Giddo's Gift: Golden bikes placed across Flint

To mark this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Giddo's Gift has placed five golden bikes - four of which are in Flint and the other in Chester.

The bike represent the lost childhoods of childhood cancer patients, many of whom spend the majority of their time on hospital wards instead of being able to enjoy things like going out on bikes with friends.

The Giddo's Gift charity was set up in memory of Flint teenager Jordan Giddins, known as Giddo, who died in 2017 aged just 18 following a battle with Ewings Sarcoma - a rare type of cancer that affects bones and mainly affects children and young people.

The charity's aim is to help raise money and awareness of other teenagers and young adults battling childhood cancer, and has donated £24,000 to cancer research in the last three years.

And the bikes, which are situated in locations such as near Flint High - the school Jordan attended, are in memory of Jordan Giddins, Jordan Calder (16), Daniel David Beamish (6) and James Apter (9) - all of whom died following cancer battles.

Giddo’s Gift Trustees (l-r) Beth Giddins, Steph Rowe, Joanne Heppleston, Sue Collings, Teresa Collings and Mandy Giddins

Jordan's mum Mandy, who set up the charity, explained: "It's to signify lost childhoods - they should be out playing on their bikes and with friends.

"Jordan lost so many years of his childhood because he was having such horrendous treatments that children shouldn't have to go through.

"So our bikes will be around Flint for everyone to see and remember all those who battled hard but lost their lives."

Jordan's friends and family also met up with other grieving families on Chester Suspension Bridge where they left heartfelt messages and photos in memory of 100 children, as well as throwing yellow roses into the River Dee.