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...
by Brian Downton | J, Oct, 2017 | blog, Pensions
Have you ever stopped to think about the monthly income you’d need to provide for a comfortable retirement? If you’re thinking it would be the equivalent of your current salary you’ve probably overestimated. Remember, by the time you retire, you will...
by Brian Downton | J, Oct, 2017 | Charity Blog
Welcome to my latest Charity blog post. September was a fantastic month for me filled with some challenging events towards my fundraising and a bit of exciting news, coming up shortly! On 10th September I took part in the Demelza 10K run. On 17th September I took part...
