Ordinary to Extraordinary (o2e) and local cycling club Beckenham Rugby Cyclists (BRC) are launching a regional fundraising drive to help a charity that aims to get scores of disabled young children walking for the first time.

o2e and BRC has chosen the Freddie Farmer Foundation as one of its charities of the year and hopes to raise thousands of pounds for good causes throughout 2014.

The Freddie Farmer Foundation is named after nine-year-old Freddie Farmer, from Hayes, who has cerebral palsy.

At present, Freddie goes to a centre near Oxford three times a year for three weeks of intensive physiotherapy involving a unique piece of equipment called the Spider - elasticated ropes that allow children to get vital support as they do their exercises.

The Foundation launched a fundraising campaign in 2011 to set up a centre closer to home and thanks to the amazing support of family and friends, have already purchased a property in Bromley Common which is now undergoing renovation to create a specialist gym therapy room, a floor-based exercise room and associated reception, waiting rooms, kitchen and toilets.

The new centre is expected to open later this year.

“We were looking for a locally based Children’s charity and one where our contribution will make a significant difference,” said Paul Skelly from o2e. “The Freddie Farmer Foundation fitted the bill perfectly.”

o2e is a voluntary children’s charity whose mission is 'to make a difference to the lives of serious and terminally ill children.'

Over the years o2e has supported many great charities and really has made a difference to many children’s lives, raising approximately £1.5 million to date.

They raise funds by taking individuals and groups on Challenges that take them out of their comfort zone and achieve something they never thought possible, like a 5k run or crossing the Alps. Funds are raised through sponsorship.

The charity is always looking for more people to take on new challenges and become ‘extraordinary’.

To find out more, visit www.o2e.org and www.beckenhamrugbycyclists.co.uk.

To find out more about the Freddie Farmer Foundation and its campaign to bring a specialised physiotherapy centre for disabled kids to London please visit www.freddiefarmerfoundation.org.uk.