Survivor's plan to give cancer the Chop

A cancer survivor given a new lease of life is hoping to help others facing similar health battles as he takes on a challenge – on a Raleigh Chopper.

Tim Bright, 57, of Great Ryburgh, near Fakenham, Norfolk, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia in August 2016.

His oncologist had told him that, due to modern treatment, he was more likely to die with the disease than because of it.

But shortly before his own diagnosis, Bright had attended the funeral of a friend who died just six weeks after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia.

To coincide with the 10th anniversary of his diagnosis, he wanted to cycle the coastal roads of Britain, starting and finishing in Cromer.

Ahead of the 4,100-mile (6,600km) adventure, he said: "I live a fairly normal life. There are side-effects with the tablets – but it has given me a new lease."

The relief farm manager said he was given the idea after his dad took him his brother's Mk1 Chopper.

"It's a bit of a rusty wreck, but I had the idea to restore it and I wanted to use that to ride around the UK to raise money," he said.

He planned to set out on the 1970s bike but upgraded to a 2023 model after being warned the frame could break.

Bright, who is allowing himself six months for the trip and plans to set off in April, said: "Raising money for Cancer Research UK is the smallest thing I can do to repay what has been given to me with my treatment."

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