A CORPORATE relations manager from York cycled 51 miles in less than eight hours to raise awareness of the National Gardens Scheme (NGS) and Parkinson's UK.

Ian Savage, who works for Parkinson's UK and is from Foxwood, pedalled around 15 NGS gardens in North and East Yorkshire.

He began in Hornsea, stopping at gardens including Orchard House in Leven and Mansion Cottage in Bempton. He was joined by NGS garden owner Mike Swann, and his son, for a 20-mile circular route, finishing at Hunmanby Grange, Wold Newton.

Mr Savage said he was inspired after his manager, Paul Jackson-Clark, cycled around 15 open gardens in London to raise awareness of both the NGS and Parkinson's UK last year.

"I wanted to do this cycling challenge in Yorkshire as a way of saying thank you to the NGS on behalf of the beneficiary charities, one of which is Parkinson's UK," he said.