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TEAM FOCUS Marc D MDC Broadcast July Newsletter

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Rising Star Angela has completed her Legal Practice Course (LPC), passing with distinction. FLYING HIGH

Mini Bedwell has arrived!

Tobias Louis John Bedwell, known as Toby, joined the world on 4th July weighing 6lbs 7oz. Lisa, Alex and Toby are all doing well.

Joy’s

WALKING CHALLENGE

What is the Haute Route Alpe d‘Huez? One of the most famous climbs in cycling, it is split over three days and includes: Mark completed the Haute Route Alpe d’Huez, a 3 day cycle stage race – based at Alpe d’Huez in the French Alps.

What is the challenge? The Cheshire Peak Challenge is a circular 20-mile hike in the Peak District that covers Shutlingsloe, Shining Tor and White Nancy. The walk combines over 3500ft of climbing with a total ascent of just 13ft more than the height of Snowdon. Why did you take it on?

Our former placement student, the one and only Will Townley, has achieved a 2:1 in his degree from the University of York. Will has also landed a job starting next month as a Cell Engineer at Lonza, in Cambridge.

How did you do? I placed 148th out of 232 participants and completed the time trial, which is an official Tour de France route, in 01:10:32. What was your highlight? My highlight was the descent of Croix de Fer. The climbs weren’t so great, but I absolutely smashed the descent!

Day 1: 12km - 3700m Day 2: 70km - 2900m Day 3: Time trial 13km - 1100m

I’ve always enjoyed hiking, and as I’m not interested in watching TV, I needed something to do in the evenings!

BENNY TIESTHE KNOT Congratulations to Benedetta and Alex for tying the knot in a beautiful ceremony in a gorgeous setting.

Congratulations to Lorna F and Chris on their recent engagement. JUST ENGAGED

How did you find out about the challenge? I found the walk in a book by Graham Beech called ‘East Cheshire Walks’. I didn’t do it for a charity or to raise money, I just did it to see if I could. I surprised myself that I have had no after-effects like muscle aches. I could quite happily do it again!

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