17 August 2016
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| Ed, Trevor and Phil pause for a rest
Being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease proved no
barrier to Brantham man Trevor Nobbs, who raised more than £13,000 in a trio of
cycles covering 530 miles.
Five years ago Mr Nobbs, 60, was
diagnosed with the progressive disease but, determined to stay active, took up
cycling to keep his fitness levels up.
Most recently Mr Nobbs completed a
200-mile cycle from Brantham to Cromer alongside friend Phil Wainwright.
It followed on from the 125-mile Dunwich
Dynamo in July and a 210-mile cycle across Suffolk earlier in the year, with
his son, Ed, and Mr Wainwright in tow.
“I thought I want to do my bit and raise
some money for Parkinson’s UK,” he said. “Next year it will be 200 years since
Parkinson’s was discovered, but we still don’t have a cure for it. That was my
main motivation.
“As a sufferer I was told to try and
keep as active as possible, and therefore I have tried to take up cycling as a
personal way of trying to keep fit.”
Of the Cromer challenge, he said: “It
was tiring, certainly on the final day the hills became harder, but I was able
to complete it which I was determined to do.
“I couldn’t have done it without friends
supporting me. They were invaluable for the support that they gave, both
financially and physically.”
Describing what it is like to live with
Parkinson’s disease, he said: “It’s something you don’t have a choice about.
“It’s a general stiffness down one side
of your body, insomnia, the tremor. Probably the most difficult thing is to get
acceptance in your own mind that you have got to make the most of it.”
To donate, visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Trevor-Nobbs1
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