New start for John O’Groats as makeover gets green light

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The reputation of John O’Groats plunged to new depths when it recently scooped the Carbuncle Award for the most dismal place in Scotland.

But the finishing post for many a charity trek from Land’s End has received the green light for a £6.5 million makeover aiming to transform it into a high-class tourist attraction.

Read the full news article on Herald Scotland website: www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/new-start-for-john-o-groats-as-makeover-gets-green-light-1.1067247.

Post your photos to flickr

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Done the End2End cycle? Then why not post your photos to our flickr photo group. All you need to do is upload your photos like normal to flickr, then add them to www.flickr.com/groups/endtoend-cycle/.

Please remember to geotag your photo, so they will get show up on this map www.flickr.com/groups/endtoend-cycle/pool/map?mode=group.

Solicitor completes Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle trek

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Retired solicitor John Eatough (63) has completed an epic cycle journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats.

The 1,078-mile journey raised funds for a charity close to his heart, the Rosemere Cancer Foundation, in Preston, his mother having died from the disease in her mid-30s.

Read the full news article on Clitheroe Today website: www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk/clitheroenews/Solicitor-completes-Land39s-End-to.6613189.jp.

Make a donation: www.justgiving.com/EatsgoesEndtoEnd.

Land’s End to John O’Groats bike ride for Hampshire policeman

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Paul Owen at John O’Groats

A HAMPSHIRE policeman has completed a 936-mile cycle challenge, with only ten days training.

Paul Owen, 42, from Gundleton near Alresford, stepped up at the last minute to take on the Land’s End to John O’Groats bike ride, when another team member pulled out. Travelling from the furthest south west point of Great Britain to the extreme north east, Paul battled gale-force winds and driving rain to reach the finish line.

Read the full news article on Daily Echo website: www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/8485333.Land___s_End_to_John_O___Groats_bike_ride_for_Hampshire_policeman/.

Make a donation: www.justgiving.com/PaulsStupidRide.

Kathryn Lazenby cycles from Land’s End to John O’Groats for charity

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Kathryn Lazenby at Land's End

A FIREFIGHTER has completed a 1,250 mile cycle ride from one end of the country to the other.

Kathryn Lazenby, from Terrington, rode solo and unsupported from Land’s End to John O’Groats, staying at fire stations along the route.

Read the full news article on the Hazette & Herald: www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/8466149.Terrington_firefighter_cycles_from_Land___s_End_to_John_O___Groats_for_charity/.

Make a donation: www.justgiving.com/Kathryn-Lazenby