A Renfrewshire firefighter and his cyclist daughter will join a team of fundraisers this morning as they set off on a charity challenge to aid those with motor neurone disease (MND).
Barrie McCutcheon, who lives in Johnstone, is a group commander with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) based in the East and West Dunbartonshire, Argyll and Bute region (EWDAB).
Isla, 18, who has been cycling since she was around eight years old, is an amateur road-racing cyclist and has competed and raced across Britain and Europe.Isla will join her father, also a keen cyclist, and a team of firefighters and staff from East and West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute as they take part in this year’s Doddie Aid cycle.The four-day challenge will see them cover 700 miles from Stranraer in Wigtownshire to Edinburgh.
They will set off this morning and arrive in Edinburgh on Saturday, January 8, ahead of the Scotland v Ireland Six Nations match on Sunday.The team has a fundraising target of £10,000 and is already more than halfway towards that goal.
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