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Postman cycles to help homeless
A RETIRED postman from Head- corn hopes to raise £2,000 for the homeless by cycling to almost two dozen churches across the South East.
Brian Ledger’s sponsored bike
ride for Porchlight has seen him pedal to 21 parish churches in some of the hottest temperatures this sum- mer. The cycle ride is the 72-year- old’s tribute to a homeless man, Trevor Hillman,whomhemet at his village church in 2011. Brian recalls: “Imet TrevorwhenI
took over the job of unlocking and locking the church each day. One evening, I could smell alcohol, and there was someone sitting at the front of the church. I must admit, at first, I thought the worst, but before I could speak, Trevor apologised and said he shouldn't be there. “Over the next three years he be-
came a good friend, and we spent many hours chatting.” But in October 2014, Trevor’s body
was found in the church porch and Brian vowed to raise funds for the homeless in his memory. However, hotweather and the dis- tance, took their toll on Brian, who
Trevor Hillman and Ruslan Piktorov
has been raising funds with his cy- cling for many years. He said: “By the time I reached Saltwood, I was getting behind schedule and dehydration forcedme to take the train at Bekesbourne.” In fact, Brian had become anaemic.
He added: “I hope to finish the ride as soon as I am100% fit, but I don't know when yet. Everyone is telling me that I have done enough, and I do not need to visit the remaining seven churches, but formyown sat- isfaction, I must.” He thanked everyone for their support. Sponsor Brian at virginmoneygiv-
ing.com/brianledger. In April, homeless Ruslan Pik-
torovwas jailed for aminimumof 18 years after pleading guilty to Trevor’s murder.
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