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A 61 year old Stewarton man, Steve Taylor, is attempting to pull off the most improbable of marathons in order to raise
money for the Neuroblastoma Children’s Charity Alliance. The NCCA UK helps families affected by the childhood
cancer, neuroblastoma, enabling greater access to treatment, further research and better education and awareness..
In most cases neuroblastoma is only diagnosed when it
has already progressed to a late 'high risk' stage. Even
when children are tested clear of neuroblastoma
after initial hospital treatment, a high percentage of
th e s tat i s t i c s o f l i f ec yc l efo r n eu r o b l a s toma ar e
si m p ly m i n d - b o g g l i n g :
children with high risk neuroblastoma will relapse and
Steve’s weekly commute is the equivalent of cycling from Glasgow to Inverness
some children will not respond to therapy.
800ft of ascent in each direction means
that Steve is climbing the equivalent
of Ben Nevis twice a week
Steve has challenged himself to cycle 25,000 miles
to and from his work in Glasgow before he retires
in 2018, and he’s looking for the good people of
Stewarton to get behind his challenge by donating
ONE PENNY for every mile that he rides.
Steve started out on his impossible task last summer
after reading about Vanessa Riddle from Troon who
had been battling the disease, and more recently, Alfie
Sharpe from Kilmarnock.
Steve’s schedule is daunting to say the least. To regular
early morning commuters out Stew