Midge posted on Twitter that “Custard Factory/Rootys local boy Steve is doing a quick jaunt across Mexico” and is looking for sponsorship to raise £3200 for Macmillan Cancer Support in the process.

On his fund raising page he says “In March 2009 I will be cycling cross country from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, covering 700 miles through dense jungle, into the cloud forests of the Sierra Madre and up to the highest point of the ride at 3000m.”

Steve used to work at Urban Village and, as Midge said, is a Rootys regular so if you fancy chipping in something…