William Blyth, 19, of Thame, England, hands over a cheque to Oxfam after completing a 900-mile cycle ride to raise funds for survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy in India. – Vintage Photograph

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William Blyth, 19, of High Street, Thame, England, recently completed a 900-mile cycle ride from Lands End to John O’Groats in order to raise money for a self-help project to create employment for women affected by the Bhopal gas tragedy in India. Accompanied by two back-up helpers, he was able to raise more than 2,000 for the project, which will be used by Oxfam. William is pictured above handing over the cheque to Vera Jefferson, of Oxfam, with the other helpers present. William is about to start a physics degree at Manchester University and decided to raise money for a project in India after spending six months touring the country with his girlfriend Julie.William Blyth, 19, of High Street, Thame, England, recently completed a 900-mile cycle ride from Lands End to John O’Groats in order to raise money for a self-help project to create employment for women affected by the Bhopal gas tragedy in India. Accompanied by two back-up helpers, he was able to raise more than 2,000 for the project, which will be used by Oxfam. William is pictured above handing over the cheque to Vera Jefferson, of Oxfam, with the other helpers present. William is about to start a physics degree at Manchester University and decided to raise money for a project in India after spending six months touring the country with his girlfriend Julie.

Dimensions: 17.7 x 17.7 cm

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Lloyds Bank POVERTY GAM MOVE AGAINST OXFA

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E A bright bike idea! yadeg ATLLIHM SAN NOSHEC V 309 And A MARATHON cycle ride by a Thame man raised more than 2,000 to help survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy in India. William Blyth, 19, of High Street, Thame, pedalled 900 miles from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise the funds. The money will be used by Oxfam for a self-help project to create employment OXFA for women affected by the disaster almost three years ago. William is pictured above handing over the cheque to Vera Jefferson, of Oxfam. Also pictured are back-up helpers Julie Osborne and James Whittle, far right. William, who is about to start a physics degree at Manchester University, de- cided to raise money for a project in India after spending six months touring the country with his girlfriend Julie.