Arnhem 250 – 2022

Arnhem 250 - 2022
The adventure begins in Newark
The adventure begins in Newark
Setting off from Calais on the first leg, not a saddle sore in sight, flap mash at the ready……………onwards!!!
Setting off from Calais on the first leg, not a saddle sore in sight, flap mash at the ready……………onwards!!!
First stop for lunch......could be worse, the Hostellerie Saint Louis, Bollezeele Monday 19th September 2022
First stop for lunch......could be worse, the Hostellerie Saint Louis, Bollezeele Monday 19th September 2022
First night in Ypres attending the 'Last Post' service at the Menin Gate
First night in Ypres attending the 'Last Post' service at the Menin Gate
Inscription to the fallen
Inscription to the fallen
There are very few people alive today in Europe and the Commonwealth who did not lose one of their own.
There are very few people alive today in Europe and the Commonwealth who did not lose one of their own.
If you look carefully you may spot yours....
If you look carefully you may spot yours....
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun and in the morningWe will remember them.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
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Memorials en-route
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Memorials en-route
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Memorials en-route
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Memorials en-route
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Bridges en-route to 'The Bridge Too Far'.
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Bridges en-route to 'The Bridge Too Far'.
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Bridges en-route to 'The Bridge Too Far'.
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Bridges en-route to 'The Bridge Too Far'.
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Arrival at 'The Bridge Too Far' a far cry from Sept 1944
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Still riddled with bullet holes as a reminder
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The 'Bridge Too Far' today, the infamous 'John Frost' Bridge and the team in the far distance as they cross the finish line.
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Memories from serving soldiers at Arnhem
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Memories from serving soldiers at Arnhem a poignant reminder
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Memories from serving soldiers at Arnhem
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A ride and a half comes to an end
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Celebrations at the end of the challenge
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And in the evening a celebration meal and a hearty welcome from the Committee of the Newark Patriotic Fund in Holland to congratulate the intrepid cyclists on a job well done and over £24,000 raised for the Charity, the biggest single fundraising event in the Charity's history!