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ITV's "This Morning" coverage of our Cotwolds Training Weekend

Yipppeeeeee - it works!!!

Have been struggling with a dodgy internet connection for the past few days and have been having a right old time trying to upload the video footage of both our Cotswolds Training Weekend and our Cycle Cuba Challenge...

The good news is that tonight the signal seems to be up to speed and I'm really delighted to be able to add this first video clip of the "This Morning" coverage of our Cotswolds Training weekend (filmed last September and aired on around 5 weeks later)...

All footage shown was recorded from ITV's This Morning programme and we'd like to say another really BIG thank you to them for their very kind permission in allowing us to share this with you - thank you so much)!!!

2 more CfA briefings added

Hello all

The November and December editions of the CfA's eBriefing have been added to our Blog.

They have been incredibly supportive and have been running monthly updates on our progress since September - please follow "The CfA's e-briefing" link on the left to read them all.

More to come over the weekend...

The CfA's December eBriefing

We've been incredbily grateful to Helen and the team at the CfA for all their support in the run up to our Challenge.

They have continued their coverage this month with their follow-up article in the latest eBriefing

 

Thanks for all the support, it's greatly appreciated!!!

The CfA's November eBriefing

Our lovely friends at the CfA published their latest eBriefing while we were away in Cuba...

It was published on 14th November 2008 and here's what they had to say...

Hurricane Paloma hits Cuba!

With just days before we're due to fly, the latest Hurricane (the 3rd of the season after Gustav and IKe) has hit Cuba...

We're in the latest edition of the ICS Magazine, "Customer First"

Our cycling fame (or should that be infamy ;) ?) has spread - we're on page 6 in the latest edition of the Institute of Customer Service's monthly magazine, "Customer First".

To read the article, please follow the link  to read the latest article...

The CfA's October e-briefing

The CfA have continued their great support and coverage of our training in the current edition of their e-briefing.

Please follow the link to read the latest in The CfA's October e-briefing

Read all about it - we're in the ET today

We were featured on Page 12 of today's ET...

We were really disappointed that the reporter didn't make mention of many of our comments in particular why we wanted to do take part in this challenge.  

I said that one of my reasons was because I know that members of my family could really benefit from the valuable research funded by the charity - my Mum has Multiple Sclerosis and my Dad, 3 of my Aunts and an Uncle all have diabetes.  Money raised by the charity is being used to fund further stem cell research (something that potentially could really benefit my Mum with regards to more effective treatment and possibly even a cure) and it is also funding research into Type 2 Diabetes. 

Anyway, click here to read their write up - we reckon it was put together rather hurriedly (see how many mistakes you can spot).

We're photographed by the Evening Telegraph

Ha ha ha - today was a funny day... 

Poor Val was hobbling about on her poorly leg, nursing her poorly stitched up arm and we had the ET call to interview us about our trip and then ask if they could come along and photograph us riding our bikes!!!!

I explained the situation (there was really NO way that Val was going to be able to get on her bike even if she's have wanted to) and said that I could send them a picture or two as I had loads. 

They insisted on sending their own photographer and asked if we could disguise Val's injuries for the shoot and... WE DID!!!!  Madness :)

Anyway, the article should be out a little later this week so, watch this space...

We're featured in this month's CfA e-briefing

Our friends at the Council for Administration have been incredibly supportive of us - they very kindly sponsored one of our sleeves on our cycling tops and they are running features on us in their monthly ebriefing...

Please follow the link to see our feature in the The CfA's September e-briefing.