Disabled man cycled 360 miles to raise money for Cerebra

Swifty Deignan from Warndon Villages undertook the challenge by himself as the care of these children is important to him.

In December last year, he cycled 94 miles to raise money for Acorns Children's Hospice. 

Mr Deignan said: "I wanted to do some things for disabled children, they're not well funded.

"I spoke to quite a few but some of them weren't really up for it, which was surprising. 

"We had a long chat with Cerebra and they have been really good, they shared the cycle on Facebook and Twitter.

"I am disabled myself, I smashed one of my legs in a motorcycling accident so for me, this is a massive achievement.

Swifty Deignan cycled 360 miles for a children's charity

"It means that my right leg is longer than my left and my foot drags along the ground as if I don't even want it.

"It means that I destroy every bit of footwear in weeks.

"Sometimes, my leg locks up for 10-15 minutes and it has happened while I've been training before and I've come off my bike."

Mr Deignan also suffers from Helicobacter pylori, making it difficult for him to grab food on the go when he is cycling long distances and is often unsure where he will be able to stop. 

For this reason, he has to prepare food and take it with him. 

Mr Deignan cycled from Mansfield to Worcester on Friday, May 20.

The following day, he cycled from Bristol to North Petherton and on the final day, Sunday, May 22, he cycled from North Petherton to Bodmin.

Mr Deignan said that the cycle was difficult, but he has rested and is planning to do something else in September time. 

He added: "It's good to cycle on your own because you've only got yourself to think about.

"My satnav takes me off of main roads though so it's a lot of country roads so I don't get to see many sights - I do see some nice farm houses."