Off to Sussex, USA

A LEWES man and his brother are to cycle for charity through Lewes, Seaford and Wilmington in Sussex, Delaware, USA.

Chris Myatt, 44, and his brother Steve, 47, aim to cycle 350 miles in five days and raise 5,000-plus for a young girl with no proper lower limbs who requires artificial legs and feet which are not readily available on the NHS.

Said Chris, a campaigner for Cycle Lewes, which aims to improve facilities for cyclists around the county town: 'I was very moved when I heard about the little girl on a television programme and I wanted to help.'

The brothers will leave for their week-long ride on June 3. They will cycle from New York to Lewes in Sussex, Delaware, where they will meet that town's Mayor and give him a message of greeting from Lewes.

'I shall also be talking to Lewes, Delaware, people about their cycling facilities and taking in the State Parks which are very much like our National Parks. We shall soon, of course, be getting a National Park for the South Downs,' added Chris.

'Then we are cycling to nearby Seaford and on to Wilmington, all in Sussex. From there we catch the train back to New York.'

Chris, pictured with brother Steve, outgoing Mayor Cllr John Webber and new Mayor Cllr Barbara Riddihough, will be reporting back on his adventures on his return.

Lewes, Delaware, and its familiar-sounding neighbours, was part founded about 1631 by settlers from the Sussex area.