Man completes cycle challenge in wife's memory

The team rode from Lands End to John O'Groats

A man who lost his wife to septic shock has completed a charity cycle ride the length of Britain.

Ben Channevy Walsh, from Banstead, Surrey, was part of a team which rode from Land's End to John O'Groats, completing the 994-mile (1,600km) journey on Sunday.

The nine-day ride has so far raised over £35,000 for the UK Sepsis Trust and Versus Arthritis.

Ben's wife Anne, who was 48, died in September 2024 when she developed the condition after surgery.

Anne and Ben on the day of their wedding

She also lived with arthritis, and helped the charity Versus Arthritis by reviewing research proposals.

Sepsis, a condition in which the immune system reacts so violently to an infection it begins to damage its own body, is thought to be responsible for the deaths of five people an hour in the UK.

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