Day 1 in the bag

A great first day. The weather was kind and the views during the ride superb. On a national cycle route for most of the day which was in reality a single track, good surface road. Much like roads around Radwinter with the exception that the drivers here are very nice and polite: they stop at passing places well in advance to let us by.

We three riders have had a good opportunity to find our mountain legs and finished the day tired but content and early enough for a few drinks before a good dinner and an early night. 

Day 1 : 40 miles along

Day 1 : lunch @ Bettyhill

Day 1 : the journey begins

At Wick and 'ready to go'?

After driving for 14 hours we have arrived at Wick, found the hotel, checked in, found somewhere to eat and are now waiting for our food at 11.10pm at the Alexander Bain

Ready to set off for Scotland

Riders raise a whopping £830.00 for Home Start at Fund Raising Event

On Sunday 21^st August 2016 Helen and Brendan O'Brien hosted a fund raising event in Radwinter raising £830.00 of sponsorship towards a charity cycle ride down the length of Britain.

On Saturday 27^th August, 3 Radwinter men will set off from John O'Groats on a 909 mile cycle route to Land's End to raise money for Home Start Uttlesford. Covering an average of 101 miles a day they aim to finish in just 9 days on the road. The riders are:  Brendan O'Brien, 48;  married to Home-Start Trustee Helen O'Brien, Pete Fitch, 60; Home-Start Volunteer and Rex Howling, QC, 55: Home-Start Patron.  You can follow their progress online at jogle2016.blogspot.co.uk. If you would like to support the boys and make a donation to this very worthy cause you can do so at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/keepongoing

Brendan O'Brien said: "I see the hard work of all the volunteers employees and trustees every day but perhaps the real reason for doing this other than my wife's arm twisting is that it is really good to be doing something a for local charity where you can see the benefits of the funds you raise being delivered around you."

Home-Start Uttlesford is a local charity offering support and friendship to struggling families who live in the local area. Every Pound donated increases the number of families that can be supported. The charity's volunteers help families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them as they juggle the demands of a young family and the challenges of everyday life. The volunteers support parents as they manage issues such as post-natal depression, domestic abuse, relationship breakdown, loneliness or isolation, debt, chronic illness or disability, bereavement, the demands of multiple births or lone parenting. They improve their confidence and help them to build better lives for their children, with lasting effects. Families in Uttlesford are not immune to these issues and are as likely to find themselves in any of these situations as a family anywhere else in the country.

The Charity aims to give every child in Uttlesford the best start in life.

The riders hope that you will join with them as they attempt the cycle ride and at the same time raise £5,000.00.