends at the ferry at Tilbury during Saturday’s ride. “We are mainly raising for the meningitis charity as we don’t want other families to have to go what we’ve been through. “Meningitis hits so quickly and the symptoms can easily be confused with other, less serious, issues.

Source: Express September 10, 2023 10:04 UTC