Father and daughter from Hoo determined to complete cycle challenge from Land’s End to John O’Groats
A teaching assistant spent much of lockdown in his garage on a charity virtual cycle ride. Kevin Richardson and his teenage daughter Lauren had planned an epic trip from Land’s End to John O’ Groats this summer to raise money for the RNLI.
But amateur radio enthusiast Kevin had to settle for a solo challenge around “the coast of Britain” from the family home in Hoo. He hooked his radio equipment to his bike so he could broadcast to others who follow his hobby.
Kevin, 55, who works at Burnt Oak Primary in Gillingham, said: “To keep focused and occupied while riding, I converted my garage into the site of a radio room. I had two amateur radios strapped to the handlebars and used one to communicate with other radio amateurs in Kent and Essex. When things got a little quiet and I had nobody to talk to, I listened to Classic FM.”
After 64 years, NZ’s oldest practising dentist retires aged 88
At 88, New Zealand’s oldest practising dentist has pulled his last tooth. I’ve had enough,” said Terry Lealand, who has worked in Hāwera for 64 years.
Now that he’s closed the practice, he is looking forward to tackling some of the retirement projects stacked up in his basement workshop. Lealand’s 1962 certificate as an amateur radio operator hangs alongside his degree in dentistry, over a desk crowded with ham radio equipment. Cabinets and shelves are crammed with electronic components, walls are festooned with hand tools, while welding gear and a lathe sit near a hospital bed converted to a workbench.
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