Charity and Sport

It was poignant moment that will stay etched in the minds of many of the over a billion people who were estimated to have been watching. As the world held its breath with excitement and anticipation of the events that were about to unfold suddenly everything stopped and the opening ceremony of the 20th Commonwealth…

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Completed my Hebridean Cycle Ride

Glad to be home after my cycling adventure. Just a short video to say thanks to everyone who supported  me, to Edinburgh Bicycle Coop who sponsor me and  to everyone who took an interest.  Looking forward to sharing my experience on my blog over the next days and weeks.

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GUEST BLOG: ADVICE ON CAMPING

I was lucky enough to be asked to write another guest post.  I shared in it my experiences of camping with a disabilty and some of the things I have learned.  Here is the Link. http://www.anotsoyoungwomanabroad.com/guestposts/?v=79cba1185463    

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Arrival on Harris and the Joy of the rain

By the time I stopped and it had dawned on me that I had probably gone too far and didn’t really know where I was, I was soaked to the skin and really starting to get cold. The rain had been coming down quite heavily but I hadn’t really realized it, I was just enjoying…

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The Great Record Revival

On a weekend away in Scotland, more often then not, one usually ends up traipsing round the nearest town or village to where you are staying in the rain. Last Saturday was no exception and waking up to a stormy day in Pittenweem we made for St Andrews for a mosey round the shops and…

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Spreading The Word That Cycling Is For All Abilities.

I have been lucky enough to get another guest blog post published,  this time on the Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op website. I have written a summary of my trip to the Hebridies and a little background about how I got into cycling in the first place. Hope you enjoy. https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/info/david-c-reilly-disability-cyclist/

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Camping in Sutherland

I have just returned after a few days camping in Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland and I am just feeling on top of the world. We were so far north, and it was so wild and remote that is almost did feel like the top of the world! With its miles of white…

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The Government Are Creating An Attitude Towards Disabled People That Could Take The disabled Rights Movement Back Decades.

Disabled  people have come under attack again in the latest of George Osborne’s budgets where unemployed disabled people are now set to lose a further £30 per week.   In this, the latest blow to disabled people, those on Employment Support Allowance are set to have benefits cut,  this comes on top a round of cuts dished…

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