A SPONSORED bike ride will raise vital funds for the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.

The bike ride, on Sunday, September 9, will raise cash towards the upkeep of Michael Sobell House, the hospice based at the hospital in Rickmansworth Road, Northwood.

The event, On Your Bike for Care, will start with registration at 9.30am at the hospice and the ride will begin at 10am.

There will be a free bike surgery for safety checks on brakes and wheels and Action Bikes, a store in High Street, Ruislip, will also be giving out bike chains.

Entrants will receive a free T-shirt at the start, along with a medal at the end and a chance to win a super Trek 4300 mountain bike.

To take part or for more information email ochambers@michaelsobellhouse.co.uk or call 01923 844 829.