705 NAVAL AIR SQUADRON CYCLISTS COMPLETE THEIR 1000 MILE BIKE RIDE

Please show your support for these cyclists - On Friday 10th June 2011 they had a stop-over at Alexandra Barracks, Lancaster en-route to Dumfries and ultimately HMNB Clyde in Glasgow.

Below is some information about who they are and what they are doing.

A team of 5 cyclists from No 705 Naval Air Squadron at the Defence Helicopter Flying School, RAF Shawbury, in north Shropshire, have completed a long distance bike ride to visit 20 Fleet Air Arm sites en-route and raise funds for the Royal British Legion.

The team began the epic journey at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, in Cornwall on Friday 3 June 2011 and completed the intended aim to cover 1000 miles in 10 days. The event was designed to give the team an insight into the history of the airfields they were visiting whilst raising awareness of the Fleet Air Arm and the Royal British Legion.

Donations can be made to the Team's Royal British Legion Fund via the Just Giving website at http://www.justgiving.com/705-Naval-Air-Squadron---Charity-Cycle-Ride-2-13-June-2011

The Team were welcomed to Lancaster by the Vice-Chairman and Secretary of the Morecambe & Heysham Branch, who wished them Good Luck on their challenge on the next day's journey through the Lake District.