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Last Shots Fired Cycle Ride - 10 - 15th November <strong>2018</strong><br />
On 18th August 2014 I was fortunate enough to be part of a team<br />
of ex Servicemen 'mates' and friends who departed London to<br />
cycle to Mons in Belgium in time to commemorate the first shots<br />
fired by British forces in the early morning of 22 August 1914.<br />
Successfully achieved, relatively incident free, £12,500 raised for<br />
the RBL and no doubt buoyed by a moderate amount of alcohol<br />
we all agreed it would be a fine thing to complete 'the journey'<br />
with a return trip 4 years later to commemorate the last shots<br />
fired. That time is now fast approaching and planning has<br />
commenced. Twelve of the original 14 are back in training,<br />
hunting down the lycra and pain killers that got them through the<br />
week 4 years ago.<br />
The plan is to depart Saturday 10th November and drive to<br />
Mons. Sunday 11th November we will attend a Service in Mons<br />
to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the end of the Great<br />
War. Monday 12 November we plan to ride to Ypres taking in as<br />
many War Grave Commission sites as we can. Tuesday 13th<br />
November, we depart Ypres for the Channel and overnight in<br />
Folkstone. Wednesday 14th November, Folkestone to the Royal<br />
Military School of Engineering, my Alma Mata in Chatham.<br />
Thursday 15th November its Chatham to London and a small<br />
reception at Lloyds of London before dispersing for a well-earned<br />
shandy or two.<br />
All money raised goes to the RBL. I have set up a Just Giving<br />
page - work in progress but a link is<br />
here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/marc-finch1<br />
Marc Finch<br />
QUIZ NIGHT<br />
SATURDAY 24 th November 7:30 for 8:00pm<br />
Admission £4 BROCKDISH VILLAGE HALL<br />
Bring your own drink Jan 668630<br />
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