WHEN Pat Paige, an electrical contractor at Ingress Park, the Crest Nicholson development in Greenhithe, decided to go on a bike ride in aid of the British Heart Foundation, he received a £200 donation from the housebuilder.

Mr Paige raised funds by completing the 58-mile route from Clapham Common to Brighton sea front. Although he had never cycled the gruelling journey before, Mr Paige trained hard since the decision was made to go last December. His determination paid off, as he completed the route in only seven hours.

He said: “The London-Brighton route is a famous but challenging route. However, we were spurred on by the knowledge that we were making money for the British Heart Foundation and I am very grateful to Crest Nicholson for a generous contribution.”

Pat's achievements were marked in a small ceremony, when he was officially handed a cheque by Peter Bowden, managing director for Crest Nicholson.

Ingress Park is a development comprising 950 homes set in the grounds of the Ingress Abbey. The development is steeped in more than 600 years of history and has 11 original follies, currently being incorporated into a heritage trail.

Ingress Abbey, which dates from the 1300s, was renovated in a major project by Crest Nicholson. The developer is now building a huge variety of houses and apartments across the park, set into a number of “character areas".

Crest Nicholson has just opened a new show apartment, one of nine Abbey View homes, in a tree-lined boulevard leading to the Thames.

The apartments offer views of Ingress Abbey and each has either two or three bedrooms, with prices starting from £240,000. The Ingress Park marketing suite is open seven days a week, from 10am to 5pm, and can be contacted on 01322 38 50 50.