Trio plans to bike to Thailand in aid of heart research

* The Westheads - Dyfan, Louis and James - are aiming to ride to Thailand on their bikes.

Three lads from the area are planning a marathon bike to ride across the world to raise cash for the British Heart Foundation.

Dyfan Hughes, 17, from Llangollen, Louis Dennis, 18, from Garth, and James Thomas,18, from Wrexham aim to cycle the 10,000 miles to Thailand in memory of Tony Edge, the father of a friend who died following a heart attack six months ago.

The intrepid trio, calling themselves the Westheads, are due to pedal away from Llangollen Football Club at 11am on Saturday August 2 and reckon the trip will take them around a year to complete.

But they admit the adventure will be something of a challenge as none of them has ever ridden a bike "further than the shop down the road".

In a joint statement they say: "We are three Welsh lads with a dream to travel the world.

"So we thought what better way than to cycle to Thailand? The only problem is none of us have ever really ridden a bike further than the shop down the road.

"The reason we are cycling to Thailand is because our good friend has been living out in Thailand for the past six months, shortly after his Dad sadly passed away from a heart attack, so we have decided to cycle to Thailand, raising money for the British Heart Foundation in memory of him.

"Where does the go fund me money go? This will go to help cover basic costs of the trip - bikes, gears, visas, food, repairs. We are funding most of it ourselves, but with your help we can go further, safer, and share more along the way.

"We have a separate donation page for the British Heart Foundation and any donations will be much appreciated.

"Think of this as backing three idiots on a mission. We will be sharing every pedal, every flat tyre, every breakdown, on social media and using the platform we build to point people to BHF and encourage donations directly.

"Can they actually do it? There's only one way to find out. Follow along and if you could spare a few quid to help us keep pedalling we would be forever grateful."

* Here's a link to the Westheads' socials on which you can follow their journey and make a donation if you wish: https://linktr.ee/westheads