North Coast 1000

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I retired from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in March last year, latterly a Group Commander Service Delivery in Fife.

During my time in this post along with my friend and colleague Group Commander Dusty Miller, all too often we had to lean into the Family Support Trust and Firefighters Charity to seek support for families of friends and colleagues taken far too soon from us. During these extremely difficult periods both charities provided amazing emotional and financial support and were just 'there'. This is something I will forever be grateful for.

It was always my intention following retirement to do something to put something back into both charity pots. So here goes.......

My good pal, cycling buddy and Royal Navy Veteran Russell Topping and I will cycle a version of the North Coast 500 from our home town of Dunbar, East Lothian making it the 'North Coast 1000'.

We leave East Lothian on 18th May 2022 stopping in Calander, Kyle of Lochalsh, Kinlochewe, Lochinver, Tongue, Wick, Inverness and Pitlochry. All going well returning to Dunbar on 26th May. 9 days cycling covering 1000 miles.

This will be a challenging but fitting tribute to friends and colleagues no longer with us, whilst supporting 2 amazing Fire Family Charities.

Please dig deep where you can. Any loose change you can spare would be greatly appreciated.

Big Love

Brucester

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The Fire Fighters Charity - Fire Fighters Charity

The Fire Fighters Charity offers specialist, lifelong support for members of the UK fire services community, empowering individuals to achieve mental, physical and social wellbeing throughout their lives.

SFRS Family Support Trust

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Family Support Trust (established 1923), is the oldest Fire & Rescue charity in the UK. We enjoy a unique position as the only Fire Service charity, run within a specific Fire and Rescue Service, for the benefit of Service personnel and retired members and their families. We help serving & retired Fire Service personnel & their families, in times of need. Our charitable services include: welfare grants, information, support and usage of our respite facilities, for rest and recuperation, following illness, injury or bereavement. We receive no regular grant funding and we rely heavily on financial donations and the fundraising efforts of members of the Fire Service and the general public. We continually strive to ensure the best use of our charitable resources. We organise social and fundraising events and activities throughout the year, to help raise awareness of the good work of our Charity and to engage with our beneficiaries and supporters. Our Charity is managed by a small, professional, Staff team and a Board of Volunteer Trustees. We report annually to OSCR, (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator).

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£5,576.36 raised of £4,000.00 target by 189 supporters

£4,656.09 donated plus £920.27 in GiftAid

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From the 18th May 2022 until the 26th May 2022

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