| April 2010
Three
intrepid riders raised more than £1,500 to buy a
defibrillator for Morecambe Football Club. At first we
thought this was a machine to remove the hairs from
players' legs until we learned it was a machine used in
emergencies, to help re-start peoples' hearts.
Over the
Easter Bank Holiday, Graham Howse, MFC's Financial
Controller; Dr Trevor Fleet, Club Doctor and Danny
Birdsall, MFC's
Strength and Conditioning Coach rode 158 miles from
Morecambe to Lincoln, through rain, wind and sleet.
Their average speed was well over 12 mph with some very
brisk downhill runs whenever it was safe and straight.
We are
reliably informed they cycled all the way up and
free-wheeled down every hill on the way, only dismounting
for scheduled rest breaks and two good night's kip. |
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| July 2010
The
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, officially opened
Travelodge's 400th hotel at Waterloo and also joined in
the party to celebrate the hotel chain's 25th
anniversary.
In
a UK first and to celebrate the opening of London
Waterloo Travelodge, the hotel company offered an
exclusive complementary 'Triplet London sightseeing
tour' - with tour guide, to its customers. This service
allowed two customers and the tour guide to cycle around
London visiting the Capital's famous landmarks. |

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