Watch: Amber Spong spoke to the past and current Fly FM presenters raising money
Past and current presenters of a student radio station have raised almost £1,500 for a rehabilitation unit which treated one of its former presenters with a rare neurological condition.
Josh Wing was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare condition which mainly affects the feet, hands and limbs causing problems such as numbness, weakness and pain.
However Linden Lodge at City Hospital, a specialist neurological rehabilitation unit, helped Josh to rebuild his life.
At university, Josh was part of Fly FM and more than 90 past and current presenters came together to cycle 822 miles and raise almost £1,500 for his cause.
Josh started off the cycle himself and said: “A lot of people would probably still be in hospital either not being able to move or with limited mobility, maybe in a wheelchair still.
“Everyone recovers at their own rate but making a fast recovery has spurred me on to do positive things with it and to be on a bike feels great.
“My legs will obviously hurt and I’ll feel it in the morning but it’s all worth it and I’m proud and glad I’ve got this far.”
Former Fly FM and current Capital FM presenter Matt Curtis was one of those who saddled up to raise money for Linden Lodge.
He said: “Everyone knows what a class guy Josh is and what happened to him was horrendous.
“To be here and to be able to support him, even in a little way like cycling half-an-hour stints makes me pleased to be a part of it all.”
