HERE is why one avid rugby league fan has set himself a challenge, to re-watch every Saints match from last season, whilst riding his turbo bike.
Kev Cunningham has decided to take on the challenge to raise funds for three charities – State of Mind, The Steve Prescott Foundation and Willowbrook Hospice.
The total amount of time this challenge equates to is 52 hours in total and he has recorded his average speed at 17.5mph, if he completed the whole challenge at this speed, it would total to 910 miles.
Kev has decided to do this after he himself was suffering with his mental health in 2023, and decided he needed to give himself a focus for the year ahead.
He had fantastic support from his employers and his family which really helped change his mindset.
Although there are sometimes triggers along the way, he is in a much better place physically and mentally than this time last year, and is well on his way to reaching his target.
He chose three charities that are all close to his heart to dedicate his fundraising to his friend Billy who spent his last hours at Willowbrook Hospice.
Kev said: “The Willowbrook staff were calm, compassionate, kind, extremely caring and supportive of Billy and his loved ones during the most traumatic time of their lives.”
Kev is so passionate about supporting these causes because he wants to help raise the profiles of these organisations who provides support to people in need.
Kev added: “It’s okay to not be okay. Men get sad too, if my story can inspire and encourage just one person to reach out, to talk, to seek help and to find a way of escaping depression, then that’s worth more than an amount of money that I can ever raise.”
To date, Kev has completed 748 miles, he aims to finish his challenge on 15th February which is when Saints will play their first match of the new season.
Willowbrook Hospice added: “We would like to thank Kev for all that he has done to raise awareness of his chosen charities, we are really grateful he has chosen to support our hospice and we look forward to hearing when his challenge has been completed.”
To donate go to, Crowdfunding to Support 3 charities close to my heart; State of Mind Steve Prescott Foundation Willowbrook Hospice *using crowdfunding to split funds* on JustGiving
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