by Brian Downton | J, Nov, 2017 | blog, general
A will deals with matters in the event of your death, but what if you became unable to handle your affairs while still alive? As you get older, a physical or mental illness could affect your ability to manage personal affairs. If the prospect of this worries you, you...
by Brian Downton | J, Nov, 2017 | Charity Blog
Today was the last day but no let up with the early mornings. We were up again at 6am for breakfast and the morning warm up was delivered by our two resident Geordies, David and Davie, where we learned the Geordie butcher’s song (you have to see the video). 55Km...
by Brian Downton | J, Nov, 2017 | Charity Blog
Day 4 and yet another 6am breakfast call. Our warm up this morning was from Bill and some early morning yoga Then it was straight out on to the bikes for the shortest day of the week, but still 40 hard kilometres and of course straight into the hills travelling from...
by Brian Downton | J, Oct, 2017 | Charity Blog
Another early morning start today, with breakfast at 6am followed by transfer to our bikes. The view from the hotel was simply breathtaking! The warm up this morning was led by by Beverley and Louise with a bit of Zumba! Once on the bikes we were met with a...
by Brian Downton | J, Oct, 2017 | blog, wealth-management
After the Bank of England (BoE) cut interest rates to reassure the market following the Brexit vote, cash ISA returns plummeted. According to Telegraph Money cash ISA returns fell by as much as 35% in the six months after the BoE’s decision. A quick Google shows the...
by Brian Downton | J, Oct, 2017 | Charity Blog
We started off early this morning, as this would be our toughest day with lots of climbing involved. Before the off, the warm up was done by Ash and Mitch with a theme of religions of the world, with the last one being Jedi ism – that created some fun! So, we...
by Brian Downton | J, Oct, 2017 | Charity Blog
On Friday 27th October 2017 at 6pm, we all arrived at Heathrow Airport for the journey to Kerala in India, for this year’s Openwork cycle challenge. We flew to Mumbai and then had a domestic flight to Cochin, where we arrived at about 3pm. Once we arrived at the...
by Brian Downton | J, Oct, 2017 | blog, protection
Are you one of the one in three parents who worry about the risk of serious injury from school sports? Research from MetLife has found that one third of parents with school age children are concerned about serious injuries from sport – and there could be real reasons...
