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Doctor plans 20,000-mile charity ride
18 Jan 2012
Chris Targett, a doctor from Sawtry, may have donned Alpinestars clothing before setting off on a 20,000-mile motorcycle ride to raise money for the organisation which helped save his girlfriend's life.
The 33-year-old plans to make the bike trip around South America to raise money for Magpas, a charity focused on providing rapid-response help to people injured in accidents.
Mr Targett specialises in accident and emergency work and has been working as a locum at local hospitals, reports the News and Crier.
"I feel proud to be supporting a charity that helps people on the roads in their hour of absolute need," the hospital worker explained.
He added that his girlfriend Sam Lyon had been saved by volunteer paramedics some years ago, adding a personal element to his choice of charity.
"The nervous excitement has well and truly set in," added Mr Targett.
Magpas was founded in 1972 by Dr Neville Silverston as an organisation to provide support to the UK's fledgling ambulance service.
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