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Call Sign March 2012
The last issue of Call Sign wrote
Dick Francis ready to go!
of what will be a remarkable
attempt by Dial-a-Cab driver
Dick will be cycling to
Dick Francis (T15) to cycle to all
all the WW1 war
of Europe's main war grave
graves in Europe in
aid of Help for Heroes
cemeteries. Dick now tells us
what he hopes to achieve and
how anyone who would like to
help him raise funds for Help
for Heroes, can do so.
"This is something I have been planning for
some time and because Help for Heroes is such
and I raised £650 in 8
a deserving charity, I am determined to achieve
hours. I'm also at The
this ride. I will be going from Portsmouth,
Griffin pub close to
where we sail on 20th May to Le Havre. Then
Brentford Football Club
it's on the bike to Dieppe and Amiens. From
on 10th March when the
there I'll be cycling to Arras, Ypres (where I
Bees play host to Sheffield
will lay a wreath at the Menim Gate on behalf
United.
of Dial-a-Cab) and Passchendaele before
I now train 3 times a
returning via Calais.
week as at the age of 60,
The complete trip is around 350 miles and I
the occasional bike ride
plan to complete it in five days. There should
won't help me too much!
probably be at least 100 cyclists of all abilities
Call Sign readers may
going on the ride and the plan is to lay wreaths
remember me cycling to
at all of those famous WW1 battlegrounds,
Paris 5 years ago in aid of
including one wreath from everyone at Dial-a-
Great Ormond Street
Cab.
Hospital. It really is a great
We hope to raise as much funds for Help for
way to get in shape but
Heroes as we can and probable recipients will
you do need to train. If any
DaC drivers fancy getting
fit, we do a Sunday morn-
ing cycle round Richmond
Park and all drivers are wel-
ORN "open at
come to come along.
Also, any driver who
off peak times"
be guys returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
would like to help sponsor me, please email or
who all need our support. I did one collection
phone me.Any amounts would be welcomed. I
at the Heathrow feeder park in February in
have rear windscreen stickers and wristbands
temperatures of -4degrees and I even thought
for sale.All proceeds go to Help for Heroes...
at one point that I might have developed frost-
Following fears of major traffic disruption
Dick Francis (T15): Tel 07976 444 313 or
bite on the part of me that sits on the saddle!
during the Olympics, TfL together with
Olympic Games organisers have said they
email dickfrancisuk2001@yahoo.co.uk.
But those magnificent taxi drivers dug deep
will open the Olympic Route Network lanes
during off-peak times.
Originally intended for the 80,000 athletes, offi-
cials, sponsors and journalists, TfL now say that
a 31-mile section of ORN will be open to taxis
and cars if congestion becomes too great
although they emphasise that it will only hap-
pen during Olympic off-peak times.
The decision follows huge protests from driving
groups including the LTDA and comes after the
disclosure that some 11million spectators are
expected to attend the Olympics and
EARLY TREATMENT MEANS SPEEDY RECOVERY
Paralympics during its seven weeks. Estimates
Treatment for pain & discomfort doesn't have to be expensive
claim there could be as many as 3million addi-
tional journeys on the day of the 100meters
final.
The Centre offers fully qualified therapists in Physiotherapy,
However, the 31 miles represents less than one
Osteopathy, Sports Massage, Reflexology, Shiatsu, Remedial
third of the complete Olympic Route Network.
That will operate from two days before the
Massage, Indian Head Massage, Hydrotherm, Massage Therapy,
Games until they end. The 109-mile ORN con-
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.
nects key venues, accommodation and trans-
port hubs across London and is contracted as
being non-negotiable prior to bidding for the
Call us on 020 8507 8169
Games.
or mobile 07973 639 473 for an early appointment
TfL told Call Sign that some special measures
will be needed during the Olympics. These
Email: andy@bptconline.co.uk or fax: 020 8507 9650
include changes to traffic signal timings, sus-
Out of hours enquiries welcome
pension of some pedestrian crossings and the
closure of numerous roads to the general traffic.
Barking Physical Therapy Centre
An article on page 8 concerns the legitima-
cy of the ORN and asks if money can buy
90 Longbridge Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 8SF
access?
Opening Hours: Monday Friday 9am till 8pm and Saturday 9am till 2pm
Dennis Latchett
www.bptconline.co.uk
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