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RIDE OF BRITAIN
Will you challenge yourself for SSAFA this summer and support the first Ride
of Britain cycle?
SSAFA is the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association. They provide
support for those who serve in our Armed Forces and those who used to serve
– even if it was only for a single day – and care for the families of both.
Like all registered charities they organise a number of events during the year
to help raise much-needed funds.
The Ride of Britain takes place from 20-25 September and covers the 470
miles from Edinburgh to London, by bike, hand-bike, or tandem.
The route covers countryside through Cumbria, the Yorkshire Dales, the flat
land of Lincolnshire and quaint villages of Cambridgeshire. On the final day,
you’ll peddle through the buzzing atmosphere of London, finishing at the iconic
Horse Guard’s Parade.
Leading the way by hand-bike and tandem will be Rifleman Michael
Swain, who lost both his legs, and Rifleman Paul Jacobs who was blinded in
Afghanistan in 2009 in a separate explosion.
Michael says, “I hope we can inspire the public to sign up to support SSAFA,
as well as servicemen and women who
are receiving rehabilitation at Headley
Court. SSAFA helps so many families
and I’m proud to be able to give
something back.
”
Paul, who will be guided on
a tandem bike by his brother, is
appealing to more of his fellow
servicemen and women to take part.
“We need members of the Army,
Navy and Air Force to sign up to
represent their service and support
this amazing charity”
.
If you would like more information,
or to sign up and take part, contact
either Laurena at SSAFA, on 020 7463
9297 or Challenge Event Organisers,
,
Across the Divide, on 01460 30456
(yes, it is a short number!).
WALK IN THE
FOOTSTEPS
OF HEROES
Being there: that’s the only way
to truly understand what our
forefathers endured on the field
of battle. The anticipation, the
fear, the camaraderie – we can
but imagine it, but to those who
fought and died it was as real as
it gets.
There is a saying: “A battlefield
without a guide is just a field.
”
If you want a really unique
insight into the workings and
horrors of war, you need to be
right where it actually happened.
Matt Limb served in both Bosnia
and Iraq and was awarded an OBE
in the Operational Honours list in
October 2003.
Matt now runs Matt Limb
Battlefield Tours and will take
you step-by-step across the most
famous fields of conflict – from
the mud-filled tranches of The
Somme, to the tank tracks of
Normandy and beyond. You’ll
experience first-hand how
campaigns were won, or lost, and
what it must have been like to
grapple with the enemy at close
quarters.
Matt will take you right to the
battlefield, not the memorials and
museums of battle.
If you are interested in joining
Matt as he walks in the footsteps
of heroes, he can be contacted via
his website – www.mlbft.co.uk –
or by phone on: 01476 560645 and
if you mention that you’ve seen
this article, he might even give
you a discount!
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