A MAN from Abercarn, who cycles around South Wales carrying a message, was given a new bike after a crowdfunding page was set up and raised nearly £600.

Lawrence King cycles up to 80 miles every day with a sign reading “Global tyranny: how long are we going to tolerate the criminal cabal and their freemasons?”

After seeing Mr King and his dedication to spreading his message, 39-year-old Stephen Davies from Avondale put photos of Mr King on his photography page on Facebook.

“It’s a sort of ‘power to the people’ message, I think he feels a bit let down by the system and wants to point out how people are slaves to it,” Mr Davies said. “He rides anywhere between 25-80 miles every day, even as far as Bristol on some days.”

Mr Davies initially posted photos of Mr King’s cycling on his photography page in March. It soon garnered widespread interest, reaching over a million hits on Facebook.

He said: “Since that initial set of photos, people got together looking for a way to help him further his cause. Lewis Darby from Risca set up a JustGiving page and people donated nearly £600 to buy Lawrence a new bike.”

The crowdfunding page on JustGiving, called “Let’s all donate and get Lawrence a new bike,” expressed concern over Mr King’s bike being “on its last legs.” 63 donations were made to the page in April and May, raising £548 of the target £600.

A video was posted on Mr Davies’ Facebook page showing Mr King being presented with his new bike. Mr King said “I’d like to give a massive thank you to everyone on JustGiving and everyone who beeps at me on the roads. It’s incredible, it lifts me up to fight on.”

Stephen Davies’ photography can be found at Stephen Davies Photography on Facebook, and picturewales.com