A NINE-YEAR-OLD Mirfield boy is taking part in a sponsored cycle ride in memory of his unborn brother.
Rugby league and football fan Lewis Jeffrey, of Huddersfield Road will ride from Leeds Rhinos’ Headingley Stadium to the Galpharm Stadium on Sunday, July 6.
He will be accompanied by his step-dad Simon Pollard during the challenge in aid of Tommy’s, the baby charity which funds research into pregnancy complications such as miscarriage, premature birth and stillbirth.
Lewis, who attends Crowlees Junior and Infants School in Mirfield said: “The reason I want to fundraise for Tommy’s is my baby brother died in my Mum’s tummy last year.”
Emma Carlisle, a community fundraising manager for Tommy’s said: “We are so grateful to people like Lewis, who really go the extra mile to fundraise for us. Thanks to them we can help realise our aim of ending the heartache which so many parents suffer when their precious baby dies or is born too soon.”
Anyone wanting to sponsor Lewis and make a donation online can visit: www.justgiving.com/lewisjeffery
