Duncan Matthews rides through France for charity (From Dorset Echo)

Duncan Matthews rides through France for charity

10:01pm Wednesday 20th January 2010 in

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Abbotsbury and Langton Herring

Abbotsbury

DALLAGLIO Cycle Slam – Cycling for Help the Heroes and Sports Relief

Duncan Matthews a retired Royal Navy Officer from the village is to cycle from Nice to Paris in February.

The ride has been organised by Lawrence Dallaglio who is cycling from Rome to Edinburgh to coincide with the 2010 Six Nations Rugby championships.

50 cyclists will be joining Lawrence for each of the six legs of the journey, which will be via each of the six nations stadia.

Duncan can often be seen out on his bike in all weathers and will be cycling 450 miles in 5 days through France. No mean feat.

He reports that he has had excellent advice from Mud, Sweat and Gears on the Granby Estate in Weymouth.

You can find out more about Duncan’s epic trip on www.justgiving.com/Duncan-Matthews and sponsor him too.

More information about the Dallaglio Slam can be found on www.dallagliocycleslam.com or you can contact him on duncanmatthews@mail.com So power to your legs Duncan.

ABBOTSBURY Residents Corps (ARC) will be holding their AGM in Strangways Hall on Wednesday, January 27 at 7.30pm

Everyone is invited to this meeting to hear all about Arc’s plans for the year to come.

You can also buy your tickets for their February showing of Mamma Mia in the village Hall.

Sounds like a lot of fun.

Chesil Bank Preschool who meet in Strangways Hall, Abbotsbury invite you to their Village Café on Saturday, January 30

The café will be held in Portesham village hall and opens at 10.00am.

On offer will be continental or full English breakfast and bacon rolls.

There will be fun and games, junk modelling, a Playdough corner – Oh!

The memories of our children and playdough, it got everywhere!

There will be other stalls a plenty so why not go along and join them.

THANKS are given to the Chesil Bank Scout Group

They have presented a Blue Tit box to St Nicholas Church for the Living Churchyard Project.

It is beautifully made and will be put in place by my husband soon.

We are sure that the birds will find it a very comfortable home.

Well done Scouts, such a lovely thought.