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Season’s greetings to you.

I thought it might be nice to extend the season of goodwill.

So, I am setting myself a challenge to cycle 500 kms between St Stephen’s Day (26th December - Boxing Day) and St Valentine’s Day (14th February) – i.e. 50 days.

It’s not exactly the 500 miles walk that the Proclaimers sang about. However, most of you know that if I attempted that trek, I would be lucky to finish by 2036!

For the safety of road users can I also make it clear that this is a virtual exercise. I am not going to meander my way to the Scottish Highlands, Cornwall or even Paris. I will instead be sitting on my exercise bike in our garage! – with spectacular views of our neighbour’s garden in a Hartford winter. It also avoids the need to wear silly Lycra shorts in public!

I am hoping to raise money, to be split between two community groups that do magnificent work and have supported me personally over the past years.

They are:

The Rotary Club of Northwich Vale Royal (RCNVR)

and

Nantwich Neurological Exercise Group

If you are able to donate your support for this effort would be brilliant. I appreciate it's not a great time to ask for donations just before Christmas, so please don't feel obligated. I will be doing it anyway.

I will provide regular updates from the odometer on my bike.