Category Archives: Cycle to Syracuse Training

Every picture tells a story – some thoughts of afterthoughts of a journey to Lockerbie to Syracuse University. Meeting so many wonderful people. The price paid by many.

Posted on October 21, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

Pan Am flight 103, also called the Lockerbie disaster when , flight of a passenger airliner operated by Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) texploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988, after a bomb was detonated. All 259 people … Continue reading →

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Rockall a visit in 1982.

Posted on July 3, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

Rockall has been in the news with Rescue from the rock in July 2023. Rockall few have no clue where it is. It is in the middle of nowhere? It is famous for the weather forecasts for shipping. This is … Continue reading →

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Giving up the racing bike dealing with growing older gracefully.

Posted on April 15, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

Last week I had to sell my racing bike. I had great fun on it but due to an ongoing chest problem I struggled with breathing whilst cycling. I got soaked on my Cycle to Syracuse training during a wild … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie another year on and the pain is still there.

Posted on December 21, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

Today is the Anniversary of the Lockerbie Disaster in 1988. I was the Team Leader of the RAF Leuchars Mountain Rescue Team. My first stint as TeamLeader and I had a great young team. We were involved in so many … Continue reading →

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Past memories of the Lockerbie Tragedy thanks to these two great troops in 2018. Cycle to Syracuse!

Posted on October 14, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

It is amazing when photos turn up due to modern media . This one is very special. It was taken on my way to Edinburgh on a wild day cycling through a storm from Lockerbie. It was a hard day … Continue reading →

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Covid 19 Advice for walkers and climbers.Some personal thoughts.

Posted on June 3, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

Please see below the latest advice for climbers and walkers. It is hard staying local I can see the big hills and I am lucky having a beach and forest to enjoy on my doorstep. Many are not so lucky. … Continue reading →

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Cycle to Syracuse film on Borders Tv. Thank you all for your support.

Posted on January 26, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

Thank you to Borders TV The full story of ‘Cycle to Syracuse’ – a charity bike ride by five Lockerbie residents to the New York university which lost 35 students when Pan Am flight 103 was bombed over Scotland in … Continue reading →

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Looking back on the 30 Anniversary of Lockerbie the Cycle to Syracuse “Look Back

Posted on December 21, 2018 by heavywhalley.MBE

Looking back on the 30 Anniversary of Lockerbie the Cycle to Syracuse Lockerbie “Look Back Act Forward” These are my thoughts after my Cycle to Syracuse University in the USA 30 years after the Lockerbie tragedy. This cycle was in memory of the … Continue reading →

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Busy day in London for a live tv on the ”Lorraine Show “about Lockerbie . Then home to Scotland. Thanks to all for the support and love.

Posted on December 18, 2018 by heavywhalley.MBE

An early start from Henley with a car picking me up at 0600 for the live Lorraine Show at 0830 in London. I tried to be as quiet as possible to sneak out the house to save waking the girls. … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie Tv interview this morning in London for the Lorraine show live at 0830 . Oil on canvas a wonderful painting of Tundergarth Church .

Posted on December 18, 2018 by heavywhalley.MBE

Today it’s an early rise for my travel home after a superb week with the Grandkids in Henley. Thanks for all the fun and the time together. This year I hardly saw them due to my Cycle to Syracuse with … Continue reading →

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