{"id":9593,"date":"2022-07-22T18:14:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T17:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9593"},"modified":"2022-07-22T18:17:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T17:17:11","slug":"bottom-to-top-bishop-lees-cycling-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/2022\/07\/bottom-to-top-bishop-lees-cycling-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Bottom to Top – Bishop Lee\u2019s Cycling Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chris Stanley & Bishop Lee Rayfield<\/p><\/div>\n

Being ill with Covid recently, has not stopped Bishop of Swindon, Dr Lee Rayfield, from getting on his bike once again to take on a huge fundraising challenge, cycling some 881 miles from Land\u2019s End to John O\u2019Groats in just 13 days.<\/p>\n

Bishop Lee will be cycling to raise as much money as possible to support local families in most need with a special Christmas gift. This is the second time that Bishop Lee has taken on such a massive quest.<\/p>\n

Back in 2014, following chemotherapy and radiotherapy for Hodgkin Lymphoma, he rode from John O\u2019Groats to Land\u2019s End and raised \u00a316,000 to equip and train church leaders from across Uganda to help them better serve their communities.<\/p>\n

His plan was to cycle the other way round two years ago, but his quest was scuppered as he hit a patch of black ice breaking his femur and he also needed to have a replacement of his replacement hip.<\/p>\n

After surgery, Bishop Lee is now able to fulfil his second challenge, but this time helping people in his hometown of Swindon in a challenge he has named \u2018From the Bottom to the Top\u2019. <\/p>\n

To support this cause, members of the public can visit Bishop Lee\u2019s JustGiving page at https:\/\/justgiving.com\/crowdfunding\/from-the-bottom-to-the-top?utm<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

You can also follow his journey on his daily blog From the Bottom to the Top at https:\/\/bishopswindon.wixsite.com\/my-site\/blog<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Watch an update from the Bishop below<\/p>\n<\/div>