19 minutes | Thursday, 17 April 2025
In this episode of the Your Harrogate Podcast, presenter Pete Egerton speaks to Harrogate Town defender Warren Burrell. Plus, the Birstwith man who is cycling to London from Harrogate, on a tandem, and then competing in the marathon!Recently acting captain, Harrogate Town's Warren Burrell has been praised by manager Simon Weaver for his attitude, in driving the squad forward. Warren speaks to Pete about his love for the club, of which he has now featured over 400 times for!Town have two league two matches over the Easter period; the first takes them to Walsall on Good Friday (18th April) and if results go their way, they could be safe in the football league for another season.Meanwhile, a charitable Harrogate father-of-three is set for another mammoth challenge in memory of his late wife.Birstwith resident James Badger is tackling his most extreme challenge to date – a 500km tandem cycle ride followed by the London Marathon.His three-day 500km 'Tandem to the Thames' ride will see him cycle from dawn to dusk on a 42-year-old vintage tandem bike from St James’ in Birstwith to St James’ in London.He’ll again be fundraising for Blood Cancer UK in memory of his wife Philippa, 42, who died suddenly of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) in 2022.Since then, the Morrisons supermarkets director has dedicated himself to raising £300,000 to fund a Blood Cancer UK research project in his wife’s memory...