A Workington woman is preparing to cycle from Blackpool to Paris via London.

Jennifer Graham, 35, of Douglas Road, will do the Tower to Tower to Tower route next summer.

She and friend Joanne Eldon, 44, of Whitehaven, will raise money for the Henderson Suite at the West Cumberland Hospital, the Children’s Cancer Fund at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary and Cancer Research UK.

They plan to start their journey in Blackpool on July 29 and will head to the Tower of London and then onto the Eiffel Tower in Paris, arriving on August 5.

The friends will be followed in a support vehicle by Jennifer’s parents Alison and Peter Graham, also of Douglas Road, and friends.

Jennifer said: “Three years ago I did Lands End to John O’Groats and I needed another challenge.

“My mum has had breast cancer twice and other people I know had it and it’s always been a cause close to my heart.”

They will hold an afternoon tea with entertainment at St Michael’s Parish Rooms tomorrow to raise money towards the challenge.

Tickets are £8, available from Jennifer on 07789 631322.