| On the weekend of 23rd, 24th and 25th of June 2006 Fordingbridge Fire Station rode bike's around all the Fire Stations in Hampshire. 53 in all, plus Headquarters in a total of 360 miles. The eight man squad were Peter White, John Mouland, Dean Palmer, Paul Dorrington, Dan Palmer, Lee Dorrington, Nigel Lunt (First Responder) and Tony O'Connell (a local supporter). Starting and finishing at Fordingbridge Fire Station they raised £1500.00 split between the Fire Services Benevolent Fund and The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance. The following photographs show a taste of a hard but enjoyable weekend. Fordingridge Fire Station 5.30am. The Start First stop Telegraph Hill on top of the Forest Romsey Stockbridge Winchester Alresford Sutton Scotney modern station Sutton Scotney old station Andover Whitchurch Overton Kingsclere Our first lunch stop at a pub in Kingsclere that advertised Good Food and Traditional Beer! Tadley Basingstoke Popley Hartley Whitney. Our sleeping accommodation! Yateley Rushmoor Wellington Fleet Odiham Alton Bordon Grayshott Liphook Petersfield Horndean 2nd days lunch at Gales Brewery's pub at Horndean Waterlooville Havant Emsworth Hayling Island Hayling Island Southsea Copnor Cosham Portchester Fareham Gosport Wickham Droxford Bishops Waltham Botley Hamble Hamble curry house for our second night's 'R&R' Hightown St Mary's Headquarters Eastleigh Redbridge Hill Totton Lyndhurst Hythe Hardley Beaulieu Brokenhurst Lymington New Milton Burley Ringwood 'The Fordingbridge Fire Station Cycle Challenge Team' L to R Dean Palmer, Pete White, Dan Palmer, John Mouland, Nigel Lunt, Paul Dorrington, Tony O'Connell and Lee Dorrington Fordingbridge The Finish Back at Fordingbridge after 360 miles and 53 fire stations– Sunday 25th June 2006 L-R: Dean Palmer, John Mouland, Pete White, Nigel Lunt, Paul Dorrington, Tony O’Connell, Lee Dorrington & Dan Palmer What a weekend!!! |
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