PROCEEDS from a sponsored bike ride by Coleford Fire Station firefighters and staff on Saturday September 14 will go to the fund supporting the children of Coleford murder victim Lorna Butcher.

Sponsorship forms are available at the station – minimum £10 per rider – or you can just turn up on the day and pay £10 to enjoy the 22-mile ride, all on Forest tracks.

Lorna's sister Emma and her husband Shaun Daley from Gloucester have taken on the role of fostering Jack, 3, and Sophie, 18 months, which has meant Emma giving up her job to look after them.

There is no source of funding through Social Services and family friends Steve and Lynda Parsons of Viney Hill have opened the Jack and Sophie Appeal to support the children.