Group of men cycle 200 miles in 24 hours for Paul Lavelle Foundation

The Paul Lavelle Foundation was set up after Paul Lavelle, 50, from Rock Ferry, was killed by his girlfriend Sarah Lewis after she attacked him with a broken dinner plate in May 2017.

Paul's friends decided to honour his memory by setting up the foundation in a bid to raise awareness of domestic abuse against men and help others.

Paul Lavelle (Image: Paul Lavelle Foundation)

Their hub is located at the Royal Standard House in Rock Ferry and offers services for men who are suffering domestic abuse and acts as a base for future events from the charity.

On July 8, five of Paul's friends, Paul Gladwell (Co-Chairman), Philly Killen (Charity Trustee), Paul Cullen (Charity Trustee), Shaun Martin (Charity Member) and Phil Hayes (Charity Member) will cycle from The Falls of Clyde in Scotland to Bramley Moore Dock in 24 hours.

The ride is 204 miles which is the group's biggest challenge to date. They are finishing at Everton's new football stadium as Paul was a big Evertonian.

They will be supported in a van by our Co-Chairman Steve McHugh and Charity Member, John Doughty.

The group taking on the challenge (Image: Paul Gladwell)

Speaking to the Globe, Paul Gladwell said: "150 miles is the longest I've done in a day so we wanted to hit the 200 mark.

"It's going to be tough, to say the least, as we're not getting any younger. We're going to have to manage it mentally because any cyclist knows anything after 100 is hard."

Paul explained why it's so important to continue to raise awareness of male domestic abuse.

He said: "It highlights what we're about. When we started this, none of us knew about male domestic abuse until came knocking on our doors.

"We've got to open it up to other people because not enough people know about it. one in three domestic abuse victims are men but you wouldn't think that with how society speaks about it."

To donate to the men and the Paul Lavelle Foundation, visit here.