In October 2012 Flame Recruit Ltd’s General Manager Steve Maples' son Daniel was born 6 weeks premature with a rare skin condition called Ichthyosis.

This rare condition means that Daniel’s skin dries out quickly, so he has to have creams applied every 4 – 6 hours, have baths twice daily and regular hospital appointments with a battery of specialists. There is no cure for ichthyosis.

This year, the ichthyosis support group asked its members to take part in a sponsored cycle ride, called the Ichthycyclotron, between 24 - 30 March to raise funds to help further research into the condition.

Steve Maples decided to get a group of people together to do a 30-mile cycle ride raising money for this very worthy cause. The cyclists included Steve Maples and Emma Holby (Daniel's mum) along with family and friends totalling seven people. So far they have raised over £3,150 including a donation of £585 from Flame Recruit.

Steve and Emma would like to say a big thank you to all the riders that took part, their sponsors for their support and Flame Recruit for its donation.

Picture: Baby Daniel with the Ichthycyclotron team