Help Please

[c.morewood]

My apologies for the “Help” hook to get you to look at this thread. This is not the usual Citroen related request for help. I’m writing this, Firstly, to offer some advice to those of us with prostates which may save your life and secondly, to ask you for a small sum for charity.

Almost a year ago I was with a friend and work colleague when he died from complications caused by prostate cancer. His cancer was not picked up initially because he had a “normal” PSA test. Unbeknown to him, his Doctors and us, his “normal” was way below what actually is normal for most of the population. With the result that his cancer was not diagnosed until it was too late.

My personal advice therefore is please get yourself a yearly PSA test so that your normal level can be recorded, whatever value it may be, so that a result which is anything different to your normal will be investigated immediately.

1 in 8 of us will get it.

The second part of this post is to promote a tribute to our friend Alan.
A charity motorcycle ride of almost 3000 miles, with 72 hours in the saddle over 24 days.
I know some of you Citroen owners are also motorcycle owners and hope the following will be of interest to you as well as the larger community.

Wayne, Shaun, Harvey and Richard, who are all Air Traffic Controllers, will ride around all the 24 National Air Traffic Services (NATS) units and will record their journey in a daily Blog. The Journey starts from Alans last unit Aberdeen Airport, on Sunday the 14th April and traverses the UK, including Northern Ireland and as far South as Gibraltar before returning to the UK to finish the challenge at NATS Headquarters at Whitely, near Southampton.

The guys have willingly given up their time for this and are using their annual leave to complete the task. They have had tremendous support from all parts of the UK. Triumph Motorcycles have kindly donated 4 bikes and technical support, Arai Helmets have donated 5 helmets, one of which has already been signed by personalities such as James Whitam, John McGuiness, Steve Parrish, Michael Rutter, Dom Herbertson, Kyle Ryde, Ryan Vickers, James Hillier, Peter Hickman, Sammy Miller, Charley Boorman, Henry Cole, Allen Millyard, Matt Armstrong and Skid, With the James Bond stunt team, Lee Morrison, Paul Edmondson, Nick Knowles and more to come.
This helmet will be auctioned off after the event with the proceeds going to the charities. Please keep watching the website for details.
There are a list of sponsors who are supporting the challenge on the website.

The challenge website is www.24in24.co.uk Please take a look.
Within the website there are links to the Just Giving pages of the 2 charities being supported by this event. Prostate Cancer UK and Aerobility which is the NATS supported charity.

You will see the guys on South Today News shortly and there is an article in Motorcycle News (MCN) this week. They’ve even had a letter of support from the King who as you know has his own prostate problems.

Here is Waynes video from Instagram explaining the challenge.

https://www.instagram.com/thebigtour24i ... qw2EzreSG/

Its a bit Air Trafficy ..

Swanwick = The air Traffic Control Center for the London Area

ATCO’s = Air Traffic Control Officers

CTC = NATS Corporate HQ at Whiteley, Hants.

If you see 4 matching Triumph Motorbikes with matching helmets in close formation in the UK between the 14th and 20th and on the 30th April please give them a toot or wave.

Any amount will be gratefully received. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

On behalf of the team and Alan... Thank you

Chris

[c.morewood]

Just to update. The total raised now stands at £24500 with under 3 weeks to go to the challenge. Thanks to all who have contributed.

[c.morewood]

Thanks to all who have supported. I've just got back from a week away and things are developing as we get closer to the departure date in 10 days time. More and more people are helping the cause. Sky news has picked up on the story
Thanks for all your replies and support. I've just got back from a week away and things are developing as we get closer to the departure date in 10 days time. More and more people are helping the cause. Sky news has picked up on the story
https://news.sky.com/story/motorcycle-f ... r-13107173
and the biker community are beginning to spread the news with YouTube content creators linking into the story.
Thanks again.

[c.morewood]

Less than 1 week to go. The Grand depart is next Sunday the 14th April at Aberdeen Control Tower 0800.
Total is now almost £28k. A huge thank you to all of you.
Please pass on the web address to anyone you know www.24in24.co.uk.
Anybody near New Milton on the 21st April, Sammy Miller will be hosting the guys.
sammymiller.co.uk
The Big Tour 24 | Sammy Miller Museum
Join us in giving a big welcome to the ride in crew from the The Big Tour 24! 4 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS / 4 TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES / VISITING 24 NATS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TEAMS / RAISING MONEY FOR 2 CHARITIES They will be visiting the museum as part of their epic 3,225 mile challenge, which […]
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"We’re hoping that James Hillier (TT Racer) and members of the 007 Motorcycle Stunt Team might be along to join us on the day & hope you can join us too.

Any riders wishing to join the next leg from the museum to Lee-On-Solent will be most welcome with a suggested £5 donation to the charity so get those engines fired up!"