Dad brings home the bacon!

A WARRINGTON dad has “brought home the bacon” after embarking on a charity bike ride with his three sons in memory of his teenage daughter who died suddenly from epilepsy.
Kevin Farrell was given a heroes reception as he rode up the drive way of Warrington town hall with his three sons Tan, Alex and Seb after completing a marathon 1,000 cycle ride from Copenhagen in Denmark to Warrington.
Together with their support team they received gold medals as they were greeted by the Mayor of Warrington Cllr Steve Wright, along with family and friends.
Entitled “Bringing Home the Bacon – Charity Cycle Ride for Epilepsy,” they have raised more than £7,000 for Epilepsy Action in memory of 15 year-old Felicity (pictured left) who died from sudden unexpected epilepsy in 2008.
They set off from Tan’s home in Copenhagen and covered the 1,000 miles over 14 days to Warrington.
Due to an unfortunate injury after coming off his bike Kevin only managed 500 of the 1,000 miles but cheered on his three sons as they rode through a total of six countries.
When they arrived back in the UK they actually cycled along part of the Olympic cycle route.
Kevin, who is a volunteer broadcaster with Radio Warrington in his spare time, said: “I would like to say a big thankyou for everyone who has so far given to our just giving account which at the moment stands at about £7000 which is far more than we had 12 months ago and again a big thank you to everyone involved, especially our support team.”
Between 600 and 1000 familes a year in the UK are affected by sudden death in epilepsy (www.sudep.org).
The cycling team arrived back in Warrington on the 4th anniversary of Felicity’s death.
Donations can still be made on line at www.justgiving.com/bringinghomethebacon and more fund-raising is planned later in the year as they bid to reach £10,000.
Pictures show the team arriving at Warrington Town Hall where they were greeted by the Mayor Cllr Steve Wright.