TWO colleagues from Malvern-based construction firm Speller Metcalfe have entered the Great British Cycling Challenge running from Land's End to John O'Groats.

Contracts manager Matt Brown and transport manager Andrei Crudgington will set off on Saturday, May 14, on an 1,100 mile adventure, avoiding as many main roads as possible, with no support crews for 12 days. With just one planned rest day, they intend to cycle 100 miles per day.

Mr Brown said: "Andrei and I have been talking about it for years, but there came a time when we had to stop talking about in and actually do it."

He said that he was inspired to support Macmillan after seeing the care they gave an old friend from his home town of Abergavenny.

He and his colleague have also seen the work of Macmillan because Speller Metcalfe is currently building a £5 million unit for the charity at Hereford County Hospital.

Macmillan Ambassador and UK Olympic cyclist Liam Killeen, who is from Malvern, recently returned from intense training in the Canary Islands, and visited Speller Metcalfe’s offices to offer support for Matt and Andrei.

Macmillan area fundraising manager Jon Rayner said: “It is great that Liam has lent his experience and support to Matt and Andrei. The lads are undertaking a phenomenally hard challenge to raise desperately-needed funds.”

Anyone who wants to sponsor them can visit justgiving.com/james-speller0.