August 27, 2010 · 1 Comment
At Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance we are always delighted to receive approaches from the public with fund raising ideas so when we received a call from a gentleman with an idea to motor cycle around the coast of Britain for us we were intrigued. Even more so when the gentleman explained that he was considering undertaking it on a 500 cc 1968 Triumph Tiger Motor Bike.
This intrepid biker is 68 year old Mr. Les Spicer from Milford on Sea in Hampshire who hopes to complete the 3,200 mile journey in 28 days, with the start and finish at the home of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance at Thruxton Airfield, near Andover.
Les’s route is expected to take him from Andover to the South Coast and then eastwards in an anti-clockwise direction around the coastline, calling in on other Air Ambulance bases in the country as he progresses.
Les is no stranger to charitable deeds. In 2008 he undertook a charity bungee jump from a dam wall in Switzerland. The grandfather-of-two imitated the opening scene of the 1995's James Bond ‘GoldenEye’ movie when, attached to a bungee cord, he plummeted to the base of the 220 metre-high dam at a speed of 100mph, then sprang back up again.
Les’s Round Britain Quest is due to start on the 9th September with his return to Thruxton on Wednesday 7th October.
Roger
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